From Indymedia:
In the latest phase of Bolivia’s “gas wars”, President Carlos Mesa resigned on June 6 under heavy pressure from social movements to nationalize hydrocarbons. Peasant farmers are taking over oil fields, transportation is paralyzed and the U.S. Embassy has begun evacuating personnel. On June 9, President of the Senate Hormando Vaca Diez declined the Presidency, making head of the Supreme Court Eduardo Rodriguez the President and automatically triggering new elections.

I’ve been a big fan of the rebellion in Bolivia. The country, like the rest of Latin America, has a long ourstory of resistance to imperialism, corporate globalization, and other forms of violence. The “Gas Wars” the past couple of years have proven exactly what people can do when they get together with enough determination. This is the second president in two years to be ousted by this popular uprising. We could learn a thing or two here in the US about how to impeach a president.

For more info, visit the following sites:

• Indymedia.org (en)
• Narconews.com (en)
• The Democracy Center (en)
• Bolivia CMI (es)