FYI. ----- Original Message ----- <snipped> > > > Saturday, April 8, 2000 > > > > >Dear Friends: > > > > > > Just a few hours ago Bolivia was > > > declared under martial law. > > > People are being arrested, the army is > > > occupying the streets, human rights > > > offices are being invaded by government > > > agents, radio stations are being closed > > > by the military and huge sections of the > > > city have had their electrical power cut > > > (I had to leave home to find a computer > > > that was still charged to write this). > > > > > > The situation is grave and we need > > > help to get the story out. Please share > > > the brief article below as far and wide > > > as you can with anyone who will publish > > > or broadcast it. My own media list is in > > > a computer which I can´t access. For the > > > time being I can still be reached at > > > 591-4-290-725. > > > > >I will try to send updates as the situation > > > allows. Please do not worry for our safety, > > > my family and I are fine and keeping well > > > away from the violence. > > > > > IF YOU RESPOND, PLEASE RESPOND TO THE EMAIL > > > BELOW, NOT THE RETURN ON THIS ONE. > > > > > > Jim Shultz > > > The Democracy Center > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > BOLIVIA UNDER MARTIAL LAW > > > > > > As of 10 am Saturday morning Bolivia was > > > declared under martial law by President Hugo Banzer. > > > The drastic move comes at the end of a week of > > > protests, general strikes, and transportation > > > blockages that have left major areas of the country > > > at a virtual standstill. It also follows, by > > > just hours, the surprise announcement by state > > > officials yesterday afternoon that the government > > > would concede to the protests' main demands, > > > to break a widely-despised contract under which the > > > city of Cochabamba's public water system was sold > > > off to foreign investors last year. The concession > > > was quickly reversed by the national government, and > > > the local governor resigned, explaining that he didn't > > > want to take responsibility for bloodshed that might > > > result. > > > > > > Banzer, who ruled Bolivia as a dictator from 1971-78, > > > has taken an action that suspends almost all civil > > > rights, disallows gatherings of more than four people > > > and puts severe limits on freedom of the press. > > > One after another, local radio stations have been taken > > > over by military forces or forced off the air. > > > Reporters have been arrested The neighborhood where > > > most of the city's broadcast antennas are located had > > > its power shut off at approximately noon local time. > > > Through the night police searched homes for members of > > > the widely-backed water protests, arresting as many as > > > twenty. > > > > > > The local police chief has been instated by the President > > > as governor of the state. Blockades erected by farmers > > > in rural areas continue across the country, cutting off > > > some cities from food and transportation. Large crowds > > > of angry residents, many armed with sticks and rocks are > > > massing on the city's center where confrontations with > > > military and police are escalating. > > > > > > > > >Tom Kruse > > >Casilla 5812 / Cochabamba, Bolivia > > >TelFax: (591-4) 248242, 500849 > > >TelCel: 017-22253 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
