Reply #12: Bolivia's Morales irks U.S. with bombing remarks

[Judi Lynn]

Bolivia's Morales irks U.S. with bombing remarks
23 Mar 2006 22:32:12 GMT

Source: Reuters

LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in La Paz expressed its concern on Thursday over a suggestion by Bolivian President Evo Morales that Washington was involved in hotel bombings that killed two people earlier this week.
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"There is a war against terrorism by the government of the United States and they send us North Americans to do terrorism in Bolivia," Morales, who regularly criticizes Washington, was quoted as saying by official news agency ABI.

"I urge the government to stop terrorists coming to kill innocents," he said in a speech in the city of Santa Cruz.

"We're concerned about remarks made by the president and we have expressed those concerns to the Bolivian government," an embassy spokesman said, adding the Bush administration condemned the blasts that devastated the two budget hotels.
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There has been a series of minor spats between the government and the U.S. Embassy, which rarely expresses its irritation publicly.
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_Bush's appointed ambassador
to Bolivia, David N. Greenlee