The U.S. Prepares For Military Action In Bolivia
The U.S. Prepares For Military Action In Bolivia
By Nil Nikandrov
Source: Strategic Culture Foundation
Sunday, January 27, 2013
The scandal over the “scientific team from the USA” broke out, despite attempts by the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia to kill it off. In June 2012, a team of team of specialists numbering 50 people came to the country, ostensibly to study the adverse effects of high altitude on humans and their capacity for rapid recovery of their fighting ability. To avoid attracting attention, the Americans used tourist visas and passed through border control in small groups. One group of these specialists went to the Yungas area, and another group to the slopes of Mount Chacaltaya. “Tourist” trails have been laid in the border areas with Peru and Chile.
The expedition’s activities in the country continued for a few months. Only after a series of articles in the U.S. media did the Bolivian authorities begin an investigation. Vice President Alvaro Garcia stated that the actions of the U.S. “scholars” in the country were in serious doubt. Initially, they assured that they were exploring issues of human adaptation to high altitude. Then it was announced that the experiments were being carried out in the interests of the U.S. / NATO troops in Afghanistan. Wow, more than ten years into the war against the Taliban, with the deadlines for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan approaching, the Pentagon suddenly remembered the “problem of high altitude “! Of course, after these confused explanations appeared, the assumption was made that not all those from the U.S. were scientists.
Officially, the expedition was headed by Robert Roach of the University of Colorado, but in reality, the “research team” was subordinate to U.S. military intelligence officers (Defense Intelligence Agency - DIA)… In Bolivia, its work was coordinated by the Defense Attaché of the U.S. Embassy. Col. Patrick Mathes and his staff provided operational cover. $4 million in funds was allocated by the Pentagon DIA for the expeditions scientific and intelligence work.
To carry out such operations without the formal permission of the host country, is an open challenge, demonstrating a disregard for the laws of Bolivia and its leadership. According to Vice-President Garcia, this is an “attack on the sovereignty of the country, and a preparation for a military attack on Bolivia.”
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There is little doubt that we were less than forthright about our purposes with the host nation, but it is silly to think that we would prepare to engage in hostilities by sending a team of people into the Andes for an extended period of time. What was our plan, to hold some mountain peaks hostage until the Bolivian government submits to our demands? 
