Day of the Sea
- 24 Mar 06, 01:51 AM
LA PAZ. Thursday. No big long entry from me tonight. We filmed El Alto's impressive march down to the main square. We had to keep explaining we were not Americans, or Goni supporters, or bombers. I am not kidding. We filmed in the main square with the multiple fancy uniforms. Evo called for a piece of Chilean coastline to be returned to Bolivia. Alvaro Garcia Linera had what we Brits call a "John Redwood moment" while singing the national anthem. A whole line of crusty old generals applauded Evo politely.
I will post a longer piece of analysis on the Bolivian situation on Sunday. Thanks to all the commenters who have written in so far - I will try to answer individually.
NOTE: I originally said "John Redmond" not Redwood, so thanks for all the corrections in comments below. John Redwood was the UK Welsh Secretary who famously had to sing a career-blighting "dum-di-dum" during the Welsh National Anthem.
