Bolivia, Venezuela ink strategic alliance accord

[Catherina]

2. I watched Maduro and Morales addressing crowds about this this afternoon

Both their speeches were electric and the crowds were fired up. They both put a lot, and I mean a LOT, of emphasis on how strengthening these ties was what Simon Bolivar wanted with the Grande Patria and would be another blow to imperialist exploitation and the Latin American fight against big capital running people's lives. The communications network is very important because Wikileaks showed them how all their communications were being intercepted and then manipulated by the US working in tandem with their right wing. Both speeches were interrupted with lots of cheering.

It's little wonder the corporate media and its lemmings are bending over backwards to discredit and demonize them.

Morales: "We all have the task of freeing our peoples"



PL - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Friday urged the strengthening of social movements in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the United States, to carry out the revolution. At the close of the Second Meeting of the Joint Integration Commission Bolivia-Venezuela, the president highlighted the role of social organizations in preserving the gains of the people of America.

Morales in Bolivia thanked the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, and reminded everyone that "we all have the task of freeing our people, socially, ideologically, economically, and in cultural development".

At the same time, he discussed a recent survey that showed that Venezuela is, among all countries, Bolivia's best friend, "according to the survey, 70 percent of Bolivians say Venezuela is our best friend," he pointed out. "Then come Argentina, Brazil. Five percent of Bolivians are still pro-imperialist, pro-capitalist, according to a survey conducted in the cities. It's astounding how much admiration, respect, and affection people have for Venezuela," he said.

He also stressed that there are "still minutes of silence in memory of Chavez in rural areas. This survey surprised me very much and commits us to redouble our efforts on the topics of trade, food".

Morales stressed the significance of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) in achieving many of the achievements of the region, and stressed the importance of ALBA Military School. "Earlier we had School of the Americas, located in West Point, United States- (our military officers) were taught that the enemies were the Indians, the peasants, the workers. This caused coups, massacres in the mining centers. And now that's over," he said.

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