S8 Ep890: Alejandro Peña Esclusa attributes Bolivia's turmoil to Cuban influence and Evo Morales's ties to drug trafficking. Ernesto Araújo views Bolivia as a critical "bellwether" for the criminal socialist project in Latin America. (10/16)
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 1:22.8 | Gentlemen, Reuters reporting, Bolivia's Evo Morales held in contempt after missing court in trafficking trial. |
| 1:31.1 | He's got worse trouble than this, but Bolivia is right now in turmoil. |
| 1:36.5 | I believe dynamite was used in one of the protests last week. |
| 1:40.5 | And the question is, who's driving the turmoil, given that they've held an election, the people |
| 1:47.1 | chose someone who's right of center and looking to reestablish Bolivia is a credible state, |
| 1:53.0 | whereas Eva Morales represents, let's put it this way, lawbreaking. |
| 1:58.3 | I come to you, Alejandro, is Bolivia a bellwether as well? |
| 2:03.7 | I mean, we can't have all one direction or another. |
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