Bolivian Fascist Camacho Seeks Legitimacy in Washington, but Not Everyone Welcomes Him

Dec. 12, 2019 (EIRNS)—Bolivian fascist Luis Fernando Camacho, who was the visible leader of the October-November coup d’état against President Evo Morales, was in Washington, D.C. over Dec. 11-12 for meetings and an address at the Inter-American Dialogue, a think tank which advocates British geopolitical doctrine and failed Western economic liberalism.

Now a declared presidential candidate for next March’s elections, Camacho is seeking legitimacy as a serious politician and defender of democracy, which is belied by his advocacy of separatism and racial violence, as well as his ties to Eastern European fascist groups. It was Camacho who led paramilitary hordes to attack Morales’s indigenous followers leading up to the coup.

Luis Almagro, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), welcomed Camacho with open arms yesterday, gushing over his great “commitment to Bolivian democracy.” Camacho, in turn, thanked Almagro for the “impartiality and objectivity” he showed during recent events, in which Almagro followed the State Department script of charging Morales with vote fraud and demanding new elections. The OAS’s report on its audit of the vote, even though it was riddled with inconsistencies, contributed to Morales’s ouster.

Camacho’s appearance at the Inter-American Dialogue didn’t go so well. A group of angry Bolivian citizens, together with members of the Code Pink grouping, barged into the room where Camacho was scheduled to speak, shouting “fascist,” “coup-monger,” and carrying large signs denouncing him. Personnel at the Dialogue, which tries to portray itself as a bastion of liberal thinking and honest dialogue, were nonplussed, while Camacho stood there with a fixed grin and glazed eyes.