Is a new Cold War brewing in Latin America?
I can say that there are clearly concerns about Iran in the hemisphere because of the nature of [the government in] Iran. Bolivia has every right to have relations with whatever country it wishes. That isn’t in question. You and others can better analyze what it means when Iran is searching for alliances in an area that has not been traditionally an area of interest. How has all this effected U.S. relations with Bolivia and its neighbors? I think what’s happening is that there are Latin American countries, and Bolivia is one of them, that are distancing themselves in many ways from the direction that the world is taking. As the [U.S.] State Department mentioned the other day, there are presidents in Latin America, such as Chavez of Venezuela and Morales in Bolivia, who were elected democratically but may not be governing completely democratically. That is a problem and a serious issue. And it’s a problem for the region. But there are also a number of other countries with which the Unit
