Ecuador's CONAIE and Defamation by “Journalism of the State”

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A long and interesting article that spanks Chavista darling Eva Golinger.

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Last September 30, Latin America observed what appeared to be the third coup d’etat of the new millennium, and upon first glance many of us believed it was possible. But with the passage of time following this event, the facts have become even more confusing. Ecuadorian social movements that didn’t support President Rafael Correa ipso facto were attacked with criticisms and falsehoods from those whose vision of the left in the hemisphere doesn’t transcend the limits of the state. Within the very nature of the attempted coup, or whatever it was, the most relevant thing emerged a few days later, with the attempted attacks against historic Ecuadorian indigenous organizations that, for strong differences over its policies, don’t support the Ecuadorian government.

Leading the charge against these indigenous social movements is US lawyer Eva Golinger, a television personality for TeleSur, a channel created by the Venezuelan government that receives additional financing from other Latin American governments. Formerly with the government-supported Washington DC-based Venezuelan Information Office, Golinger has attempted in recent days to paint a portrait of historic organizations like the Federation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE in Spanish initials) as agents of US imperialism. In separate interviews with Narco News, Latin America social fighters with decades of experience in the field of struggles in the hemisphere told this newspaper that they found such statements absurd, unfounded, and unsupported by the supposed “evidence” offered. Among them is Raquel Gutierrez, the Mexican academic and former political prisoner who was accused (along with current Bolivian vice president Álvaro García Linera) of being a member of the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army in Bolivia. Gutiérrez says that “tying the CONAIE with imperialism is the mother of all lies.” For his part, Oscar Olivera, a Bolivian union organizer involved in the 2000 Water War that expelled the multinational corporation Bechtel from his country, said “I would put my hands into fire for CONAIE. I’ve been with CONAIE members, with members of the Federation of Peoples of Kichwa Nationality (ECUARUNARI in Spanish initials). I think they are absolutely legitimate movements, from the grassroots, with a transforming perspective, with historic memory… they’re very legitimate.” Both, along with other Latin American social fighters and analysts, added more comments about the accusations, which are detailed below...

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More at: http://www.narconews.com/Issue67/article4230.html

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