tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post6338820442420088835..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Soft power, Iran, and BoliviaGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-30576861833622359372009-08-27T22:03:02.662-04:002009-08-27T22:03:02.662-04:00Actually, the source I had for the Bolivia-Iran co...Actually, the source I had for the Bolivia-Iran connection is: <br /><br />http://samuellogan.blogspot.com/2009/08/iranian-activity-in-bolivia_18.html<br /><br />I've no idea about the credibility of the source per se. But it does seem to have a number of sources. But, yes, it may very well be totally bogus. I should've been more skeptical originally. Apologies.<br /><br />I can believe that Iran would send such missionaries (just as conservative Christian groups do). But I'm fairly certain such an effort would be failure.Miguel Centellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412326196288989046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-39004850688581801362009-08-27T21:10:42.442-04:002009-08-27T21:10:42.442-04:00What is Behind the Bolivia-Islam Connection?
Writt...What is Behind the Bolivia-Islam Connection?<br />Written by Devin Beaulieu <br />Wednesday, 26 August 2009<br />http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/2073/1/<br /><br />--JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-39817408230331043462009-08-24T14:44:31.584-04:002009-08-24T14:44:31.584-04:00Logan is nuts. He equates Bolivia's sovereign ...Logan is nuts. He equates Bolivia's sovereign decision to cut off relations with Israel to "supporting a terrorist organization" (Hamas). He tries to make the construction of milk-processing plants and three health clinics into a new Cold War. The supposedly "newly installed" TV station <a href="http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iran/10248805.html" rel="nofollow">was</a> actually declared dead a year ago. At least he did not repeat the Israeli <a href="http://www.irantracker.org/foreign-relations/bolivia-iran-foreign-relations" rel="nofollow">lie</a> that Bolivian uranium is being used in Iran's nuclear plants.<br /><br />Whether you believe the Iranian aid package is a strategic threat to the US or just a benign example of "soft power" - both assume the underlying reason is an attempt to buy a friend who will support Iran's foreign policy objectives (nuclear energy production, pro-Palestine, etc). As if Iran needs to buy off anyone to support these (<a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/2/4/nation/13298578&sec=nation" rel="nofollow">NAM approved</a>) foreign policy positions. <br /><br />Left out of this equation is that the US helped creat the situation it is now decrying by explicitly shutting out Bolivia economically - for <a href="http://www.incakolanews.blogspot.com/2009/04/evos-bolivia-is-combatting-narcos.html" rel="nofollow">BS</a> anti-drug reasons. It is inevitable Bolivia would have to find new markets. Iran and China are very astute in picking up in areas facing US rejection. <br /><br />Justin, the "source" for the Hezbollah missionary claim is a hysterical 2007 <a href="http://infotzion.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/misioneros-del-grupo-terrorista-hezbollah-operan-en-la-amazonia/" rel="nofollow">article</a> in La Razon. When your read the original piece, you learn that the missionaries are all imported directly by Hugo Chavez and operate in Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador and Nicaragua. With regards to Bolivia, it says "reports claim that the missionaries imported by Hugo Chavez are doomed to covert the millions of indigenous Quechua and Aymara in Bolivia." Gotta love this type of journalism (doomed to convert). But Logan goes further saying that Morales personal involvement in this hypothetical missionary project is "likely." Of course it is. Morales secretly wants to change the religion and culture of his supporters.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-62646372751059904722009-08-23T01:09:53.094-04:002009-08-23T01:09:53.094-04:00Well, they're sending Hezbollah missionaries t...<i>Well, they're sending Hezbollah missionaries to try to convert Bolivian indigenous communities to Islam.</i><br /><br />Just out of curiosity, what's your source on that one, Miguel?Justin Delacourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343303383195336825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-61678102765340503402009-08-22T16:36:03.631-04:002009-08-22T16:36:03.631-04:00About as successful as Che Guevara at transforming...About as successful as Che Guevara at transforming indigenous communities into guerrillas?Greg Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-32874922350802791962009-08-22T16:25:11.166-04:002009-08-22T16:25:11.166-04:00Well, they're sending Hezbollah missionaries t...Well, they're sending Hezbollah missionaries to try to convert Bolivian indigenous communities to Islam. Not sure how successful that effort will be, either.Miguel Centellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412326196288989046noreply@blogger.com