The struggle for the hearts, minds and high moral ground in Latin America between Barack Obama and Hugo Chevez has reached an interesting new phase with news the US are to set up a new military hub in Alvaro Uribe’s Colombia.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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?
Chavez rules the airwaves in Venezuela
Hugo Chavez wants to shut down Globovisión, the last remaining national channel in Venezuela that’s critical of the government. At the same time, the government has built itself a huge media empire.
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.
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!
Half empty or half full
They’re not a happy lot in Senegal. Fifty-three per cent of the population say 2008 will be worse than 2007, according to Gallup International’s Voice of the People End of the Year Survey.
