Reply #2: Marinkovic threatens "blood and pain" for all Bolivians at the end of the article. [View All]

[Peace Patriot]

Though the article is a typical Romero production (cleverly written hit piece on Morales, in the interest to the Corpo/fascists), it does have a two-punch stunner at the very end:

"But as to the possibility of renewed violence on the streets of Santa Cruz and other Bolivian cities, Mr. Marinkovic is clear. 'If there is no legitimate international mediation in our crisis, there is going to be confrontation,” he said. “And unfortunately, it is going to be bloody and painful for all Bolivians.'”

This man's M.O.--inflicting "blood and pain" on those who disagree with him--is certainly revealed in this quote. But the other underlined item is more interesting, for it speaks to the effectiveness of UNASUR, the South American "Common Market" founded in May, which took on its first crisis, and got the unanimous statement of all of the leaders of South America backing the Morales government, opposing the secessionists and also sending a mediation team to Bolivia, and forming a commission to investigate the fascist massacre of 15 to 30 unarmed peasant farmers last week amidst full-scale fascist rioting. They acted swiftly and with complete unity. It was an impressive performance and bodes well for South Americans pulling together to fend off U.S. threats, and going forward with goals of Latin American self-determination and social justice.

Marinkovic is calling the legitimacy of USASUR into question in this paragraph, and would surely like to have some other entity--the OAS? the UN?--doing the mediation, that could bring his Bushwhack pals to the table. With USASUR, the U.S. is not a member and has no say. Nor do Marinkovic and his fascist pals. That was settled early on. They have no legitimacy. They are secessionists, and white separatists as well. And they are defying the law, and creating mayhem, over their greed for Bolivia's gas revenues and their resistance to social/political change (empowerment of the indigenous majority). They were not permitted to attend the USASUR meeting.

UNASUR most certainly does have legitimacy. It was created by a treaty signed by all of the governments of South America, including the major countries--Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia. It is an all-South American entity, for South Americans to solve their own problems and determine their own fate, sans the great big bully to the north. Even Colombia is a member, and voted with the majority to make the resolution and actions on Bolivia unanimous. Marinkovic doesn't have a leg to stand on, in calling USASUR illegitimate. But, just like the Bushwhacks, if they can't get their way, they break the law, they cast aspersions on the lawgivers, they try to subvert the legitimate order and they fall back on violence and murder and common thuggery to enforce their will.