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Although Washington has recently been alarmed by Bolivia's President Evo Morales' close alliance with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and by his moves to nationalize energy reserves, the latest challenge to Washington from La Paz comes from the Bolivian judiciary: Last Thursday, the Bolivian Supreme Court allowed the indictment of former president Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada to face trial over the killing of demonstrators in October 2003. Soon, a request for the apprehension of Sanchez de Lozada will arrive in the U.S., where he has lived since resigning four years ago, and that could pose a dilemma...
...Once we establish legally that Sanchez de Lozada resides in the U.S.," says Rogelio Mayta, the attorney acting for relatives of 67 Bolivians killed and others gravely wounded during the 2003 protest, "we send the extradition notice and the U.S. is obligated to send him home." Bolivia has an extradition agreement with the U.S., ironically signed by Sanchez de Lozada himself...
...This is not the first time Bolivia's courts have tried to reach the former president in the U.S. In 2005, after the plaintiffs pressed charges, and the Bolivian government sent the U.S. notification papers to be served to Sanchez de Lozada and two former cabinet ministers who also live in the U.S. But although the plaintiffs say they were informed by the State Department that the the papers would be passed on to the Department of Justice, they heard nothing more...
...world of finance, that was one happy Old Year. Whether they were buying Indian real estate or Brazilian commodities, traders and investors made serious money. Profits at Goldman Sachs exceeded the gross domestic product of Bolivia...
...Harvard launched its first term-time study abroad program in Chile. By next fall, the College plans to run six semester-abroad programs in locations from Bolivia to Botswana, coordinate 22 international summer programs, and offer various internships and volunteer opportunities...