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...lengthy statement released by Morales' ruling Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party claimed that "the United States is carrying out an attempt to overthrow the government of President Evo Morales." It accuses Goldberg of being the architect behind an ongoing regional conflict between Bolivia's western highlands and eastern lowlands, which has been boiling over into violence in recent months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia to Expel US Ambassador | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...Thomas Shannon, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, told Spanish news service Efe that Goldberg was a "diplomat of impeccable conduct" and called the expulsion "a big mistake." Though the move is likely to play well with supporters of Morales, not everyone in Bolivia was convinced, given the absence of any documents, recordings or sworn testimony to back up the allegations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia to Expel US Ambassador | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...government is looking for an external enemy," said Doria Medina, the leader of the opposition National Unity party. "This is not going to resolve Bolivia's internal problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia to Expel US Ambassador | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...Those internal problems are daunting by all accounts. Since Morales' historic win in 2005 to become Bolivia's first indigenous President, political conflict has been rising between country's indigenous majority and an entrenched European-descended elite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia to Expel US Ambassador | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

...dress. Over the past few days, groups of opposition loyalists have taken over several state institutions (airports, state television studios, educational facilities) in the opposition controlled departments of Santa Cruz, Tarija, Beni and Pando. Yesterday, just hours before the Morales' declarations against Goldberg, a bomb exploded on one of Bolivia's main natural gas pipelines, cutting into its exports to Brazil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia to Expel US Ambassador | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

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