Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/06/27/bolivian-army-chief-arrested-after-coup-fizzles.html
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It’s always about resources… Fackin greed
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lithium-reserves-by-country
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He said It was a false flag operation aimed to bolster the president popularity and He was played like a fiddle.
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“On Sunday, at La Salle school, I met with the president and he told me that the situation is very complicated,” said Zúñiga. The general also said that he received authorization from the president to take armored vehicles to the streets.
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Well, that de-escalated quickly.
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That’s a chain of events I just can’t follow, tbqh.
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[Bolivian president orchestrated a ‘self-coup,’ political rival Evo Morales claims | AP News]
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Morales’ comments were echoed later in the night by neighboring Argentina. The government of right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei declared the coup attempt “fraudulent,” citing intelligence reports and saying the way in which Wednesday progressed was “not very credible.”
The Argentinian government didn’t say anything to condemn the coup until it had failed. It’s almosrt as if they were waiting to see what happened because they wanted to be on the winning side.
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