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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Evo Morales: We Will Confront US Economic Aggression<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><img width=600 height=340 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D01952.AA745DF0" alt="Description: Bolivia"></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, is in Argentina to participate in the MERCOSUR summit, where Bolivia will be voted in as a member nation. | Photo: teleSUR<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Published 16 December 2014 (10 hours 24 minutes ago) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Strengthening regional unity will move Latin America away from U.S. dominance, says the Bolivian president in an exclusive interview with teleSUR.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bolivian President Evo Morales said regional cooperation is the key to overcoming economic aggression toward Latin America by the U.S., in an exclusive interview with teleSUR from Argentina.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“We are going to confront this economic aggression, together” Morales said, explicitly referring to pressures the United States has put on Latin America. “It is not a coincidence that the oil price is falling ... It is not a coincidence that Argentina faces the problem with vulture funds.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“The drop in oil prices is clear economic aggression against Venezuela and Russia,” Morales expanded.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Morales explained some of Bolivia's history of U.S. economic domination, explaining that the United States' method is to “dominate politically to dominate economically.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The most important way to get away from this, Bolivia's president said, was strengthening the regional blocs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Referring to the regional bodies that unite Latin American countries politically and commercially, Morales said, “UNASUR and MERCOSUR are necessary for economic integration.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Read more: What are <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/telesuragenda/UNASUR-20141203-0029.html"><span style='color:blue'>UNASUR</span></a>, <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/Mercosur-Paving-the-Way-for-Latin-American-Integration-20141213-0025.html"><span style='color:blue'>MERCOSUR</span></a> and <a href="http://telesurtv.net/english/pages/Especiales/especialfidelychavez_en/alba.html"><span style='color:blue'>ALBA</span></a>?</span></b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>He also mentioned the regional ALBA bloc, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, thanking it for its support for Bolivia's bid to regain access to the sea. Morales participated in the ALBA summit this weekend in Cuba, and is now in Argentina to participate in the MERCOSUR summit where Bolivia will be <a href="http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Bolivia-Set-to-Become-Full-Member-of-Mercosur-20141215-0043.html"><span style='color:blue'>voted to join</span></a> as a full member nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Referring to former leaders of Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba and Brazil respectively, Morales said, “Through Hugo Chavez, Kirchner and Fidel Castro, these integration processes have changed Bolivia's history … Bolivia will never forget them … nor the support of Lula Da Silva.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Indeed, the efforts of these leaders have not only changed Morales' own country, but the whole of Latin American history, Morales said. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>