El Gaviero

Two lawyers, Hugo Antonio Achá Melgar and Alejandro Melgar Pereira, have been linked to the Santa Cruz terror cell. They’re being investigated as the financial conduit to the terror group; the origin of the money–which was used to buy guns, explosives, and swanky hotel rooms–remains unknown. What is known, though, is that Achá and Melger–code-named [...]

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The wheels are turning in the Bolivian terror-cell investigation, and it’s not looking too good for the opposition groups centered in Santa Cruz. And, as always, Bina’s been churning through the Bolivian press and coming up with gold. (I’ve been traveling, so this is a recap–also, I think it’s time to drop the “alleged” descriptor; [...]

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The Times Online spotlights pig farms owned by Granjas Carroll de Mexico and Smithfield Foods (the largest pork producer in the world) in La Gloria, Veracruz, Mexico, as the possible origination point of the swine flu that has shut down Mexico City (pop. 20 million). As someone who’s always cast a critical eye at modern [...]

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According to ABI, La Paz authorities apparently have a “key witness” hidden away, who has video of the amazingly inept alleged international terrorist cell lamenting about a missed opportunity to blow up Morales’s boat on Lake Titicaca during a recent presidential outing (the symbolism of which is really ugly), and talking explosives talk. The video [...]

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The Independent has some more news on Dwyer.
Funny, I was just having a conversation with an Irishman last night about this kid. He was adamant about his innocence. Off to the countryside today. Definitely more on Flores and his earlier activities tonight.

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… that I reported on yesterday: Wayne Madsen had an article (subscription required) out last year in the wake of the terrorist attack in Bombay linking some Chabod Houses throughout the world to Israeli espionage and, in some cases, organized crime:
There is a history of Chabad Houses not only being used as safehouses and logistics [...]

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From ABI, reports of a link between Cotas, the Santa Cruz telephone company, and Eduardo Rózsa Flores, the alleged terror-cell leader who was killed last week. Apparently Flores, using the name Jorge Hurtado Flores, was contracted by Cotas to give Internet technical assistance. He thereby gained access to a kiosk at the Feria Exposición de [...]

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To tide you over this weekend (unless, of course, something big breaks).
The Bolivian police have raided a Chabad house in Rurrenabaque (from what I gather, the Chabad are a messianic offshoot of Judaism, who believe their savior has already visited us mortals–sounds like some other religion I’ve heard about…. Jesus, I just can’t put my [...]

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Bina’s got news from ABI about a purported list of 100 “traitors” to autonomy medialuna that was circulated on April 12, two days before the confrontation in a Santa Cruz hotel that resulted in the deaths of three alleged foreign terrorists, and the capture of two more, who are accused of plotting to kill president [...]

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There’s been claims that Morales is blocking an international investigation of last week’s events. I hope we can finally lay this to rest. From ABI:
El presidente Evo Morales se dijo el martes a favor de una investigación internacional para establecer los alcances de un núcleo terrorista radicado en Bolivia y que incluso planificaba asesinarlo.
President Evo [...]

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