Speaking of Latin America

well, whaddaya know... another country is feeling screwed by the imf...

BBC regional analyst Simon Watts says the downfall of Lucio Gutierrez is the latest episode in a battle in Latin America between left-leaning presidents and the traditional elites that oppose them.

Mr Gutierrez was originally elected on a populist, anti-corruption platform.

He forged close links with the powerful indigenous movement.

But, faced with economic difficulties, the president opted to follow the recommendations of the International Monetary Fund.

ssounds to me like the traditional elites "strongly encouraged" gutierrez to abandon his center-left platform and, surprise surprise, the good citizens of ecuador felt betrayed... ('course they've been betrayed right along as the oil is sucked out of their country, the money flows to the very small, population-wise, monied class, the rain forest east of the andes gets trashed, and indigenous folks get uprooted with no compensation of any sort...)

but, WAIT...! there's MORE...!

People are angered by his [Gutierrez'] attempts to overhaul the Supreme Court and apparent effort to pack it with supporters.

gutierrez has taken asylum in brazil... i'm surprised dubya didn't invite him to the ranch...

we've tended to laugh at the latin american countries for going through governments like kleenex but, ya know, they may have something we don't... when the grassroots down there gets pissed, look out...!

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