Unrest in La Paz
Bloody protests shook Bolivia’s capital last week. Critics are calling for President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada’s resignation. And, as the Washington Post‘s Marcela Sanchez writes, “the country that in recent years had become Washington’s virtual standard-bearer in the war against drugs and the crusade for market-oriented reforms” is now in very serious trouble. A major issue is Bolivia’s budget gap; a relatively small amount of foreign aid from the United States could make all the difference.
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