Malgré les intérêts économiques de la Bolivie, dont les exportations vers les Etats-Unis sont appréciables, la relation bilatérale s’est détériorée par l’excès de rhétorique gouvernementale et la hausse de la production de cocaïne, à en croire les télégrammes du département d’Etat obtenus par WikiLeaks et révélés par Le Monde.
Le chef de cabinet, Juan Ramon Quintana, et le vice-président, Alvaro Garcia Linera, avaient pourtant sollicité une aide accrue des Etats-Unis dans la lutte contre les stupéfiants. En février 2006, M. Quintana assurait que l’agence anti-drogues américaine, la DEA, était la "bienvenue" dans la région du Chapare, fief de M. Morales, dirigeant des "cocaleros", les cultivateurs de la feuille de coca.
En octobre 2006, M. Garcia Linera exprimait à M. Goldberg sa "gratitude". Le vice-président se présente alors comme l’interlocuteur privilégié des Américains, prêt à répondre au téléphone à toute heure. Il propose même au nouvel ambassadeur de l’appeler par son prénom : "call me Alvaro".
Face aux fréquentes déclarations antiaméricaines du chef de l’Etat, M. Garcia Linera admet que le gouvernement devrait "baisser le ton" et demande à M. Goldberg "une bonne dose de patience". L’ambassadeur lui fait remarquer qu’être accusé de conspiration et de tentatives d’assassinat du président "est en dessous des normes acceptées de la diplomatie et du discours politique".
UN CONSEILLER DE LULA APPELÉ À L’AIDE
Dès décembre 2006, La Paz annonce son intention d’étendre la surface autorisée des plantations de feuilles de coca, passant de 12 000 hectares à 20 000. "Les stupéfiants restent au centre de la relation bilatérale, note un "mémo" de février 2007. Ce n’est pas surprenant, étant donné que le président Morales est le leader des fédérations de coca du Chapare."
Une note d’août 2007 souligne "l’incohérence de la politique du gouvernement bolivien à l’égard de la coca". En même temps, "pour distraire l’opinion des problèmes internes, les officiels utilisent la rhétorique antiaméricaine et accusent les Etats-Unis de financer l’opposition".
Les choses se dégradent assez vite. Washington est bientôt obligé de demander l’aide du conseiller diplomatique du président brésilien Lula, Marco Aurelio Garcia, pour que l’ambassade américaine à La Paz soit protégée des manifestations hostiles, révèle un télégramme de juin 2008. Brasilia accepte d’intervenir en ce sens. "Le Brésil a dit au gouvernement bolivien qu’il devrait modérer la rhétorique et régler ses disputes s’il veut avancer."
Le conseiller de Lula "ne voit pas comment un conflit avec les Etats-Unis peut être bénéfique pour la Bolivie". Brasilia fera savoir ensuite qu’il "avait transmis clairement au gouvernement bolivien l’importance de cesser de provoquer les Etats-Unis".
SCEPTICISME DE L’AMBASSADEUR SUR LES PRINCIPAUX OPPOSANTS
Lors d’une rencontre avec le secrétaire d’Etat adjoint Thomas Shannon, en juillet 2008, le président Morales s’excuse pour le harcèlement de l’ambassade à La Paz, mais les positions restent distantes. Peu après, en septembre, l’ambassadeur Goldberg est déclaré persona non grata en Bolivie. Cette mesure sera suivie en novembre par l’expulsion des agents de la DEA. Washington réplique par la suspension des préférences douanières dont bénéficiait la Bolivie (et les autres pays andins) au titre de l’effort fourni contre le trafic de drogues.
La principale accusation contre M. Goldberg a été d’avoir tenté d’"unifier l’opposition". Pourtant, un rapport secret montre, dès décembre 2006, le scepticisme de l’ambassadeur à l’égard des principaux opposants. Ainsi, les futurs candidats à la présidence Manfred Reyes Villa et Samuel Doria Medina sont traités de "dinosaures". L’ancien président Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, très actif, est considéré "sans importance".
Aujourd’hui, les Américains ne sont plus les seuls préoccupés par la dérive bolivienne en matière de stupéfiants. Selon un "mémo" de novembre 2009, "les Européens notent l’augmentation de la production de coca, craignent l’introduction d’organisations criminelles d’autres pays et reconnaissent la perte de capacité des autorités boliviennes après l’expulsion de la DEA".
L’Europe, principale destinataire de la cocaïne produite en Bolivie, n’est pas en mesure de combler le vide laissé par l’agence américaine.
Selon les estimations de l’Union européenne, la surface cultivée de coca atteint 32 000 à 34 000 hectares (l’Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime l’évalue à 30 500 hectares). En décembre 2009, les Boliviens eux-mêmes, du moins leur Force spéciale de lutte contre le narcotrafic, admettent l’explosion de la cocaïne à Cochabamba, Santa Cruz et El Alto. Environ 44 000 familles du Chapare et 26 000 familles de la région de Los Yungas (La Paz) vivent des plantations de coca (sur une population de 9 millions).
Paulo A. Paranagua
Saturday, 1 January 2011
WIKILEAKS : ETATS-UNIS - BOLIVIE, UNE RELATION VICTIME DE L'OVERDOSE DE COCA
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Friday, 31 December 2010
Happy new year to all my visitors! « Cliffsull's Blog
I would like to dedicate this blogpost to all those who have done and continue visiting my blogs.
Its been a funny old year.
It began with high hopes that change would come about in the UK with the election in May and all supporters of the Freegary were delighted to see the back of Labour – a party which had been eroding Citizens rights by bowing to USA demands when it came to Extradition.
The election of two men into Government who had stated publicly they believed the Extradition of Gary mcKinnon was wrong – gave Garys family and his supporters hope for change.
Unfortunately – despite the case being brought up with Obama personally while David Cameron was on a US visit – both leaders have done nothing substantive.
Yes – the Home secretary has halted the extradition – but only to allow for a re-assessment of Garys health and that assessment is to be carried out by a doctor who has NO full understanding of Aspergers – thus – its like sending an electrician to mend a hole in a submarine.
But the fight will go on!
Happy new year everybody – may all your dreams come true
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Dear Gay Teens :: Jeff Rago
Dear Gay Teens
My heart is breaking right now. A piece of my soul has died. Another shining light in our future has gone dark. With the news of the 4th LGBT youth committing suicide in September, we are on the road to an epidemic that I am having a hard time wrapping my head around.
I did not personally know these young men but I do know them. I know their confusion. I know their longing for acceptance. I know their fear.
Lives are being lost as religion and politics struggle to define what is acceptable in our society. Twelve years ago next week, Matthew Shepard was beaten to death for being gay. Beating has turned to bullying. Both lead to the same outcome. This is unacceptable.
Gay. Straight. Black. White. Male. Female. We are all human. This is the thread that connects us. Christian. Jewish. Democrat. Republican. Adult. Child. We all need to be loved. This is the fabric that protects us.
Last night I came across a status update that my friend had reposted from a friend of a friend. Although I have never met Melissa, she was able to put into words everything I was and am feeling:
Dear Gay Teens:
Your life is worth living. I promise you that you will find love, you will find people who value you for who you are, and you will have a life that’s so much better than the haters will ever have. You will be loved and appreciated by an entire community of people, gay and straight, ready to accept you with open arms. Stay alive and meet us after high school in a city near you, my darlings.
Melissa Hillman
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
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I read about Tyler on BBC News this morning. It’s tragic that his roommate felt the need to embarrass him publicly. If convicted, 5 years is not enough time.
Makes me wonder, where did we as a culture go so wrong?
And how does an Assistant DA post a hate blog about a gay student body president, hide behind it being a political campaign (what???? in essence – he is president of a STUDENT COUNCIL), and keep his job?
Just a reminder from our lady of liberty: Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…
This is indeed tragic. I can’t help but think of all of the wonderful men and women that I know that were once in this situation. I lost a friend shortly after high school due to the fact that his partner would never admit to being romantically involved with another man, along with a family that had already ostracized him. There are so many in the gay community that have made such amazing contributions to us all.
The bottom line is that we are ALL God’s children. In the United States our pledge says,”…with liberty and justice for ALL.” See, it says – “ALL”, not just some, not just those that we think are deserving, but ALL.
You know Jeff, I just can’t stop thinking about this whole horrible situation. I know that this unfortunately, is not uncommon, but it has really hit a raw nerve with me. I go from being so very, very sad, to extremely angry, to horrified, you name it – the emotions have run the gammut. The cruelty of people is really stunning. This was not only a very bright and talented young man, he was someone’s friend, and beyond that he was someone’s son.
The wonderful and amazing things that he would have accomplished in his life will never be. I am glad that you and others are bringing attention to this, and that as a result there will be fewer who feel that their situation is so hopeless. Again, I cannot help but think of all of the wonderful men and women in the gay community that I have been so priviledged to know over the years, and what joy and light that they have brought to so many on this earth. Thank you for giving so much, and for helping these young people through their struggles.
Enid
Many people including myself feel the same way. I hope that these tragedies will not be in vain and we as a society can learn and grow and become better humans because of it. I think the fact that we are talking about this is a step in the right direction.
Words have power and yours touched me and so many people. Thank you for your eloquence. I am honored to share them.
I hope a lot of gay teens get to read this. Melissa’s message is very universal. It is indeed very lonely growing up gay. And Melissa’s message comes as an embrace freely given. Thank you Melissa. And thank you Jeff for sharing this.
Thank you for the comment. You may feel lonely from time to time but know that you are not alone.
As an educator, I have seen bullying first hand, even down to elementary kids, it’s got to stop. Thank you for caring Jeff.
Good post Jeff, I’d like to say that my interest in this topic is for the good of human nature regardless of anyone’s sexual preference or being for that matter. I hate bully’s.
I often say if you want world peace, kill all the humans. Until we can learn to rise above our animal nature from youth to be better to our fellow man, our species will not evolve. We spend trillions killing people rather than feeding them. Until we can rise above our base nature of fear, ignorance and self loathing rage, can we improve. If you dont like something look in the mirror, its a reflection of yourself.
We should start by teaching children from youth more about tolerance and about human nature. Instead of teaching them from ancient tomes designed for manipulation, control, money and enticing people to kill. Then we wonder why our society is a final product of that mess. People need to work at being the best products of good human nature they can to teach children a better way.
Thanks
Chris Voss
Thank you for your comment, Chris. The focus of the blog is on LGBT youth but the epidemic of bullying goes well beyond this demographic. My hope is that one day people can treat each other with dignity and respect and celebrate the differences that make us individuals. In the end we all want to be loved but sometimes fear and ignorance get in the way of human compassion.
Right on Jeff, we must learn tolerance and understanding of each other, regardless of demographic. Anger leads us blind. We are all, humans being, as such to be honored and respected. We should lift each other up, all of us for OUR betterment.
Chris
…and Jeff if I can respectfully add that this effort is not a flag raised, for which we begin to divide ourselves in prejudices. Us vs. Them? The flags are the problem, lifted against each other. Do not join their narrow mindedness We are all human flesh and souls fighting to endure, won or lost, its a team effort. We are organisms fighting for survival. I should not have to specify a subset of your interests beyond the reach of the fact that you have that flesh and soul struggling to survive against mother nature, not unlike I. Cancer and death eats at our organisms regardless of preferences, political party or whether we worship rocks. When I see an individual, I see a human seeking its being, to be extended. There should be no separation, but together we support each other to find the betterment of ourselves and each others being. We are all tested to stretch our limits, thats what makes us humans being. Our job under mother nature is to endure in any circumstance and mother nature knows no flag other than a surviving organism. The rest is academic time encapsulated redneck ignorance. “One thing Man can learn from Man’s history, is that man learns nothing from his history” His fallacy is his nature for division and his need for flags. Divided against ourselves we conquer ourselves and no one wins. Its a shame that there is a base is our medieval society you may feel prejudiced upon, but we rise unto the ethics and humanity of ourselves to the sets of beings that shine beyond example. Throughout history, people setting a higher example have always stood forth to give rise to the vision of human nature. Shine on. Take and give no slight and play not against yourself and humanities good, no flags taken against The Human.
Chris Voss
Beautifully said, Chris. Thank you for these thoughts. We spend so much time categorizing people that sometimes we overlook the fact that no matter what we all belong to the “human” category.
I am not from your country but i am disheartened by these tragic deaths recently. I can’t believe how persecuting man can be against another for merely being different. Yes, we are all human but it takes a lot to be a “man”.
BBC News - Hackers crack open mobile network
31 December 2010 Last updated at 10:49Hackers crack open mobile network
Security researchers have shown how to eavesdrop on any GSM call
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Mobile calls and texts made on any GSM network can be eavesdropped upon using four cheap phones and open source software, say security researchers.
Karsten Nohl and Sylvain Munaut demonstrated their eavesdropping toolkit at the Chaos Computer Club Congress (CCC) in Berlin.
The work builds on earlier research that has found holes in many parts of the most widely used mobile technology.
The pair spent a year putting together the parts of the eavesdropping toolkit.
"Now there's a path from your telephone number to me finding you and listening to your calls," Mr Nohl told BBC News. "The whole way."
He said many of the pieces in the eavesdropping toolkit already existed thanks to work by other security researchers but there was one part the pair had to create themselves.
"The one piece that completed the chain was the ability to record data off the air," he said.
In a demonstration at the CCC, the pair took attendees through all the steps that led from locating a particular phone to seizing its unique ID, then leap-frogging from that to getting hold of data swapped between a handset and a base station as calls are made and texts sent.
Key to grabbing the data from the air were cheap Motorola phones which can have their onboard software swapped for an open source alternative.
"We used the cheap Motorola telephones because a description of their firmware leaked to the internet," he said.
This led to the creation of open source alternative firmware that, he said, has its "filters" removed so it could see all the data being broadcast by a base station.
The eavesdropping work builds on earlier work to list GSM encryption keys
This allows attackers to home in on the data they need to eavesdrop, said Mr Nohl. The encryption system that scrambles this data can be defeated using a huge list of encryption keys, called a rainbow table, that Mr Nohl generated in a separate research project.
"Any GSM call is fair game," he said.
GSM is the name of the technology used on the vast majority of mobile phone networks around the world. The GSMA, which represents operators and phone makers, estimates that there are more than five billion GSM mobiles in use around the world.
The GSMA has not responded to requests for comment about the research.
Playing aroundSimeon Coney, a spokesman for mobile security firm Adaptive Mobile, said the work looked fairly thorough.
"Especially interesting is how the attack is aimed at a specific target phone, which could lead to malicious interest of high value targets," he added.
"This isn't an attack that is today readily repeatable yet by the anyone unfamiliar with the underlying technology," he said. "However, it does illustrate the manners in which the mobile phone system could be compromised in a focussed attack in less protected markets."
Mr Nohl said that before now commercial equipment that could spy on calls cost upwards of £35,000. The kit demonstrated at the Berlin event cost far less than that, he said. For instance, the Motorola phones used to grab data cost only 10 euros (£9) each.
Despite showing off the entire eavesdropping kit, there were no plans to release all of it for others to use, said Mr Nohl.
However, recreating the missing parts would not be difficult for a tech savvy amateur, he added.
"I expect people to do it for the fun of doing it."
Mr Nohl said the motivation for carrying out the research was to create awareness around the problem and perhaps prompt operators to improve security.
A few simple steps could make it much harder for eavesdroppers, he said.
"Raising their awareness is the most likely outcome, but the technical changes would be better."
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