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### Viewing cable 06LAPAZ2657, MORALES: WALKING A FINE LINE ON DRUGS

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06LAPAZ2657 | 2006-10-02 20:08 | 2010-12-03 21:09 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy La Paz

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 LA PAZ 002657

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/02/2016
    TAGS: SNAR PGOV PREL BL
    SUBJECT: MORALES: WALKING A FINE LINE ON DRUGS

    REF: A. LA PAZ 2637
    ¶B. LA PAZ 2647

    Classified By: Amb. Philip S. Goldberg for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

    ¶1. (C) Summary: Following the September 29 death of two
    civilians who ambushed a GOB eradication operation in
    Carrasco National Park in Cochabamba, the Embassy's NAS
    section will begin supporting GOB eradication efforts in the
    park at the GOB's request. President Morales started
    spinning the conflict October 2, publicly declaring that the
    two civilians killed "are not cocaleros but narcotraffickers"
    in an effort to maintain the loyalty of his cocalero base.
    Regardless of how the GOB moves forward, this is likely a
    lose-lose situation for it, given Bolivians' predisposition
    toward blaming their government for civilian deaths. While
    Morales attempts to walk the political highwire, our role is
    to provide assistance to achieve US goals while keeping the
    GOB out in front. This event demonstrates that enforcing
    anti-drug laws can require tough decisions that go beyond
    Morales' simplistic rhetoric about coca being harmless. End
    summary.

    ¶2. (C) Following the September 29 death of two civilians who
    ambushed a GOB eradication operation in Carrasco National
    Park in Cochabamba, the Embassy's NAS section will begin
    supporting GOB eradication efforts in the park at the GOB's
    request. Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera expressed
    gratitude for the Embassy's September 29 offer to assist,
    stating that President Morales had decided to begin a serious
    eradication campaign in the park and would need U.S. backing.
    At Garcia Linera's suggestion, the DCM met September 30 with
    Defense Minister Walker San Miguel to coordinate Embassy
    logistical support for the GOB campaign. Based on that
    meeting, NAS-owned C-130s and helicopters will begin
    transporting Bolivian eradicators and troops October 2. San
    Miguel told the DCM that this crisis has created an
    opportunity for improved mil-mil relations. We are taking
    careful measures to provide only logistical support, and to
    encourage the GOB to respect human rights throughout the
    planned operations.

    ¶3. (C) President Morales started spinning the conflict
    October 2, publicly declaring that the two civilians killed
    "are not cocaleros but narcotraffickers" in an effort to
    maintain the loyalty of his cocalero base. (Note: In fact,
    the civilians did not belong to the Six Federations of
    Cocaleros of the Chapare, and therefore were not part of
    Morales' core political support. End note). Cocaleros in
    Carrasco National Park have defiantly challenged the GOB,
    saying that they will defend their coca "with blood." While
    Morales manages the public side of the conflict, the GOB is
    investigating the deaths to confirm that GOB forces did not
    commit human rights abuses. (Ironically, forensic experts
    have determined that at least one of the injured was a victim
    of cocaleros' friendly fire).

    ¶4. (C) Comment: Regardless of how the GOB moves forward, this
    is likely a lose-lose situation for it given Bolivians'
    predisposition toward blaming their government for civilian
    deaths, as in October 2003. If the GOB takes a hard line and
    begins eradicating Carrasco National Park in earnest, the
    backlash from Morales' core political base could be strong.
    Morales went to the Chapare October 2 to meet with his base,
    and we will provide a read-out of that meeting septel. If the
    GOB instead attempts to finesse this conflict and fails, it
    will become vulnerable to further conflicts which it will
    also likely lose. The final option -- negotiating a deal
    which neither comes down too hard nor caves to cocalero
    demands -- is a fine line that may be impossible to walk,
    particularly since keeping the Constituent Assembly on track
    requires the GOB's full attention.

    ¶5. (C) Comment continued: While Morales attempts to walk the
    political highwire, our role is to provide assistance to
    achieve US goals while keeping the GOB out in front. In a
    rare move, the GOB has asked for Embassy logistical

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    assistance to move military units to begin the forceful
    eradication of coca. We'll try to use opportunities that
    present themselves to help the GOB get back onto the right
    track on counternarcotics, including in signing a new LOA on
    future cooperation, and will hold out hope that the goodwill
    stemming from our assistance may create an opening for
    increased dialogue on broader issues, including democracy and
    mil-mil relations. In any case, this event demonstrates that
    enforcing anti-drug laws can require tough decisions that go
    beyond Morales' simplistic rhetoric about coca being
    harmless. End comment.
    GOLDBERG

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