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Peace Patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-04-09 06:26 PM
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1. It is very bitterly ironical that Bolivia, after its "Water Wars" with Bechtel Corp
and the election, at long last, of a government into protecting Bolivia's resources against the theft and oppression of global corporate predators, would have this "first world"-created global warming disaster inflicted upon them. They are one of the least developed countries in the world, and thus one of the least polluting countries in the world, and have just--with Evo Morales' election wins and huge popularity, and successful votes on their new constitution--achieved independence from the US and its domineering corps and World Bank/IMF enforcers.

Here is an excellent account of the "Water Wars" in Bolivia, which occurred circa 2000. It is a must-read for understanding Bolivia.
http://www.democracyctr.org/bolivia/investigations/water/the_water_war.htm
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