continuous attack against any government official, MAS has already filed a lawsuit against Rodriguez, accusing him of treason for collaborating with the United States in defusing anti-aircraft missiles recently removed from the arsenal of Bolivia. Moreover, the inept MAS seeks to impeach the president and disqualify you can not return to his seat in the supreme court, leaving open the way for a candidate supported by Morales. (4)
The intrigue and excitement of Bolivian politics not merit much attention abroad if not for what lies beneath the surface. Behind the seemingly endless chaos and strife that affect public life in Bolivia, operates an international coalition and extremely well-orchestratedI elected at the local, provincial and other sub-national levels in virtually all Latin American democracies. Once it reaches critical mass and emerge a conducive socio-economic or political crisis (usually due to the opposition party belongs to stoke the fire FSP) appears on the political stage a self-proclaimed savior in giving the impression of a spontaneous popular response to real or imaginary wrong, it always involves the U.S. government or American multinational corporations. In fact, the very air of spontaneity makes the manipulation of the political machinery of the FSP go unnoticed.
Moreover, the FSP is available to Cuba Network AccessI Morales supporters. (7). Such remarks seem
even more credible in light of Cuba's role in support of the campaign of Lula da Silva in Brazil. (8) Evo Morales
benefits from its close ties with both Castro and Chavez. Morales has been a guest of the Cuban regime on numerous occasions. In April 2005, had surgery on the knee in Havana, and then marched alongside Fidel Castro in the annual demonstration on May 1 against the United States. (9) Chavez visited Cuba during the stay of Morales and Castro joined in planning a strategy for Bolivia.
Unlike Brazil's Lula, more cautious, Morales has distanced himself from any appreciable extent from their benefactors inHavana and Caracas. In mid-November, Morales reiterated his "respect" for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela. Moreover, it has defended its "exchange of ideas and experiences" with Castro as "important" for their movement and political party. Chávez has also earned the admiration of Morales, particularly in the way that Venezuela "has exercised sovereignty over their natural resources." (10)
Such statements ought to abandon any hope that his speech Morales moderate once elected. Although his ideological rhetoric can be discarded as conventional leftist rhetoric, the fate of Bolivia under Morales government could alter the balance of power in Latin America during the coming decades. Bolivia has 52 trillones cubic feet of natural gas (mostly methane), one of the largest deposits in the world, far from being exploited. (11) As the search for energy resources and the struggle for control of them intensifies worldwide, Morales will have on their hands the means to exert enormous influence over its neighbors and to intimidate their enemies and consolidate his power in the country. Taking Castro and Chavez as models and allies, may be that American politicians can not ignore Evo Morales for much longer.
Notes:
1. Kevin Gray, "Indian leader and U.S. critic Could win Bolivian vote", Reuters, La Paz, December 14, 2005.
2. See "Evo Morales" and "Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)" on Wikipediaand 2005).
9. See photo of Morales and Castro in Cuban state media.
10. See "Evo Morales Ratifies respect to Cuba and Venezuela," Granma, November 15, 2005.
11. See Latin Petroleum Analytics, "Bolivia gas is Anyone's guess future", December 5, 2005.
* Investigative Project on Transition in Cuba, Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American, University of Miami. Distributed by NetforCuba.org
. Http://www.netforcuba.org
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