COCHABAMBA,
November 9.— Bolivian President Evo Morales affirmed
that the installation of U.S. military bases in
Colombia is an open provocation to Latin America and,
particularly, to those countries that are starting
to bring dignity to their peoples and governments.
According to PL, Evo told the press that U.S.
bases in Colombia are a threat to revolutionary
social movements in the region and the governments
of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our
America (ALBA), and against Colombia itself, given
the total impunity and immunity enjoyed by U.S.
soldiers who are not charged according to the laws
of the country if they commit a crime against that
nation.
For Morales, the empire is looking to establish
worldwide hegemony and crush revolutionary countries
that are fighting for their liberation, independence
and development. He refuted the claim that said
bases have the essential mission of combating drug-trafficking,
as the governments of the two signatory countries
have tried to justify.
In the face of this danger, he called on all
social sectors who believe in dignity and
sovereignty for Colombia and Latin America to
organize and fight against the presence of these
bases in the region.
