Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Coup Season II. Or, "It's beginning to look a lot like Cuba..."
Hat tip to Bolivian President Evo Morales: if you're serious about not kowtowing to the United States, you might as well go big or go home.
Or, in this case, nationalize your huge natural gas industry. Oh, and evict a multinationals while you're at it. With armed soldiers.
A gutsy move, to be sure. And if Bolivia is able to control the profits from its natural gas reserves, that's a lot of money for infrastructure, schools, health care and development. But man, Pat Robertson will be pissed. ¶ 5:33 a.m.
Or, in this case, nationalize your huge natural gas industry. Oh, and evict a multinationals while you're at it. With armed soldiers.
A gutsy move, to be sure. And if Bolivia is able to control the profits from its natural gas reserves, that's a lot of money for infrastructure, schools, health care and development. But man, Pat Robertson will be pissed. ¶ 5:33 a.m.
