US-Backed Coup Leader 'Freed' After Five Years, Calls Democracy ‘Monster’
Bolivia's ex-interim president, Jeanine Áñez, was released from prison, her conviction for 'allegedly staging a coup' overturned by a supreme court. She celebrated her freedom by declaring the 'monster' of democratically elected left-wing rule had to go ( Guardian World ). What the Guardian conveniently underplays is how Áñez, a senator, seized power after the military 'suggested' then-President
Evo Morales resign amidst US-funded protests. This wasn't an 'alleged' coup; it was the textbook Latin American playbook, perfected by Washington for decades, installing right-wing 'interim' leaders to 'restore order' when socialist presidents get too popular. This 'supreme court ruling' conveniently aligns with a long-standing pattern: when US interests are served by a regime change, consequences
for those who orchestrate it are, shall we say, negotiable. One might wonder if Bolivia's judicial system, much like its political landscape, experiences gravitational pulls from powers far north of its borders. The 'monster' Áñez refers to isn't socialism; it's democratic choice. And it always gets in the way of certain 'freedom-loving' nations.