President Evo Morales expelled the United States Agency for International Development from Bolivia on Wednesday, suggesting that it had conspired against his leftist government. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/world/americas/bolivian-president-expels-us-aid-agency.html?ref=world&_r=0
“Some institutions of the United States Embassy continue to conspire against this process, against the people and especially against the country,” Mr. Morales said. As a result, he said, “We have decided to expel U.S.A.I.D. from Bolivia.” Mr. Morales has often accused Washington of trying to undermine his government. He expelled the American ambassador in 2008 and the Drug Enforcement Administration the following year. He also said the expulsion was a response to comments last month by Secretary of State John Kerry that angered other leftist leaders in the region by conjuring images of an imperialist foreign policy. “The Western Hemisphere is our backyard,” Mr. Kerry said. “It’s critical to us.”
The United States “still has a mentality of domination, of subjugation,” Mr. Morales said.