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James Cockcroft, "Honduras: The Moment of Truth for the Obama Administration"
Behind the coup in Honduras are diverse social, economic, and political forces, of which the most important is the administration of President Barack Obama. No important change can happen in Honduras without Washington’s approval. The Honduran oligarchy and transnational corporations (banana growers, pharmaceutical manufacturers) are defending their interests, as they always have, with a military… Continue reading
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President Zelaya: De Facto Government's Military Repression Is a Criminal Act
Caracas — The legitimate president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, said this Sunday from El Salvador that the repression that the de facto government of Honduras carried out against demonstrators, who were peacefully calling for the return of the constitutional president, is a criminal act. Continue reading
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Canada and Honduras By Yves Engler
Along with three Latin American heads of states, Zelaya tried to return to Honduras on Sunday. But the military blocked his plane from landing and kept a 100,000 plus crowd of supporters at bay. In doing so the military killed two protesters and wounded at least 30. On CTV Kent blamed Zelaya for the violence. Continue reading
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Video: Honduran coup resistance growing By Sandra Cuffe
Military resorts to killing protesters as increasing numbers take to the streets http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Groupvideo.2897816 more about “Honduran coup resistance growing“, posted with vodpod Continue reading
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The Real News Network – Honduran clashes turn deadly
The Honduran military has thwarted an attempt by Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president, to fly back to the country, as clashes between his supporters and security forces turned deadly. A young boy has become the first to die in the wake of the coup after security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of Zelaya… Continue reading
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No Press Freedom in Post-Coup Honduras By Medea Benjamin
The owner of the radio station Radio Globo, Alejandro Villatoro, was thrown to the ground by soldiers who put their guns to his head and demanded to know where the transmitter was. Villatoro also happens to be a deputy in the National Assembly from the governing Liberal Party, but that didn’t afford him special treatment. Continue reading
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Honduras: It's Not about Zelaya By David L. Wilson
U.S. journalists generally present world events as the actions of a few important individuals, a sort of Greek drama without the chorus. Latin American politics especially are viewed as a parade of good guys and bad guys — Fidel Castro, August Pinochet, Hugo Chávez, Alvaro Uribe. Which is good and which is bad depends on… Continue reading
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Video: Angel Palacios, "Honduras Resists"
3 July, 2009 – MRZine – Monthly Review Honduran women and men were called upon by President Manuel Zelaya Rosales to participate in a popular referendum on 28 June 2009 in order to convene a National Constituent Assembly. In the morning of the day of the referendum, the president was abducted and removed from the Continue reading
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"Mobilization against the Coup d'État Overflowed Plaza Morazán, Tegucigalpa"
Since last Sunday, popular movements have been demanding the restoration of the government headed by Manuel Zelaya, the legitimate president of Honduras, and they vow to advance the call for a Constituent Assembly to reorganize the various branches and institutions of the country which have been devastated following the coup d’état. Continue reading
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"The Indigenous in Honduras Denounce Humiliating Treatment of Honduran Women"
Antonio Martínez, an indigenous leader, via TeleSur, reported on Wednesday that the international agencies that talk so much about gender freedom have the responsibility to speak out against this coup d’état. Continue reading
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Day Three: Democracy Held Hostage in Honduras By Al Giordano
Today in Honduras, various important things happened. The illegitimate ‘president,’ Roberto Micheletti, convened a rally (see photo above) where he stood side by side with the military general that led the violent coup. So much for the spin that the generals handed over the reins to civilian authorities: the coup has expanded their power vastly.… Continue reading
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Giving Honduras the Haiti Treatment By Glen Ford
With the overthrow of President Manuel Zelaya, Honduras has fallen under military rule of the kind that dominated the Central American nation from 1963 to 1981. The man named by Honduras’s Congress to serve out the remainder of Zelaya’s term, Robert Micheletti, will of course claim that civilians are still in charge. But when soldiers… Continue reading
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Eva Golinger, "US Govt. Confirms It Knew Coup Was Coming in Honduras"
A New York Times article has just confirmed that the US Government has been ‘working for several days’ with the coup planners in Honduras to halt the illegal overthrow of President Zelaya. While this may indicate nobility on behalf of the Obama Administration, had they merely told the coupsters that the US Government would CUT… Continue reading
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Honduras: Fidel Castro Ruz, "A Suicidal Error"
Before dawn today they deployed 200 professional and well-trained soldiers to attack the president’s residence. Roughly pushing aside the Honor Guard squadron, they then kidnapped Zelaya, who was sleeping at that point, took him to the air base, forcibly bundled him aboard an airplane, and transported him to an air base in Costa Rica. Continue reading
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Honduran president overthrown, new leader voted in
‘I will never give up since I was elected the president by the people,’ Zelaya said from San Jose, accusing Honduran troops of kidnapping him and denouncing what he called a ‘political conspiracy.’ Zelaya, who was elected as a conservative, has shifted dramatically to the left during his presidency. Continue reading
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