No you see it, now you don’t. The coup in Honduras of June 28 has revealed not only the deep divide between an impoverished majority and a privileged elite within Honduras, but the profoundly schizoid nature of the US’ foreign policy, writes Warwick Fry.
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Brazil puts the heat on Honduras
The ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has returned and is in hiding, while the coup continues and the world’s media misreports events. It’s no wonder free elections are impossible.
Honduras in crisis: riots and a smuggled President
In a move sure to grab the attention of world leaders at the UN summit, the deposed president of Honduras has made a dramatic return to his homeland after months in exile.
Honduras needs help from Obama
Following a messy political coup in June, Honduras is in desperate need of help by US president Barack Obama to restore democracy and calm, writes Calvin Tucker.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The battle of the books
Childrens’ author Mem Fox and other Crikey readers weigh-in on parallel imports, plus Stern Hu, Honduras, and more.
Honduran coup: take another look at Zelaya’s proposals
Had they come to fruition, the evil schemes of Zelaya (and, for that matter, Chavez) would have resulted in an electoral system rather like Australia’s.
Honduran media whitewash
Al Giordano plays spot-the-difference with a real picture of a gunned-down teenager at a rally in Honduras, and that published by pro-coup newspaper, La Prensa. Hint: he looks suspiciously less dead.
Guy Rundle: How the US is brewing imperialism with disengagement
Media around the world have been screaming that Biden had given the green light for an attack on Iran in his interview on ‘This Week’ with George Stephanopolous.
Zelaya can’t land in Honduras
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been attempting to land on home soil in a Venezuelan plane but the military is blocking his path. One Zelaya supporter has been killed while campaigning for his return.
Honduras gets ugly, time for another US decision
With gunshots and teargas, the military has successfully prevented the plane carrying the elected Honduran leader from landing.
Honduras media shut down
The military coup in Honduras has been conveniently and rather predictably followed up by the systematic closing of dissident media outlets and the censorship of others.
Guy Rundle: Resistance grows in Honduras; US watches and waits
The arrest and exile of President Zelaya in Honduras takes on all the classic appurtenances of a latin american coup.
Honduras for Dummies
Get up to speed on Honduras, ex-banana republic and home of the first Latin American coup since the end of the Cold War.
VIDEO: Limbaugh thinks Obama will try to rig a third term
Rush Limbaugh sees parallels between Obama and power-hungry ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya: “Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts … These are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule.”
Honduras coup didn’t come from nowhere
For weeks, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya — an erratic leftist who styles himself after his good pal Hugo Chávez of Venezuela — has been engaged in a naked and illegal power grab, says Glenn Garvin.
Guy Rundle: Honduras, not quite #Iran
The Honduran coup has been greeted with near silence from the right, despite the fact that the military has now closed down all anti-coup TV and radio stations, including CNN Espanol, and the Latin America wide Telesur network.
Honduras: old-school coup or something new?
The kidnapping of Manuel Zelaya was like an old-fashioned Latin American coup d’etat, writes Richard Gott. But the rightwing supreme court and armed forces are claiming legitimacy. Who’s right?
Latin America: Obama’s next test
President Obama must tread lightly on the military overthrow of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. His call against “outside interference,” to respect national sovereignty is a good start.
Honduras defends its democracy; Castro and Clinton object
Honduras is being pressured by the likes of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Hillary Clinton and Hugo Chavez to restore ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to power. But Zelaya is not a legitimately elected leader, writes Mary Anastasia O’Grady.
Guy Rundle: And now for a central American coup!
Wow — talk about your nostalgia boom. First Jacko has everyone digging out Off The Wall. And now a central American coup!
Honduras president ousted in coup
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been arrested and forced into exile in a military coup, following growing conflict over his plans to change the constitution to enable his re-election.
