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The Añez will offer two alibis for the #Sacaba #massacre: the actual use of dynamite by demonstrators and the alleged presence of Venezuelans. Neither is justification for murder.Permalink On twitter.com
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Dynamite is a perennial object in Bolivian protest, used typically for loud noises and space-clearing. Despite its fearsome image, it's an ineffective antipersonnel weapon.Permalink On twitter.com
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Bolivian police have handled thousands of protests that used dynamite in this way without shooting anyone.Permalink On twitter.com
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Since 1982, twice as many people have been killed in Bolivian political conflict by tear gas (and its canisters) than by dynamite.On twitter.com
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And most of the dynamite deaths were outside of the protesters vs policing scenario. (An explosive vest and an inter-union firefight among miners.)Permalink On twitter.com
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Soldiers who deploy live ammunition as crowd control are courting a massacre and their commanders are fully responsible.Permalink On twitter.com
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Since early 2004 (under Carlos Mesa), the Bolivian military has standing orders against this kind of rapid armed intervention and someone, likely the Añez-Murillo civilian team must have changed the rules to authorize this outrage.Permalink On twitter.com