(Click To Enlarge)U.S. Suspends Trade Pact With Bolivia -- Los Angeles Times
Condoleezza Rice says the move is a consequence of President Evo Morales' failure to improve anti-drug efforts.
Reporting from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico -- The United States is suspending a trade deal with Bolivia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday. She called it unfortunate but necessary because Bolivian President Evo Morales had failed to improve anti-drug efforts.
Rice made the announcement in Mexico, where she was discussing the fight of the government here against drug gangs, as Bolivian envoys arrived at the U.S. trade representative's office in Washington to lobby for continued participation in the pact. The agreement lowers U.S. tariffs for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia in exchange for cooperation with the U.S. war on drugs.
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My Comment: A realization from the U.S. Government that this is one more victory for the drug cartels.