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Related: About this forumElon Musk Confesses to Lithium Coup in Bolivia
Published 25 July 2020
The CEO of the U.S.-based Telsa car manufacturer has admitted to involvement in what President Morales has referred to as a Lithium Coup.
We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it. was Elon Musks response to an accusation on twitter that the U.S. government organized a coup against President Evo Morales, so that Musk could obtain Bolivias lithium.
Foreign plunder of Bolivias lithium, in a country with the worlds largest known reserves, is widely believed to be among the main motives behind the November 10, 2019 coup.
Lithium, a critical component of the batteries used in Tesla vehicles, is set to become one of the worlds most important natural resources as manufacturers seek to obtain it for use in batteries for electric cars, computers, and industrial equipment.
Link to tweet
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/elon-musk-confesses-to-lithium-coup-in-bolivia-20200725-0010.html
malaise
(269,157 posts)We knew it was a coup
KPN
(15,650 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)silverweb
(16,402 posts)He's a huge disappointment.