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PREVIEW: The spy who did not come in from the cold: from a conversation wirh Professor Evan Ellis of the Army War College on the alleged spy for Cuba, Manuel Rocha, who was long regarded as a gifted diplomat, especially for his work as Ambassador in the t

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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PREVIEW: The spy who did not come in from the cold: from a conversation wirh Professor Evan Ellis of the Army War College on the alleged spy for Cuba, Manuel Rocha, who was long regarded as a gifted diplomat, especially for his work as Ambassador in the troubled Bolivia.

#NewWorldReport: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis

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0:27.0

This is John Batcheer. From a lengthy conversation with my colleague Professor

0:30.8

Avonalice of the US Army War College,

0:33.2

returned to the allegation that Manuel Rocha,

0:36.6

long-time respected member of the State Department

0:39.2

rising to Ambassador to Bolivia,

0:41.9

now accused by the United States government of being a spy and agent for the

0:46.8

Cuban regime.

0:48.6

The professor asked the question, did Manuel Rocha interfere in some clever fashion, really very, very difficult to discern when

0:57.6

he was Ambassador to Bolivia, the rise of Evo Morales. The professor explains how it might have happened and puzzles about it at the time.

1:07.0

And Mo Rocha presenting himself as a very much right of center,

1:13.5

ambassador representing the right of center

1:15.6

of the United States, becoming a focal point

1:19.2

for the rise of the left in Bolivia,

1:21.6

which is now seen as predatory throughout the region. This is

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