Deposed Honduras leader makes surprise return Sep 22, 2009
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Honduras sees ex-president Sep 22, 2009
Zelaya revealed few details of his journey to sneak back into the impoverished nation, but he said his return from exile in Nicaragua was part of a "peaceful strategy," following the failed crisis talks, in comments to CNN's Spanish-language news channel. "We're hoping for international cooperation so that Honduras returns to calm," said Zelaya, who was due to speak at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. (iAfrica.com)
Honduras curfew as Zelaya returns Sep 22, 2009
TIMELINE: ZELAYA OUSTED 28 June: Zelaya forced out of country at gunpoint 5 July: A dramatic bid by Zelaya to return home by plane fails after the runway at Tegucigalpa airport is blocked 25-26 July: Zelaya briefly crosses into the country at the land border with Nicaragua on two consecutive days, in a symbolic move to demand he be allowed to return 21 Sept: Zelaya appears in the Brazilian embassy in Tegulcigalpa ... They've done everything in their power to prevent Manuel Zelaya's return -... (BBC News -- Americas)
Ousted Honduran leader Zelaya returns Sep 22, 2009
Weeks later he crossed the border on foot from Nicaragua, but quickly retreated. Critics of Zelaya have condemned these attempts as stoking tensions that could lead to violence. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
How the US deepened the crisis in Honduras Sep 18, 2009
If that were previously the case, we would not have been able to resolve the crisis in Nicaragua with the elections of 1990, overseen by the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega, or the 1989 elections in Chile, which ended the dictatorial Pinochet regime. Looking forward, what would such a policy imply for democratic transition in Cuba. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iran and Honduras: Inconsistencies in U.S. Foreign Policy Sep 16, 2009
Former USAID director in Nicaragua under President Carter, Lawrence Harrison, as well as many other supporters of the interim Honduran government, are in disbelief Obama is supporting Zelaya rather than Honduras post-Zelaya government which has taken office in keeping with the country s legal process and constitution ... In circumstances where a sitting president, Manuel Zelaya, repeatedly flouted a key article of the Honduran constitution -- an article designed to prevent the continuismo that... (Human Events Online)
News Briefs | Sept. 11, 2009 Sep 11, 2009
Venezuela recognizes rebel regions of Georgia Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela will join Russia and Nicaragua in recognizing two rebel regions of Georgia in a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, were recognized as independent states by Russia a year ago, following a war against Georgia over the independence of the territories. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Stanislaus County formed after state Sep 9, 2009
A less perilous sea journey via the Isthmus of Panama and Nicaragua, among malarial jungles. Humans suffered "untold horrors" from thirst and hunger. (Modesto Bee, CA)
South of the Border: Hugo Chávez and Oliver Stone's Love Story Sep 8, 2009
" His film is no more nuanced. He sees the geopolitical glass as all empty (the U.S. and its world-banking arm, the International Monetary Fund) or all full (Ch;vez and his comrade Presidentes in South America). But there's an undeniable fascination in the project, even some inspirational value, in Stone's conversations with a half-dozen leaders of nations struggling to emerge from under the shadow or boot of the U.S. Stone extends his rigorous dichotomy to the film's structure. The first half... (Time.com)
Boxer files suit against Don King Sep 4, 2009
Ricardo Mayorga, a well-known Nicaraguan boxer, filed suit Monday against Don King, alleging that the promoter has failed to arrange boxing matches for him ... According to the suit, Mayorga, a citizen of Nicaragua, had a contract that guaranteed him three matches from June 2008 to June 2009, unless he became a world champion. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Is Colombia's Uribe pulling a Chvez on term limits? Sep 3, 2009
Constitutions have been changed within the past few years to allow at least one reelection in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. But the change is not welcomed everywhere. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Hell hasn't broken out in Iraq Sep 3, 2009
And in many cases, where civil wars have been transcended it has been despite imperial meddling (Nicaragua and El Salvador come to mind), not because of it. Pollack is still maintaining that Iraq is a democracy, even though he admits that the party-militias remain in control. (Salon)
Honduran elections to worsen political crisis: Zelaya Sep 1, 2009
During an interview with the Honduran radio "Radio Globo," Zelaya said in neighboring Nicaragua that "the democracy is in grave damage, and the elections will be held in a repression environment where the president was ousted by forces.". The Honduran National Tribunal of Elections set off the presidential campaigning Monday, which will last until Nov. 29. (Xinhuanet, China)
Russia's Moves Raise Doubts About Obama's 'Reset' Aug 24, 2009
With Nicaragua the only country other than Russia to recognize their independence, they are reliant on support from Moscow, which has been happy to oblige. The day after Medvedev's letter was made public, Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia, pledging around $500 million in military aid. (Time.com)
The Health Care Debate the Media Missed Aug 21, 2009
It's despicable that Obama and his accomplices want us to adopt the FAILED socialized medicine practices of Canada and the U.K. and, worst yet, of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia and the rest of the countries implementing "socialism of the XXI century.". At least the Canadians and the Europeans can complain. (CBS News -- Politics)
To Land Jobs, Miami Homeless Get Makeover Aug 21, 2009
Kelly was born in Nicaragua, and his family moved to the Miami area when he was 2. His grandmother spent her life volunteering with churches and the homeless. (CBS News -- US)
Leftists fear repeats ofHonduras coup Aug 20, 2009
Many of the so-called "revolutionary" governments that have been voted into power from Nicaragua to Bolivia have not only tried to redistribute wealth but also remove limits on their time in power. Many have reduced the powers of opponents in ways that have made traditional elites feel their private holdings, investments and democratic freedoms are under attack. (MSNBC -- International)
* World News Quick Take Aug 11, 2009
But there are no trains in Nicaragua. We suppose they were brought from Colombia to the island of San Andres and were then transferred to Bluefields, from which they had hoped to continue their journey to the United States to pursue the American dream, Deputy Commissioner Rolando Coulson told reporters. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Did Russia pay high price for winning Georgia war? Aug 7, 2009
It also took on two expensive new dependencies South Ossetia and Abkhazia whose nominal independence no country in the world, other than Nicaragua, has joined Moscow in recognizing. S. Ossetia an economic burden. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Cracks in local support for Zelaya expulsion Aug 6, 2009
Zelaya was returning to Nicaragua later Wednesday and said he would visit Brazil next week. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
In Mexico, ousted Honduran leader boosts bid to go home Aug 5, 2009
Zelaya has attempted to return to Honduras twice: one week after his ouster, when his mission was thwarted by the military, and more recently, he walked across the border from Nicaragua, where he has set up a base. He was not arrested by the military on charges including treason, as the interim government has threatened. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Zelaya denies thinking about reelection Aug 5, 2009
A group of people called Isis Obed Murillo group of the People's Front of National Resistance also demanded the halt of the military and police repression in the border with Nicaragua and cities where there are protests ... A group of people called Isis Obed Murillo group of the People's Front of National Resistance also demanded the halt of the military and police repression in the border with Nicaragua and cities where there are protests. (Xinhuanet, China)
Colombia's Uribe On Trip To Defend US Bases Pact Aug 5, 2009
The placing of U.S. military bases on Colombian soil is giving the creeps to Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, to Rafael Correa in Ecuador, and to Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua for a few simple reasons. 1) With a U.S. presence in Colombia, it will be more difficult for those three tyrants to keep supporting the terrorist group known as Farc. (CBS News -- World)
Coastal culture Aug 4, 2009
Nicaragua's Miskitos seek independence ... It takes an hour and a half in a light aircraft to reach the Mosquito Coast from the Nicaraguan capital, Managua ... But in 1894, by which time the protectors had other priorities, the territory was annexed by Nicaragua. (BBC News -- Americas)
A Look At Efforts To Extend Term Limits Worldwide Aug 4, 2009
Zelaya denies such intentions and is in exile in neighboring Nicaragua. TUNISIA: In 2002, Tunisians overwhelmingly approved a referendum that removed the three-term limit on the presidency. (CBS News -- World)
Investors fight for their funds Aug 2, 2009
Other funds from the investors were put into a development called Gran Pacifica in Nicaragua, according to Missouri investigators findings. In March 2003, the Missouri Secretary of State served Constantino with a cease and desist order and around that time provided information about Constantino to Georgia securities regulators, said Missouri spokesman Ryan Hobart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Honduran Interim Leader: Zelaya Can't Be Restored Aug 1, 2009
The mixed signals from Honduras' interim powers on whether a deal to resolve the country's coup crisis is imminent came as Zelaya met with the U.S. ambassador to Honduras in Nicaragua, where the ousted president has set up his government in exile ... Zelaya's team, in turn, demanded a tougher strategy after Zelaya left the Nicaraguan town of El Ocotal to meet in Managua with U.S. Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens ... Zelaya told his supporters in the Nicaraguan border town of El Ocotal that he... (Newsmax)
Friends and Foes Jul 31, 2009
Recently, President Manuel Zelaya attempted to subvert his country's laws and democratic institutions in pursuit of the kind power enjoyed by such left-wing and anti-American strongmen as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Cuba's Raul Castro and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega ... She has criticized Zelaya - who last weekend set up a "government in exile" in Nicaragua - as "reckless," and she seems to be supporting attempts by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to mediate the conflict within the Honduran... (Townhall.com)
Nicaragua's total abortion ban draws fire Jul 29, 2009
Nicaragua's total ban on abortion is a violation of human rights and is killing a growing number of women and children, Amnesty International said Monday in launching a campaign to have the measure repealed ... In a report released in Mexico City, the international human rights organization said Nicaragua's law, which went into effect in late 2006, puts it in a group with only 3 percent of the world's nations that do not allow abortion under any circumstance ... Citing statistics from the... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Zelaya Rallies Small Band of Supporters Jul 28, 2009
LAS MANOS, Nicaragua, July 27, 2009 ... Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya greets supporters in Las Manos, Nicaragua, Saturday, July 25, 2009 ... Military checkpoints kept all but a few hundred supporters from reaching the Nicaraguan town of Ocotal, where Zelaya parked his government-in-exile last week in a bid to keep up the pressure on Honduras' coup-installed leaders. (CBS News)
Military signals softening in Honduras crisis Jul 27, 2009
Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya is escorted by Nicaraguan police officers in the border town of Las Manos, between Nicaragua and Honduras on Saturday ... Exiled President Zelaya has set up camp on the Nicaraguan border to keep up pressure on interim government ... Mr. Zelaya crossed into his country Friday, and then set up a camp at the Nicaraguan border over the weekend, vowing to come back to the border as many times as necessary. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 25, 2009
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, took a symbolic step inside Honduras last night before turning back into Nicaragua, away from troops waiting to arrest him ... The ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, crossed the border from Nicaragua to Honduras on Friday almost a month after he was exiled, it has been reported. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Honduran crisis deepens as mediation stalls Jul 24, 2009
Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya pauses during a news conference in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday ... Zelaya is vowing he will return home by Friday, crossing the border from Nicaragua ... "The coup leaders are totally refusing my reinstatement," Zelaya said at a press conference in Nicaragua. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Socialism And The Politics Of Fear Jul 24, 2009
Sides in almost ALL foreign policy cases with socialistic or rogue regimes (Venezuela, Iran, Syria, Nicaragua); 4 ... Exiled President Zelaya in Nicaraguan Border Town Plotting Weekend Return to Challenge Coup Leaders. (CBS News)
Hillary Needs a New Deal Jul 21, 2009
Back in May, Mrs. Clinton announced that "The Iranians are building a huge embassy in Managua, [Nicaragua] and you can only imagine what that's for." The presumption was the Iranians were planning a beachhead in the Americas by setting up shop in Managua ... According to the Washington Post's Al Kamen: Turns out, as this paper reported Monday, that no one in Nicaragua has been able to find any super-embassy, and they've been looking hard ... "We don't have an Iranian mega-embassy," a Nicaraguan... (Townhall.com)
Nicaraguan President Ortega launches bid to extend his term Jul 21, 2009
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega waves to supporters during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution against dictator Anastasio Somoza, in Managua, Sunday ... Nicaragua's leftist leader Daniel Ortega says constitutional limits on presidential terms stand in the way of 'direct democracy ... Managua, Nicaragua - Insisting there is no possibility of a coup d'tat in Nicaragua, President Daniel Ortega is pushing forward on a "citizen power" reelection agenda similar... (Christian Science Monitor)
Revolutionary era Jul 19, 2009
Nicaragua's revolutionary legacy ... Like thousands of Nicaraguan mothers she lost a son to this country's violent political upheaval ... In 1979, almost the entire population of Nicaragua agreed with her. (BBC News -- Americas)
Honduran leader rejects unity government proposal Jul 19, 2009
"If at that time, there is no resolution to that end, I will consider the negotiations in Costa Rica a failure," Zelaya said at a news conference Friday night at the Honduran embassy in Nicaragua. "I am going back to Honduras, but I am not going to give you the date, hour or place, or say if I'm going to enter through land, air or sea.". (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Forum: Stand with democracy in Honduras Jul 18, 2009
The country's shift to the left doesn't thrill the United States, a longtime ally that counted on Honduras' support in conflicts in Nicaragua, El Salvador and, more recently, Iraq. Recalling the U.S. history of backing or at least tolerating military coups that suited its interests, Zelaya was quick to accuse the United States of orchestrating his overthrow. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Ousted Honduras leader gives talks until midnight Jul 18, 2009
"If at that time, there is no resolution to that end, I will consider the negotiations in Costa Rica a failure," Zelaya said at a news conference Friday night at the Honduran embassy in Nicaragua ... Interim President Roberto Micheletti has said Zelaya might try to sneak in by crossing Nicaragua's jungle-cloaked border with Honduras, but the ousted leader was still in Nicaragua's capital late Friday ... Zelaya's deadline for the coup leaders to back down falls at the start of the 30th... (USA Today)
Obama misleads us about truth in Honduras Jul 15, 2009
That being said, we now have the man who had never even visited Tijuana, Mexico, or any place in Latin America before he became president making announcements on events in Honduras driven by people seeking to protect a constitutional government under siege from leftist dictators in Venezuela and Nicaragua ... Barack Obama has forfeited his claim to being a Democrat by supporting Nicaraguas and Venezuelas attempt to eliminate democracy in Honduras, a nation that stood by the United States... (Nogales International, AZ)
Honduras Talks on Disputed Presidency May Resume July 18, Micheletti Says Jul 14, 2009
If this situation continues, we would consider that this process of mediation is on the road to failure, Zelaya told reporters today in Nicaragua, in comments broadcast by the Telesur news channel. Willing to Talk. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Zelaya Issues Ultimatum: 'Reinstate Me or Else' Jul 14, 2009
"We are giving the coup regime an ultimatum," Zelaya said Monday at a news conference in Nicaragua, where he arrived Sunday night following a brief trip to Washington. If at the next round of talks the interim government does not agree to reinstate him, "the mediation effort will be considered failed and other measures will be taken," he said. (Fox News)
How Politics Took Down Nicaragua's Boxing Champ Jul 13, 2009
How Poisonous Politics Took Down Nicaragua's Boxing Champ - TIME ... That love was first and foremost for Nicaragua's poor, out of whose ranks he'd risen ... When a desperate father appealed for Arguello's help because he couldn't afford the expensive medical treatment to treat his 8-year-old daughter's leukemia, the fighter made the cause his own and tried to shame two Nicaraguan pharmaceutical companies into providing free treatment. (Time.com)
The Chavez Adventure in Honduras: From Coup d’ Etat to Coup d’ Grace? Jul 13, 2009
Honduras was to be the next pawn in this hegemonic project that already counts Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Ecuador among its members ... Some leaders, like Nicaragua s Ortega and Bolivia s Morales, were already ideologically predisposed, while the seduction of Ecuador s Correa took a little more time ... The spectacle of Raul Castro, Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez meeting in Nicaragua, claiming for the return of democracy to Honduras and threatening an invasion of the country if... (Human Events Online)
Zelaya Steps Up Pressure on U.S. to Help Him Return to Power in Honduras Jul 12, 2009
Since being deposed, Zelaya has traveled to countries including the U.S., El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic to drum up support for his return ... The administration now stands with the likes of Chavez, Morales, and Ortega -- and not with the Honduran people, Mack said, referring to Bolivian President and Nicaraguan President , both aligned with Chavez in support of Zelaya. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Honduran Leaders in Mediation over Crisis Jul 10, 2009
Pro-Zelaya forces cut off several highways, including a key southern truck route to Nicaragua and El Salvador ... HonduranOne, millions of Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, Bolivians and Ecuadorians fully understand your situation and wish they had been able to do what you are doing. (CBS News)
A soldier's duty Jul 10, 2009
Jerry wrote on Jul 3, 2009 1:53 AM:" Joe - thanks for the accurate, fact-laden and balanced assessment of the situation in Honduras. You might also want to read "Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Hunduran Coup," by John Nichols. This article paraphrases (not in a complimentary way) Rush Limbaugh's and Sean Hannity's views on the coup. Another good read is "Undo the Coup" by Amy Goodman (good background on the militarists that kidnapped President Zelaya, where they received their... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Can Arias broker a deal on Honduras? Jul 10, 2009
Zelaya was sent to Costa Rica, and has since traveled to the US, Nicaragua, and El Salvador shoring up support ... In the 1980s, Arias negotiated peace agreements with the presidents of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala, calling for a national reconciliation and a ban on the use of any of the states' territories for aggression against one another, which ultimately earned him the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras First Lady Leads Fight for Zelaya's Return Jul 9, 2009
"He told me that my presence could cause more problems, more persecution on the family. But I insisted," Castro said, while trudging up a steep road with 3,000 Zelaya supporters, who blocked traffic on a route connecting the capital of Tegucigalpa with a highway to Nicaragua. "I consider our presence here as like having the president himself here, like feeling that the president is standing firm.". (Fox News)
How the Honduras crisis boosts Venezuela's Chvez Jul 9, 2009
speaks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during a meeting in Managua, Nicaragua, on June 29 ... His influence also has been declining in Latin America as he and his closest allies in Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Argentina, and Honduras have been suffering from political and economic troubles. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Amnesty possible for ousted Zelaya Jul 8, 2009
He made an unsuccessful attempt to return home over the weekend and said Monday in Nicaragua that he hoped to win greater U.S. support for efforts to regain power. Zelaya is opposed by all branches of the Honduran government as well as the military, and has even alienated leaders of his own party, which supported the congressional vote to install Micheletti as interim president. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Obama sets a new foreign policy course Jul 8, 2009
to Nicaragua (we all know about the lying before Congress Ollie illegally selling arms to Iran to raise money for those central American murderers without the Senile One supposedly knowing about it). to the the Philippines (where George H.W. Bush, toasted Marcos adherence to democratic principles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Best friends Jul 8, 2009
Alongside Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, Manuel Zelaya provided an important Central American arm of two major Chavez initiatives - the group of nations known as the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alba) - and PetroCaribe, both regional trade groups in which Venezuela provides oil at preferential rates. Constant dialogue. (BBC News -- Americas)
Hondurans against Zelaya, but for the rule of law Jul 8, 2009
Ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya gestures during a press conference Monday at the Honduran embassy in Managua, Nicaragua. Zelaya was kept from landing in Honduras' main airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by soldiers with military vehicles. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Honduras Slides Toward Greater Instability Jul 7, 2009
"I am risking myself personally to resolve the problems without violence," said Zelaya, who planned to fly later to Nicaragua ... Zelaya won wide international support after his ouster, but several presidents who originally were to accompany him decided it was too dangerous to fly on Zelaya's plane, which carried only close advisers, two journalists from the Venezuela-based network Telesur and U.N. General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, a leftist Nicaraguan priest and former... (CBS News -- World)
Too Dumb to Vote Jul 7, 2009
U.S. government aid to the Nicaraguan Contras was one of the hottest political issues of the 1980s. But polls showed that most citizens even those who voiced opinions to pollsters did not know who the Contras were or where Nicaragua was located in relation to the United States. (The American Conservative)
Taste for drama Jul 7, 2009
The presidential plane headed for Nicaragua and then on to El Salvador. CRISIS TIMELINE President Zelaya planned non-binding public consultation on constitutional change Critics say he wanted to stay in power 28 June: Troops seize and expel Zelaya; parliamentary speaker becomes interim leader 29 June: US President Obama condemns the overthrow as illegal 4 July: Organization of American States suspends Honduras in protest at overthrow 5 July: Mr Zelaya's jet is turned back from Honduras and... (BBC News -- Americas)
Read the story Jul 6, 2009
Zelaya instead landed in Nicaragua on his way to El Salvador, and vowed to try again Monday or Tuesday in his high-stakes effort to return to power in a country where all branches of government have lined up against him ... Micheletti also accused Nicaragua of moving troops in an attempt at psychological intimidation, and warned them not to cross into Honduras, "because we're ready to defend our border." Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called the allegation "totally false." ... Zelaya won... (CBS News -- Evening News)
Honduras braces for confrontation ahead of Zelaya's return Jul 5, 2009
Fear real or perceived of Venezuelan airplanes full of arms landing in the country, of guerillas coming from El Salvador and Nicaragua, and even the coming of communism is whispered about in any conversation with those who say Zelaya's ouster is justified ... Nicaragua: an ideological neighbor. (Christian Science Monitor)
Groups to protest Taiwan president's isle visit Jul 5, 2009
He is staying at the Kahala Hotel on an overnight stopover on his way back to Taiwan from a trip to Nicaragua and Panama ... He is staying at the Kahala Hotel on an overnight stopover on his way back to Taiwan from a trip to Nicaragua and Panama. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Nicaragua: accusations of rigging elections and silencing media Jul 4, 2009
Managua, Nicaragua - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and the Sandinista-controlled Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) stand accused of rigging last year's municipal elections to steal more than 40 mayor's seats including the capital city of Managua. The widespread allegations and documentation of fraud have led to $130 million in foreign-aid cuts from the United States and the European nations, creating liquidity problems for the government that now jeopardize Nicaragua's program with the... (Christian Science Monitor)
Isolated Nicaragua senses opportunity in Honduras crisis Jul 4, 2009
Bolivian President Evo Morales, Hondurass ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, Venezuelas President Hugo Chvez, and Ecuadors President Rafael Correa attend a Bolivian Alliance for the Americas meeting in Nicaragua June 29 ... Managua, Nicaragua - Every crisis presents an opportunity ... For Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, whose government has been on the defensive since last year's alleged electoral fraud, the military coup in Honduras has presented... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
President Obama Wrong Again Jul 3, 2009
It took the O-Team less than eight hours to side with Cuba s Fidel Castro, Venezuela s Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua s Daniel Ortega over the ouster of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras ... Apparently one term wasn t enough for Mr. Zelaya, a prot;g; of Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua s phobic anti-American leader, Daniel Ortega. (Human Events Online)
The Honduras Predicament Jul 3, 2009
The fingerprints (or in this case the boot prints) of the Castro brothers, Venezuela's dictator Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua are all over this. If one is known by the company one keeps, the specter of the Castros and their protege dictators joining President Obama in denouncing the Honduran military coup is not reassuring. (Townhall.com)
