All of Africa's resources should be declared resources of the state and managed by the nation. Our experience in Bolivia shows that when you take control of natural resources for the people of the town and village, major world change is possible.

Historically, foreign powers have always been the ones to keep Latin nations divided.

Geopolitical interests are behind the so-called war on drugs and terrorism.

Some countries of Europe have to free themselves from the US Empire. They are not going to frighten us because we are a people with dignity and sovereignty.

With Bolivia, I had hope that a discriminated African-American, with another discriminated indigenous peasant leader, I hoped that together we could work for justice and equality. Not only for just two countries, Bolivia and USA, but for equality around the world.

Capitalism is destroying Mother Earth, and to destroy Mother Earth is to destroy humanity.

The United States is using its war on drugs as an excuse to expand its control over Latin America.