Coup In Honduras

Coup In Honduras
Updated August 12
Honduras will allow OAS envoys to visit Honduras prohibits visit of OAS crisis negotiators Honduras Supreme Court to Decide If Zelaya’s Ouster Illegal Honduran coup shows business elite still in charge Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted in a military coup after betraying his own kind: a small clique of families that dominates the economy. Now those same families stand as the greatest obstacle to the U.S.-backed drive to return him to power.	Contra-temps Every sentient creature in Honduras at the time knew that was not true. Years later an exhaustive investigation by the Baltimore Sun confirmed that hundreds of Hondurans "were kidnapped, tortured and killed in the 1980s by a secret army unit trained and supported by the Central Intelligence Agency" Clashes at Honduras student protest Riot police use tear gas to break up protest in support of ousted president.
Updated July 29
US revokes visas for Honduran officials Zelaya to Set Up Bases in Nicaragua as Honduras Talks Progress Honduras Coup Leaders Hire Clinton AssociatesLarry Franklin, the former Pentagon analyst convicted of revealing classified information, says he worked undercover as an FBI double agent to gather information on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States before the bureau turned on him and pressured him to plead guilty to spying for Israel.	Zelaya supporters claim second protester killed Supporters of Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, say that a second demonstrator has been killed Ousted Zelaya on Honduras border, criticizes U.S. Ousted Honduran leader faces charges if he returns Honduran Congress puts off vote on Zelaya return
Updated July 23
Honduras Talks Postponed Who had hope under Zelaya? Neglected black Hondurans Surrounded by hundreds of protesters shouting for the return of ousted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya were a dozen black Hondurans swaying to the rhythm of their own drums and singing in their local Garifuna language Honduras talks end in failure again Honduran official says post-coup leader ready to accept new president	EU to limit contact with Honduras interim govt Ousted Honduran leader seeks sanctions Lanny Davis and US Policy in Honduras: Roberto Lovato and Andres Thomas Conteris on GRITtv Castro blames Bush appointees for Honduran coup Fidel Castro blames the coup in Honduras on the U.S. Embassy in that Central American country and other American diplomats in the region appointed during the administration of George W. Bush.
Updated July 17
Venezuelan journalists leave Honduras after harassment; domestic media backs coup Ex-Honduran pres. calls for insurrection Deposed Zelaya seeks return to power after military removed him at gunpoint. Honduras night curfew reimposed	Honduran Political Crisis Deepens More than two weeks ago, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was pulled out of bed, in his pajamas, and expelled from the country he governed. Peace talks between Zelaya and the interim government are underway in neighboring Costa Rica. Meanwhile, Hondurans continue to both denounce and support the de-facto government there. Latin America expert Moises Naim, of Foreign Policy magazine, offers an update on the situation. US envoy to Nicaragua denies US support for Honduran coup
Updated July 14
Honduran teachers return to class amid crisis Venezuelan Media Abandon Honduras After Crews Detained by Police Curfew Lifted in Honduras 10 Honduran Police Officers Arrested on Drug Charges	Honduras: 2 Left Activists Murdered Anti-coup demonstrators organise mass protests at Honduras borders
Updated July 9
Zelaya to Discuss Honduras Crisis With Clinton Honduras protesters vow to fight as Zelaya goes to D.C. for talks with Clinton. Honduras: Evidence Suggests Soldiers Shot Into Unarmed Crowd Clashes as Zelaya attempts return (a child around 10-12-years-old has been killed) US aid to Honduras cut; racist FM removed	US suspends $16.5 mln in military aid to Honduras In Rare U.S. Broadcast, Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Discusses Coup, Costa Rica Talks, U.S. Role and More Talks between the ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the leaders of last week’s military coup begin today in Costa Rica. Shortly before leaving Washington DC for Costa Rica, Zelaya sat down with us for a rare U.S. television interview. He discusses how military coup forces forced him out, the upcoming talks in Costa Rica, his domestic policies in Honduras, the role of the United States and more.[includes rush transcript]
Updated July 5
UN official to accompany Honduran president home Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has announced his imminent departure for home to reclaim his post even though the interim government of Honduras is vowing to prevent his plane from landing In Honduran debate over coup, lines between rich and poor never so stark On one side of town near the presidential palace, a river of people wearing neatly pressed jeans and new white T-shirts waved kerchiefs as they ``defended democracy and peace. Honduras warns Nicaragua over border troop movement Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti on Sunday warned Nicaragua to respect its border and said it was willing to defend itself after reporting small groups of Nicaraguan troops were moving near the border. Soldiers, pro-Zelaya supporters clash at Honduras airport (AFP) Soldiers fired tear gas to break up supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya trying to enter the airport in the Honduran capital before his expected return, an AFP journalist witnessed Sunday. Zelaya's Plane Is Redirected The plane of ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was redirected to El Salvador, as the provisional government signaled it would be willing to negotiate a solution to the crisis.	Zelaya ally says Honduras army fires at protesters Honduras Takes Control of Some Media Video shows Honduran troops shooting protesters' bus tires Military coup in Honduras Tinker-Salas: World leaders unified in calls for return to power of kidnapped president Rival demonstrations continue in post-coup Honduras River of protesters enter Honduran capital despite martial law Zelaya's ally arrested in Honduras Venezuela Denies Interpol Arrest Warrant For Deposed Honduras ... US Limits Contact With Honduran Military Honduran military lawyer admits breaking law with coup The military officers who rushed deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya out of the country Sunday committed a crime but will be exonerated for saving the country from mob violence, the army's top lawyer said Honduras Coup General Was Charged in 1993 Auto Theft Ring
Updated July 3
Honduras's Zelaya will visit Washington Wednesday Coupists closed TV station of Honduras's state World Bank pauses lending to Honduras Honduras leaders reject deadline The newly installed government in Honduras rejects international calls to reinstate deposed President Manuel Zelaya. Coup? What coup? President's removal that passed many Hondurans by Leader’s Ouster Not a Coup, Says the Honduran Military Exclusive: ABC News Sits Down With Honduras' New 'President'	Honduran coup summons memories of US plots in Latin America Why Honduras Matters Journalists briefly detained by troops in Honduras EU ambassadors pull out of Honduras DeMint Supports Honduras Military Coup Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has come out in support of the military coup in Honduras, chastising President Obama in a statement for what he calls "a slap in the face to the people" of that country. DeMint argues that President Manuel Zelaya was violating the constitution and the coup was a necessary corrective.
Updated July 1 12am
DN! Coup (1\2) in Honduras Very good video on current coup and the history of Honduras DN! Coup (2\2) in Honduras In the first military coup in Central America in a quarter of a century the Honduran military has ousted the democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Former Parliamentary speaker Roberto Micheletti who was sworn in as Zelayas replacement on Sunday has imposed a two-day nation-wide curfew. But hundreds of Zelaya supporters remain on the streets and shots were fired at protesters near the Presidential palace early Monday morning. We go to Honduras to speak with Honduran medical doctor and award-winning human rights activist, Dr. Juan Almendares and NYU professor of Professor of Latin American History, Greg Grandin. Ousted Honduran Leader Threatened With Arrest Zelaya, defying coup, plans return to Honduras	Honduras's Zelaya will visit Washington Wednesday Coupists closed TV station of Honduras's state World Bank pauses lending to Honduras Honduran coup summons memories of US plots in Latin America Why Honduras Matters Journalists briefly detained by troops in Honduras President of Honduras Calls for Drug Legalization It seems that there is a growing trend in Latin America to openly challenge Washington’s war on drugs. Yesterday, Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, openly called for the legalization of drugs as a way to tackle drug-trafficking violence. The venue for Zelaya’s plea couldn’t be less welcoming: a ministerial summit of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime.
June 30
Honduras president ousted in coup Venezuelan, Cuban, and Nicaraguan Ambassadors to Honduras Kidnapped European Union and Latin American Presidents Condemn Coup d’état in Honduras U.S. says Zelaya is the only president of HondurasThe two officials also reiterated earlier U.S. statements that condemned the Honduran military's takeover and called for a return to the democratic rule of law and a peaceful resolution of the crisis through dialogue.	Video: El ejército toma las calles de la capital de Honduras UPDATE: Honduran President Says He Was 'Brutally Kidnapped' By Military First Overthrow In Central America In 16 Years... "Protests Erupt, Gunshots Heard" Newly Appointed Honduran Leader Resists Pressure To Step Down: 'Nobody Scares Us'