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Coup and Me Against the World

The Honduran Oligarchy Is Caught in a Shared Hallucination that Drives its Belief that its Coup Can Survive

By Al Giordano
The Field

July 3, 2009


Coup "President" Installs Nephew as "Mayor" of Honduras' Second City

William Hall Micheletti Came in Third in the 2008 Mayoral Elections, But When Your Uncle Roberto Micheletti is Dictator for-a-Week, That's Good Enough!

By Al Giordano
The Field

July 2, 2009


Mexico’s Emerging Narco-State

"As the economy rots in joblessness, their politicians court powerful moneyed interests... The supposed 'failed state' looks a lot more like a corporate-backed narco-state"

By Todd Miller
NACLA

July 2, 2009


IAPA Vice President Covers for Press Censorship in Honduras

Claims there is No Repression on Press, that the Coup Is Not a Coup, and that CNN "Broadcasts on the Payroll of Chávez" in the Name of the Inter American Press Association

By Al Giordano
The Field

July 2, 2009


Obama Administration Needs to Maintain Tough Stance Against Honduran Coup

US Deserves Praise, but Still Has Some Housecleaning to Do

By Teo Ballvé
The Progressive

July 2, 2009


Anti-Coup Protests Reported Across Honduras

Despite Repression and the Suspension of Constitutional Guarantees, Hondurans Keep Fighting the Coup Government

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

July 1, 2009


Honduras' Coup Congress Cancels Five Basic Liberties

Freedom of Association, Assembly, Transit, Due Process and from Search, Seizure and Invasion of One's Home, Erased on a Single Afternoon

By Al Giordano
The Field

July 1, 2009


White House: 72 Hours "Before Actions Kick In" on Honduras Coup

Gibbs: US Is Following the Organization of American States' Lead and Timeline

By Al Giordano
The Field

July 1, 2009


Honduran Rural Leader Rafael Alegria: "Some Battalions Are Refusing to Repress the Population"

Interview with the Spokesman for Via Campesina, Mobilizing to Receive President Zelaya This Weekend

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

July 1, 2009


Pentagon: US Suspends Joint Activities with Honduras Military

"Multilateral Exercises and Support, Humanitarian and Civic Assistance, Counterdrug, Contingency and Disaster Relief Operations" Shut Down by Washington

By French Press Agency (AFP)
Washington, DC

July 1, 2009


Zelaya Postpones Return to Honduras for 72 Hours

Mass Mobilization Among Coup Opponents throughout the Country

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Project

July 1, 2009


Texts of UN Resolution to Restore Zelaya Government and of Hondurans' Call for International Support

"Gravely Concerned by the Breakdown in the Constitutional and Democratic Order..."

By the UN General Assembly & the Popular Resistance Front of Honduras
Translated to English by Laura Carlsen, Americas Policy Program

July 1, 2009


Why President Zelaya's Actions Were Legal

A Must-Read Analysis of Honduran Law that Exposes the Coup-Defenders'Claims as False

By Alberto Valiente Thorensen
Counterpunch

July 1, 2009


Day Three: Democracy Held Hostage in Honduras

Video of Globo Radio's Censored Station, an Account of the Coup Plotters' Steps Today in Honduras, and Fresh Twitter Translations

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 30, 2009


"We Refuse to Recognize any Government of Honduras other than the Constitutionally Legitimate Government of President Zelaya"

"The United States Calls for the Full Restoration of Constitutional Order"

By Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo
To the General Assembly of the United Nations

June 30, 2009


Zelaya Says He Will Return to Honduras on Thursday

Latin American Presidents, OAS Secretary General, and Citizen Caravans Will Accompany Him

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 30, 2009


“Withhold Recognition of the Honduras Coup Government”

“For the Reinstatement of the Democratically Elected President”

By the AFL-CIO
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

en español... “Que Se Nieguen a Reconocer el Gobierno Instalado Ilegalmente”

June 30, 2009


Chávez Derangement Syndrome

Media Chatter About the Coup in Honduras Is Infected by Some Pundits' Irrational Obsession with the Leader of a Different Country

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 30, 2009


Honduran Coup Moves from Failed Arguments to Repression, International Sanctions Imposed

The Scoreboard in the Battle for Honduras Shows the Coup Losing Badly

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

June 30, 2009


Latin American Nations Begin Economic and Political Blockade Against Coup Government

Border Closings, Suspension of Aid, and Cutting of Diplomatic Relations Present a Non-Violent Response to a Violent Coup

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 29, 2009


Translating Twitter from Honduras

Anti-Coup Forces Gain the Upper Hand Against Pro-Coup Twitterers In the Shadow of a Regime's Censorship

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 29, 2009


“To the Officers and Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Honduras... Place Your Arms at the Service of the People”

“Those Who Seek to Direct the Coup Should Know that it Will Be Impossible to Impose their Will”

By the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America
Translated to English by Laura Carlsen

en español... "A los oficiales y soldados de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras... pongan sus armas al servicio del pueblo"

June 29, 2009


Reports: Two Military Battalions Turn Against Honduras Coup Regime

The Fourth and Tenth Infantry Battalions Reportedly Turn Their Tanks Around while Protestors Successfully Have Blockaded the Country's Major Highways

By Al Giordano
Via the Narcosphere

June 29, 2009


Honduras' First Full Day Under Coup Rule

Foreign TV Channels Blocked, Violence Outside Presidential Palace

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 29, 2009


América Held Hostage: Day Two of the Coup in Honduras

On the Importance of Drawing an Accurate Diagram in Order to Dismantle the Oligarchy's Coup d'Etat

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 29, 2009


"No Government Arising from this Unconstitutional Interruption Will Be Recognized"

OAS Demands "the Immediate, Safe and Unconditional Return of President José Manuel Zelaya Rosales to His Constitutional Functions" in Honduras

By the Organization of American States
Unanimous Declaration

June 29, 2009


Honduras' Dictator-for-a-Day Rails vs. Obama & Chávez, Declares Martial Law

Roberto Micheletti - the Illegally Installed "President" - Unites Two Rivals, and the World, Against Him

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 28, 2009


Resistance and Repression in Honduras

"People Are Taking to the Streets in Honduras Despite Incredibly Hostile Conditions Created by the Military"

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 28, 2009


"In Solidarity with the Organizations of Via Campesina and the People of Honduras"

"The social organizations of Honduras have gone out into the streets to repudiate this deed and demand the return of President Zelaya"

By Via Campesina International
Translated to English by Laura Carlsen

June 28, 2009


"We Will Not Be Silenced or Humiliated"

"There Is Practically a State of Siege in Tegucigalpa, Honduras... Electricity Is Cut"

By the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH)
Translated to English by Laura Carlsen

June 28, 2009


Correction: Honduran Presidential Candidate Is Still Alive

Originally Reported Assasinated, Congressman Cesar Ham, Zelaya Ally and Organizer of the Opinion Poll on a New Constitution, is Alive

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 28, 2009


Clinton: Coup in Honduras "Should Be Condemned"

Plus, Memos to Larry Birns and Eva Golinger Urging More Responsible Behavior in this Hour of Moral Crisis

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 28, 2009


US Condemns Coup in Honduras, Rejects Interim President

"The only president the United States recognizes is President Manuel Zelaya."

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 28, 2009


Honduras President Calls for the Military to Correct its Actions

Zelaya: "I want to return to my country, I am the president of the Hondurans... I expect the support of all of the Americas, from the United States, the Rio Grande, to Cabo de Hornos."

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

June 28, 2009


OAS Countries Back Zelaya, Calls for Ultimatum on Reinstatement, No Negotiation with Coup Leaders

Live-Blogging the Situation in Honduras

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

June 28, 2009


Coup in Honduras

School of the Americas-Trained Military Detains and Expels Democratically-Elected President Zelaya

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

en español... La “Escuela de las Américas” y el golpe en Honduras

June 28, 2009


Extreme Alert: Military Coup in Honduras, President Zelaya in Costa Rica, Minister and Ambassadors Reported Kidnapped

Live-Blogging the Situation in Honduras

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

June 28, 2009


Obama: "Deeply Concerned" Over Kidnapping of Honduran President

A Military Coup d'Etat on Opinion Poll Voting Day in Honduras Is Rejected by the Hemisphere, Including Washington

By Al Giordano
The Field

June 28, 2009


Honduran Crisis Tests Commitment to Democracy

A Non-Binding Referendum Has Caused an Uproar Within Parts of the Government and Powerful Interests

By Laura Carlsen
Americas Policy Program

June 27, 2009


Honduras Prepares for Sunday's Controversial Opinion Poll

A "Tense Calm" Settles Over the Country Amidst Media Spin Campaigns and Threats to Imprison Voters and Poll Workers

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 27, 2009


Coup Fears in Honduras

Honduran Military Surrounds Presidential Palace and the Toncontín Airport

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

June 25, 2009


US Drug War Money Funded Peru Indigenous Massacre

US Government Trained the Police Department that Participated in the Operation and Invested "Heavily" in the Killer Helicopters

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

en español... Dinero para la droga de EE.UU. financió la masacre de indígenas en Perú

June 20, 2009


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Rampant Corruption at DHS and subordinate agencies: Open Letter to 44th U.S. President and the 111th U.S. Congress by Miguel Contreras

Anti-Coup Protests Reported Across Honduras by Kristin Bricker

Honduras: The People in Their Labyrinth by Charlie Hardy

Zelaya Says He Will Return to Honduras on Thursday by Kristin Bricker (1 Comment)

Gobierno Asesino en Honduras: Communique desde Honduras (Español and English) by Maggie Von Vogt

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