The prestigious American newspaper is alarmed by the undemocratic and interferenceist role acquired by the international organization under the influence of its secretary general Luis Almagro, whom he describes as a mere puppet in the service of Donald Trump.
It is difficult to imagine that Evo Morales had left office when and how he did it, in a civic-military coup, if the Organization of American States had not found that the Bolivian elections of October 20 were fraudulent.
Undoubtedly, the OAS did not demolish Morales alone. In the weeks before the coup, Morales faced major protests and a devastating police riot.
The protests did not focus solely on the elections.The police riot focused on the officers’ dissatisfaction with the payment and the request to contain the protests.
The question of whether the OAS was justified in declaring that the October elections were fraudulent is very important.
In an article recently published in The Post, John Curiel and Jack R. Williams, researchers at the MIT Laboratory of Science and Electoral Data, conclude that the answer is no.
Curiel and Williams used the statistical analysis to analyze a central statement made by the OAS, initially in a press release dated October 21, 2019, that there was a «drastic and difficult to explain change in the trend of preliminary results» after a suspension on the night of the elections of the unofficial quick vote count.
According to the OAS, this is one of the numerous evidence that shows fraud.
It is clear that the OAS acted unjustifiably and recklessly in Bolivia, helping to undermine, not restore, democracy. Why would an organization publicly committed to the defense of democracy do this? The words and actions of the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, provide a clue.
Instead of condemning the flagrant abuses against human rights and antidemocratic practices of Bolivia, Almagro recognized his de facto regime.
Almagro has also made alarming Trump-style statements about Venezuela. In September 2018, Almagro said: «Regarding a military intervention to overthrow the regime of Nicolás Maduro, I don’t think any option should be ruled out.»
This makes it difficult to avoid the following conclusion: under Almagro, the OAS has cast any claim to be a neutral arbiter of democracy and human rights, and instead has become an almost open servant of the Trump administration and some of the countries of Latin America. Most of the political actors of the extreme right. (C.D.A.)
SOURCE: IN ORSAI
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