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"I have two relatives in the army. I talked to one of them, a few days ago. It is the same as when I was serving in Cochabamba. The upper ranks are with the Yanquis, but the troops, most of them, are with MAS; they are with Evo. You see, if there is a mutiny, and there very well may be one, soon, then AÃ �ez, Camacho and their gringo friends will all soon be fucked!"
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I went to the luxury hotel Suites Camino Real in La Paz, for lunch. I had to see "them", the other side. Those who import exquisite beef from Santa Cruz province, those who consume it here, those who are now celebrating.
And celebrating they were.
Several parties were taking place, simultaneously. People were jumping around, hugging each other, shouting like mad. All white, all "tall and beautiful", all blonde, peroxide or real. Wine was flowing.
Most of the waiters were indigenous, dressed in Western clothes; hushed and uncertain.
I met a former top economist in Evo's government, Ernesto Yaà �ez, who at one point served as the vice-President of the Central Bank of Bolivia. It was safe to meet here. We found a quite corner where we could talk:
"I certainly call what happened here, a coup. There was no election fraud."
"Without any doubt, Evo's years in power were marked by great economic stability. Especially in the beginning, there were almost no economic problems. The poverty rate decreased from 55% to below 30%. Quality of life increased dramatically."
"In relatively poor Bolivia, poverty rates are lower than in the richest country on the continent, Argentina, after the reign of the neo-liberal President Macri", I could not help but mention.
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