Evo Morales, Bolivian style outshines US puppet government

By Brenda Norrell
http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com/

NEW YORK -- While visiting the United States, Bolivian President Evo Morales distinguished himself by exposing the US Embassy in Bolivia for fueling opposition support and stating that sovereign nations do not have the military bases of other nations in their countries.So, Bolivia will be ridding itself of US military occupations and establishing the country of Bolivia with the principle of non-violence and non-participation in war.Further, Morales urged the United Nations to move its headquarters out of the United States, where he felt unwelcome."I don't know how all of you managed to come here to the United States," Morales told the General Assembly. "At least my delegation had a great deal of visa problems.""My ministers here are subjected to hours and hours of controls at the airport," he said."Some of us are practically threatened by the rulers of the country, by President Bush," Morales said. "Perhaps if that's the case, we should change the site of the United Nations. Perhaps we should do research on that."Addressing the General Assembly's annual high-level debate, Morales welcomed the recent approval of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, thanking all countries, except the four which voted against it.“Our culture is a culture of life,” said the President, the first indigenous leader of Bolivia.Further, Morales called on the United Nations to convene a world indigenous forum to “understand different ways of life.”To indigenous communities, he said, the Earth is sacred, as demonstrated by their practices. “Let us gather these experiences to defend life and to save humankind,” he said.Natural resources should be accessible to all, he argued. “Water is a human right. Energy is a human right,” he said, stressing that these should not be considered commodities to be exploited by private businesses.He said talk of biofuels was confusing. “I don't understand how we can produce food for cars. Soil should be for life! Because there is a lack of gas we are going to divert food for automobiles?” He called for giving up luxury. “We cannot continue to accumulate garbage,” he said.President Morales spoke out against “economic policies that have caused genocide” and denounced the arms race. “War is the industry of death,” he declared.He decried the economic imbalance of the world, where wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. “Collective globalization that does not respect plurality or differences is the source of the problem,” he said.Morales also revealed his humor on the Daily Show."Please don't consider me part of the axis of evil," Morales said to a roar of laughter from his host and audience.Listen online to Democracy Now: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/26/1442242Links:http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24008&Cr=general&Cr1=debatehttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2G3oepr_IzgKRWwNKDZ2_01-wmw