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U.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia

People's World reports Washington is taking unusually elaborate steps to shield its representative in La Paz; the story's details are thin, so the speculation is free.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on Late Night BBN
Published 11:05 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Photo: Albert Backer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Bolivia — Photo: Albert Backer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by People's World: “U.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 11:05 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: US.

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People's WorldU.S. goes to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPeople's World reports the United States is going to bizarre lengths to protect its man in Bolivia, and folks, that is spiritually Florida.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBolivia is a landlocked country in South America, Chip. The only water there is a very high lake.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorExactly, a lake, and a lake is a swamp that went to college.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's not even a stretch, that's a hamstring tear.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorProtecting one guy at any cost? That's a homeowners association with a flag, and we all know who never pays his dues.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe don't know who. The headline doesn't say, so I'm not guessing.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlorida Man Rating: five alligators, and I will hear no argument.