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“... economy and the new Afghan state merging into a narco-mafia with a flag and a seat at the UN. ...”

“... The indigenous social movements of Bolivia have ejected another president, the second in less than two years. What they are asking for is a constitutional assembly and the renationalisation of the country’s massive natural gas reserves, the second largest in South America. Bolivian petroleum and gas were state-owned until 1996. Bolivian gas is more than a source of money in the eyes of many people: it is the country’s last and best chance of escaping underdevelopment ...”

“... strange and dangerous for the journalists themselves – are less interesting on the page. Christian Parenti, the Nation correspondent, also spent time with other journalists at the press briefings and at the Palestine Hotel. But he portrays himself as an outsider, and his alternative agenda has resulted in one of the most revealing accounts of a ...”