Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity

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Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity
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Hell of a spin

Didn't something similar happen in Turkey with Erdogan a few years back? Pretty sure he was accused of being behind it himself too; don't know what the final verdict was though.

I think it's a pretty common accusation, just like when a politician is attacked, someone will invariably suggest that they staged it in order to get more support.

Plus they arrested a suspicious number of journalists, lawyers and college teachers.

Yeah but he wasn't. It was Fetullah Gülen who is now in hiding in the USA.

I was under the impression that the general consensus on Gülen was the accusations are more or less bullshit

I dont know why you would be, are you in the US? Its very likely that they were behind it and are trying to cover it up