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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWestern Media Whitewash Bolivia's Far-Right Coup
https://fair.org/home/western-media-whitewash-bolivias-far-right-coup/Bolivia has a new US-backed puppet leader, and the Western media can hardly conceal their adulation.
Jeanine Áñez declared herself interim president in a near-empty Senate chamber on November 12, proceeding to don the presidential sash with the assistance of uniformed soldiers. Despite a lack of quorum rendering the move nakedly unconstitutional, Áñez was immediately recognized by the Trump administration and 10 Downing Street.
Tuesdays scene seemed like a parody of Januarys events in Venezuela, in which a virtually unknown lawmaker, invoking highly dubious constitutional arguments, proclaimed himself interim president to the delight of Washington.
For all the supposed threat Trump represents and the enthusiasm sparked by his possible impeachment, Western media continue to march lockstep behind his administrations coups in Latin America.
Áñez has been sympathetically described as a qualified lawyer (BBC, 11/13/19), a proud Christian (France 24, 11/13/19) as well as a womens rights activist and television presenter (Time, 11/12/19). Reuters (11/13/19) called her Bolivian Interim President Jeanine Áñez, AP (11/13/19) had her as Bolivias newly declared interim president, whereas for the BBC (11/13/19) she was simply President Áñez. AFP (published in France 24, 11/13/19) described her as the South American countrys 66th president and the second woman to hold the post.
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Western Media Whitewash Bolivia's Far-Right Coup (Original Post)
G_j
Nov 2019
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dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)1. They ignore the far right coup in their own country, of course
they will ignore it, when it was financed by us.
2naSalit
(86,650 posts)2. I hear there are lithium mines
to be taken over or something. There's lithium there so...
Kid Berwyn
(14,914 posts)4. The Oil for the 21st Century
Got to get Batteries for Wall Street, seeing how China bought the mine in Chile.
2naSalit
(86,650 posts)5. Yup...nt
malaise
(269,064 posts)3. I said so on day one
One more evangelist/military coup