Message from the U.S. Embassy
From: Consular, La Paz [mailto:ConsularLapaz@state.gov] Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 5:19 PM Subject: Warden Message – Civil Unrest – September 13, 2008 Dear Warden: Below please find a Warden Message from the U.S. Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. Please share this warden message with any U.S. citizens in Bolivia with whom you have contact. We hope this information is useful to you. If we may provide further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. Sincerely, American Citizen Services Unit U.S. Embassy La Paz, Bolivia WARDEN MESSAGE U.S. EMBASSY LA PAZ,...
Read MoreOur Status and Crisis Plans
Summary: Half of Bolivia is at war, but not our half. We don’t know whether it will spread. Bolivia is fully unpredictable. We’re staying for now. Issues: The Anti-Evo region is in violent protest, possibly even secession. They’re not doing it intelligently – so they have made enemies of Brazil and Argentina. MAS (Pro-Evo, simplistically) is possibly inciting further violence. Evo might send in military troops. Chavez has stated that if Evo is deposed, he will send in Venezuelan troops. Brazil and Argentina are siding with Evo because the opposition have shut down...
Read MoreAbout Lorien
I vote as a libertarian influenced by Hayek and Burke, and I think as an anarchist guided by the biblical principles of liberty. I have fenced foil in a diaper-suit and run for political office in a skirt-suit, but my shoes were always fabulous. Both dreadful politics and inspiring design are likely to make me teary.
Find Lorien!