Bolivia wary of Great Satan US embassy

Bolivia has said that the US embassy in La Paz is actively working to undermine the government of President Evo Morales.

According to AFP, Juan Ramon Quintana, the minister of the presidency said on Sunday, There is “irrefutable evidence” that the US mission is working “to damage the image and prestige of the government”.
The senior official noted that the government was “scrupulously following” the embassy’s activities and is gathering evidence to present to US President Barack Obama to tell him to “stop this political ambush.”
Citing US reports on drug war, counter-terrorism, and human rights, Quintana said the United States has failed to recognize Bolivia’s progress on “social justice, democratic rights, economic redistribution, and fighting the narcotics trade.”
On Friday, the US, along Britain, Italy, and Sweden, formally objected to Bolivia’s rejoining the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, saying the country should ban the traditional habit of coca leaf chewing.
Bolivia has long argued that coca leaf has been used with little harmful effect to health as a hunger-suppressant and mild stimulant for thousands of years in South America’s Andean region.
Morales has been publicly critical of US policies towards his nation, charging that a number of non-governmental organizations have been engaged in spying against the country on behalf of the US.