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But other than the "usuall" mortal animus borne by Washington toward ANY even remotely leftish leader ANYWHERE in its self-claimed direct (hemi)sphere of influence, I had not figured out why Morales was the subject of such strenuous efforts to unseat him. He hasn't provoked Washington at all like, say, Chavez did and still does. What gives, I asked myself?
Now I know.
Lithium.
Bolivia owns the largest natural store of lithium in the world. Lithium has become the basis for the de facto technology for the battery-driven society. In Bolivia, there is enough lithium for 4.8 BILLION electric cars.
And suddenly it became clear why the last two USer regimes were so eager to replace the populist Morales.
Because if they failed, if Ivo Morales were to STAY in power in Bolivia, the UNTHINKABLE could happen: The vast wealth accruing from this unlikely but plentiful resource might actually redound to the benefit and prosperity of the Bolivian people--descendants of the Maya which were obliterated 500 years ago by the Spaniards in their ruthless pursuit of the riches of the Americas; they bashed Mayan children's heads against trees and tossed babies to their dogs--instead of to the bank accounts of the dominant euro-american elite and the global bidness folks...
And THAT would NEVER do. If any of those ancient injustices were allowed to be redeemed, such a thing could spread, dangerously.
So, Ivo must get the ol' "heave-ho."
And were I he, I would utterly eschew the services of small, privately owned aircraft, since there appears to be an engeineering anomaly peculiar to such planes, in that they often blow up and crash when occupied by the targeted leader...
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