Bolivia wants answers from the U.S. Embassy

[rabs]

Bolivian government has ordered the U.S. Embassy charge d' affaires, John S. Creamer, to present his butt at 1700 hours tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Foreign Ministry to explain alleged embassy links to the indigenous leaders of a march protesting a proposed highway through indigenous lands.

Acting Foreign Minister Carlos Romero said the government has a registry of telephone calls made by embassy official Eliseo Abelo to indigenous leaders "coincidentally" before the protest march began and during the march last week.

Romero said that if there were political motives and interference (by the U.S. Embassy) in the protest march, that would be a "worrying scenario." Romero said it was "extremely urgent" for this to be cleared up.

--------- Wonder if embassy official Abelo works under the guise of USAID -------------


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Bolivia convoca a Embajada de EE.UU para esclarecer supuestos nexos con dirigentes indígenas
La Paz, 22 ago (ABI).- El Gobierno boliviano convocó a una reunión para el martes al encargado de negocios de la embajada de Estados Unidos en Bolivia, John S. Creamer, para esclarecer los supuestos nexos con los dirigentes indígenas del Territorio Indígena y Parque Nacional Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS), que marchan en oposición a la construcción de la carretera Villa Tunari- San Ignacio de Moxos.

En una conferencia de prensa dictada en Palacio de Gobierno, el ministro de la Presidencia y canciller interno, Carlos Romero, precisó que la reunión que sostendrá con Creamer se realizará a las 17h00 en el Salón de Embajadores de la Cancillería boliviana en La Paz.

"Mi persona en condición de Canciller interino del Estado Plurinacional sostendrá una reunión con Creamer a efectos de esclarecer los nexos que puedan existir entre esa representación diplomática y dirigentes indígenas que lideran la movilización de tierras bajas", señaló.

Romero explicó que la convocatoria se debe a la información oficial recabada por el Ministerio de Gobierno sobre el registro de llamadas telefónicas "coincidentes" con los días preparatorios a la movilización y con la realización de la marcha de los pobladores de las tierras bajas, entre el dirigente campesino Rodolfo Quispe, el diputado Pedro Nuni y la esposa de Adolfo Chávez, con el encargado de asuntos indígenas de la embajada de EEUU, Eliseo Abelo.

"Esperemos que esa reunión sea lo suficientemente esclarecedora para nuestro Estado, nuestro Gobierno y nuestro país, ya que de existir móviles políticos e injerencia externa en esa movilización estaríamos en un escenario preocupante", sostuvo.

El Ministro de la Presidencia aseguró que es de suma urgencia esclarecer la supuesta injerencia de la Embajada de Estados Unidos en temas internos de Bolivia, como la movilización de los indígenas del TIPNIS.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Jesus H. Christ. They are only allowed there now because of the grace of Evo Morales

after wildly abusing their position under _{George W. Bush.}

Rabs. this is something I honestly didn't expect to hear during President Obama's term concerning relations with Bolivia.

Of COURSE I believe it. It's EXACTLY the kind of thing they were doing which got their ambassador Phillip Goldberg thrown out earlier.

So glad you have alerted those of us who really care. I hope to hear everything possible about this.

You probably remember when the Defense Department spirited away the portable hand-held missiles by going behind the sitting Bolivian President once they knew Evo Morales would be the next President, and getting the higher military officers to help them steal those missiles which they shipped to a US base in Texas, just to make sure Morales didn't get control of them. (They were Chinese missiles, not given by the U.S. military.)

Filthy dirty bastards. Rec.

[Bacchus39]

2. doubt it, he likely works for State. if it weren't for the US undoubtedly

those indigenas would never protest a highway running through there traditional lands and the nature preserve.

[rabs]

3. U.S. Embassy accused of meddling and violation of Geneva Convention

Bolivian govt. read the riot act to Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Mozdzierz today.

Acting Foreign Minister Carlos Romero told Mozdzierz that the embassy had violated the Vienna Convention of 1961 by meddling in Bolivia's internal affairs -- by having an embassy official make telephone contacts with the indigenous leaders of a week-old protest march.

Of course Mazdzierz denied it. "The government of the United States has nothing to do with the indigenous march."

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Originally the charge d'affaires, John S. Creamer, had been summoned to appear today at the Foreign Ministry, but Mazdzierz went instead. Must be some sort of diplomatic protocol, or maybe a snub by the embassy.

Story, La Razon newspaper of La Paz (Spanish)

http://www.la-razon.com/version.php?ArticleId=136204&EditionId=2630



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Looked up Eliseo Abelo, the embassy advisor on indigenous issues. He is on the staff of the Comercial Section.

But there was something else. Note the officials in CAPS (mine). Strange that the embassey needs SEVEN POLITICAL officers in such a small country.

But then there is EVO.

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Commercial Section

Street address: Avenida Arce 2780
Mailing address inside Bolivia: Casilla 425, La Paz
Mailing address from the United States: Unit 3918, APO AA 34032
Phone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 - 17:30

Open to the Public
Monday-Friday 9:00 - 17:00

Officers
Robert Kemp – ACTING CHIEF OF THE POLITICAL, Economic and Commercial Section
Holly Monster – Economic /POLITICAL OFFICER
Erin Sweeney – POLITICAL OFFICER
Christine Melendez – Administrative Specialist
Ian Hayward – POLITICAL OFFICER
Lori Michaelson – Economic /Commercial Officer
Ken Harms – POLITICAL OFFICER
Alicia Andrews – POLITICAL OFFICER

Staff

Martin Palmero – Economic Advisor
Patricia Viscarra – Legal Advisor
Luis Beccar – POLITICAL ADVISOR
ELISEO ABELO – Indigenous Advisor
Ivan Chire – Commercial Assistant
Cinthia Alanes – Assistant

Email [e-mail]
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So, how many of the POLITICAL OFFICERS are working under that cover and what could they be up to to? Seven diplomats running around churning out daily/weekly reports on Bolivian politics???

[Judi Lynn]

4. That's impossible to justify, isn't it? They must feel they can get by with

since the President is only a ####ing Indian, as the racist separatist P.O.S.'s call him.

We remember so clearly when Philip Goldberg was caught by a TV news crew sneaking into Santa Cruz after midnight to have a private meeting in a building with members of the violent racist separatists there. They got the arrival and departure all on tape.

That list showing so many "political advisors" in a country with so few people is unforgiveable. Unnatural, and a dead givaway.

Jesse Helms is probably purring in his grave.