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Bogus Honduran Elections Today: Hypocrites Washington, Costa Rica, Panama, Perú, Colombia & Israel the only nations to recognize the illegal elections
by Eva Golinger “What are we going to do, sit for four years and just condemn the coup?” a senior U.S. official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told reporters in Washington. The true divides in Latin America – between justice and injustice, democracy and dictatorship, human rights and corporate rights, people’s power and imperial domination – have never been more visible than today. People’s movements throughout the region to
President Zelaya makes an important statement on DemocracyNow
I have just listened to President Zelaya talking to Amy Goodman on Democray Now. Here is the exchange which concluded the interview: AMY GOODMAN: We have ten seconds. What would bring you, your side, back to the negotiating table? PRESIDENT MANUEL ZELAYA: [translated] After four months, I cannot go back to negotiation with the coup regime at all. AMY GOODMAN: Five seconds. Translate? PRESIDENT MANUEL ZELAYA: [translated] This is now
US backed putchistas renege on power-sharing deal
Looks like Honduras is back to square one. Even though the agreement specified that Congress should meet to restore Zelaya to power for the interim period until the next elections in November, the putchistas declared that they “did not consider the Congressional vote demanded by Mr Zelaya to be an essential part of the agreement”. According to AP President Zelaya has now officially announced that “The accord is dead (…)
Another setback for the US Empire?
It appears that President Zelaya has won something of a victory in his struggle to return to the Presidency of his country: the putchistas have agreed to let him return to power to complete his mandate. President Zelaya reportedly expressed “satisfaction and optimism“. Does that mean that all is well in Honduras now? Absolutely not. While I don’t have any details about this, I am confident that the deal between
Rabid Fascism in Honduras – does anybody care?
The Sound and Fury of the Honduran Coup: Acoustic and Chemical Attacks on Brazilian Embassy
by Laura Carlsen for Americas Mexicoblog * “Acoustic arms” employed by coup government against Brazilian Embassy and protesters*Analysis of chemicals used in attack on Embassy*Reports of radioactive cesium*Offshore factory workers forced to make up days lost due to coup curfews*Political ground shifted to demand for constitutional reforms We have received many reports today of the use of sonic devices and chemical warfare in attacks on the Brazilian Embassy by the
The Siege of Tegucigalpa
US ‘involved in Honduras military coup’
Press TV reports: The United States was involved in a military coup in Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya on June 28, a top aide to Zelaya says. Before heading to Costa Rica, the Honduran military plane that flew Zelaya into exile stopped to refuel at the Soto Cato air base (Palmerola) where at least 500 US troops are based, said Patricia Valle, the deputy foreign minister of Zelaya. Palmerola
Coup d’Etat Underway in Honduras: OBAMA’S FIRST COUP D’ETAT
by Eva Golinger for Globalresearch President Zelaya of Honduras has just been kidnapped [Note: As of 11:15am, Caracas time, President Zelaya is speaking live on Telesur from San Jose, Costa Rica. He has verified the soldiers entered his residence in the early morning hours, firing guns and threatening to kill him and his family if he resisted the coup. He was forced to go with the soldiers who took him
Coup d’Etat Underway in Honduras: OBAMA’S FIRST COUP D’ETAT
by Eva Golinger for Globalresearch President Zelaya of Honduras has just been kidnapped [Note: As of 11:15am, Caracas time, President Zelaya is speaking live on Telesur from San Jose, Costa Rica. He has verified the soldiers entered his residence in the early morning hours, firing guns and threatening to kill him and his family if he resisted the coup. He was forced to go with the soldiers who took him
