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Irony detector defective ?
Such a parcel of rogues in a nation!
I get the Spin point though,
My point remains, where is the evidence that willie corduff was battered thugishly?
Instead of calling me brainwashed because I don't take unsubstantiated allegations as fact just because they come from the side of the argument that suits you, why dont you prove me wrong?
Let's see what comes out
The Mayo News - Councillor calls for Corrib compromise
"Mr Corduff recalled how, after spending almost 19 hours lodged under a Shell lorry, he was allegedly assaulted by men in balaclavas, after he got out from under the lorry, in the middle of the night, to stretch his legs.
“I think they were professionals. They seemed to be big men. They put me down on the ground and all I can remember is four of them kneeling on me. They didn’t use their hands, they used their knees. They squeezed me like a sandwich and they had my airwaves closed off; and my hands were at the back of my head,” said Mr Corduff form his home in Rossport yesterday.
“I couldn’t catch my breath and eventually when my tongue came out the side of my mouth, one of them said: ‘Leave him alone. He’s nearly gone’,” he continued.
“They had some type of a paramedic then, who offered to help me,” he added.
Willie Corduff was kept overnight in MGH and says he has photographic evidence of the bruises covering his body."
Upside Down World - USAID's Silent Invasion in Bolivia
has a link to declassified docs
Index of /BO/2008-USAID
Well spotted.
Confirms what we already know, most of the documents are in Spanish.
Ah he's so cute, shall I feed him? nah I think you've had your fill for one day.
Great source of info. Here is an email (from a pdf) roughly trasnslated. with links to websites inserted
To. David Johnston
ACI and Coordinator of Alternative Development
Office of South America
Bureau for Latin America Caribbean (LAC), USAID
202-712-1527
From: Petroni, Lawrence J (WHA / AND)
Posted: Monday, 18 December 2006 4:35 PM
A: Oates, Megan L (DRL) (P), Oates, Megan L (DRL) (P), Tracy, Therese F (DRL) (AWH)
CC: Tibbetts, Robert E. (WHA / AND), J ohnston, David (LAC / SA); Donohue Papillon,
Katherine (DCHA / OTI); DeParis, Frank (The Peace Quigley, Brian S (La Paz;
Matthewman, Robin H (WHA / AND)
Subject: Financing DRL - Democracy in Bolivia and Indigenous Funding
DEMOCRACIA SOT - PORTFOLIO
Name of Contractor: Chemonics International, Inc
Contract Value: $ 9,266,911.00
Project Name: Activity unilateral entitled Strengthening the institutions going
Democratic
Major Activities: A. Support the consolidation of the decentralization
Bolivia B. Strengthening civil society: civics strengthening
iii lobbying capacity. strengthening the professional ngo . Supporting the legislature
i. Establishing a unit within the legislative services Congress Chemonics International Projects : Chemonics project wins USAID award for innovative financing
Legal Coding
Name of Contractor: Vanderbilt University
Contract Value: $ 678,497.00
Project Name: Activity unilateral entitled: Survey of democratic values
Principal Activities: Bi-annual surveys on democratic culture
Vanderbilt University: LAPOP - Latin American Public Opinion Project
Name of Contractor: Consortium for Elections and Political Processes (CEPPS)
implemented by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Republican Institute
International (IRI)
Contract Value: $ 1,250,000.00
Project Name: Activity ilateral one entitled: Electoral Support
Major Activities: A. Citizen education about the Assembly
Constitutional referendum and the process of autonomy. B. Training
for members of political parties on political processes ic
current (re assembly autonomous and referendum)
Name of Contractor: Checchi & Company Consulting, Inc
Contract Value: $ 14,484,220.00 (include one years optional)
Project Name: Activity Bilateral entitled: Administration of Justice in Bolivia
Major Activities: A. T ECHNICAL provide assistance to advance and consolidate reforms
legal and institutional capacities to improve the penal system in the country. B. Give
technical assistance to facilitate access to justice through the center for Justice
(IJC) in conflict areas in the country. C. Prov eer support to advance reforms
protected legal and institutional leaders to strengthen the legal security in Bolivia, and attract
investment and development over prom.
Checchi Consulting
Name of Contractor: Partner of the Americas (POA)
Contract Value: $ 7,386,697.00
Project Name: Activity unilateral entitled: Administration of Justice in Bolivia --
Civil Society
Major Activities: A. Provide technical assistance society organizations
civilian to understand, promote and advocate for citizens in the reforms
judicial taking l LACE in the country. B. Organizations in promoting the
domestic civil society capacity for electoral observation in the country.
Partners of the Americas - Home
Contract Name: Federation of Municipal Associations Bolivia - FAM
Contract Value: $ 215,000.00
Project Name: Supporting and promoting decentralization and municipalities ndo
Major Activities: A. Optimize the position of the FAM on topics related
With decentralization, the municipalities, autonomy and related subjects as
discussed in the Constituent Assembly and other public places and democratic
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
http://www.jeremybigwood.net/BO/2008...8_overview.pdf
USAID represents 6% of GDP and is used as a propaganda tool to win support for USG US Govt.USAID/BOLIVIA PLANNED FY 2008 PROGRAM OVERVIEW
USAID has managed about $85 million annuaHy; 2008 is planned at $68.7 million.
Programs support Bolivia and all Bolivians - the three branches and the three levels of
government; the private sector; civil society; and rural communities. Programs address poverty and social exclusion of the indigenous population, providing
increased opportunities to Bolivia's poor through the following programs:
Increased Confidence in Democratic Institutions and Processes ($9.2M)
Increased Incomes for the Poor ($S.8M)
Improved Health ($17.9M)
Economic Diversification of Coca Growing and Associated Areas ($17.8M)
Forest, Water & Biodiversity Resources Managed for Sustained Growth ($SM)
Food Security/PL 480 Title II (FY 2008 is the last year) ($12.9M)
DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS Increased Confidence in Democratic Institutions and Processes
USAID!Bolivia's number one priority is to support Bolivian democracy and democratic institutions.
Decentralized democratic governance: departmental governments and municipalities.
USAID was the first donor to support the democratically elected departmental government..............................
Public Diplomacy: critical to counter allacks on the USG; (including USAID from senior levels of Govt.and promote underrstanding of USG assistance: at morc than 100 public events with media held in 2007 to highlight USG support through USAfD. douhle from 2006. The USG is warmly received at all public events.
They buy support.
Slight link mix-up. Here's the full list of docs in english.
Untitled 1
USAID activities in Bolivia - 2007 - 2009: FOIA responses (Spanish translation)
Click here for Eva Golinger's analysis of the documents.
1
20061219.1107-BO-USAID-F-00322-DRL_funding_email.pdf
2 20070000-BO-USAID-F-003220-FY_2007_Summary.pdf
3 20080000-BO-USAID-F-00322-FY_2008_What_more_could_be_done.pdf
4 20080000-BO-USAID-F-00322-FY_2008_Budg_Scenes-DEMO_Prog.pdf
5 20070000-BO-USAID-F-00322-FY_2007-2009-Budget.pdf
6 20080000-BO-USAID-F-00322-FY_2008_Budget_Scenarios.pdf
7 20071210.1147-BO-USAID-F-00322-DEMO-Prog_Activities-email.pdf
8 20080619-BO-USAID-F-00322-Democratic_Institutions.pdf
9 20080225.1727-BO-USAID-F-00322-DEMO-Budg.Scenarios-email.pdf
10 20080116.0816-BO-USAID-F-00322-Miami_Meeting_Program-email.pdf
11 20080115.1718-BO-USAID-F-00322-DEMO-OYB-email.pdf
12 20080000-BO-USAID-F-00322-FY_2008_overview.pdf
13 20071130-BO-USAID-F-00322-SDI-Program.pdf
14 20071220.1645-BO-USAID-F-00322-DG_budget-email.pdf
No Mix up Mattheil info quoted is from document 12 on your list to which I linked directly.
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