21 August, 2009

For United, Any Victory Would Help
Washington Post
The mood has grown darker in the past week following a woeful road trip marred by individual shortcomings, a simmering locker room situation in Honduras and …
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article/2009/08/20/AR2009082003802.html

Would-be Zelaya successor is Honduras coup’s other victim
McClatchy Washington Bureau
By Tyler Bridges | McClatchy Newspapers TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Elvin Santos, a 46-year-old construction company executive with a political pedigree and a …
www.mcclatchydc.com/homepage/story/74112.html

Police brutality rampant in Honduras, amnesty report says
CNN International
(CNN) — In the seven weeks since the military-backed bloodless coup in Honduras, several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have …
edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/
08/19/honduras.amnesty.report/

Honduras suspends relations with Argentina
CNN International
(CNN) — Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week.…
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/18/honduras.argentina.relations/

Coup Catalyzes Honduran Women’s Movement
IRC’s Americas Program
On the morning of June 28, women’s organizations throughout Honduras were preparing to promote a yes vote on the national survey to hold a Constitutional …
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Honduras May be Jenkins’ Final Destination
TMZ.com
We’ve learned Ryan Jenkins — the “potential suspect” in the murder of his wife, Jasmine Fiore — has deep ties to an island off Honduras. …
www.tmz.com/2009/08/20/ryan-jenkins-model-
murder-jasmine-fiore-honduras-canada-extradition/

Amnesty: Honduras Photos and Protestor Testimonies Show Extent of …
Monthly Review
by Robert Naiman There has been very little attention in the US press to repression in Honduras under the coup regime. Hopefully, that will now change: …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/naiman200809.html

Honduras sets deadline for Argentine diplomats
AFP
TEGUCIGALPA — The military-backed regime in Honduras has given Argentine diplomats until Friday to leave the country, the latest escalation in a tit-for-tat …
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ALeqM5gRph3VF9zCy8xG34M0NgO2dOGayg

First Hand Account of Week of National and Int’l. Resistance by …
By hcvanalysis
Report on a Week of National and International Resistance Beginning August 11, the National Front Against the Coup in Honduras called for a week of resistance. Thousands of people mobilized from all over Honduras to participate in …
hondurasoye.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/first-hand-account-of-
week-of-national-and-intl-resistance-by-alexy-lanza-la-voz-de-
los-de-abajo/

Honduras post-coup mediation moves to Washington – Democratic …
International diplomatic moves to defuse the crisis in Honduras after a June 28 military coup that ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya have moved to the U.S. capital as Obama administration officials seek clarifications from the de …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/
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Honduras coup, Act III Day 28 Mercury Rising
By Charles II
The U.S. State Department’s 2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report acknowledges the government of Honduras for its ongoing cooperation with the United States on counternarcotics efforts, noting that successful joint …
phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/8523/

Honduras Military Coup Engineered By 2 US Companies? | War On You …
By WarOnYou
Honduras Military Coup Engineered By 2 US Companies? By John Perkins 8-19-9 I recently visited Central America. Everyone I talked with there was.
waronyou.com/topics/honduras-military
-coup-engineered-by-2-us-companies/

The Anti-Coup Caravan: The Honduran Resistance Goes Out on the …
By hcvanalysis
It was a caravan stretching way into the distance that consisted of members of the Honduran Resistance. Having endured many 6pm to 6am curfews, it must have felt good to get in the car, crank up the radio, and scream your guts out. …
hondurasoye.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/the-anti-
coup-caravan-the-honduran-resistance-goes-out-on-the-town/

20 August, 2009

Man pleads not guilty in NY to selling weapons
Reuters
Jamal Yousef, also known as Talal Hassan Ghantou, was transferred to New York on Wednesday after serving a prison sentence on separate charges in Honduras. …
www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE57I6OS20090819

Amnesty: Honduran coup gov’t persecuting opponents
The Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The rights group Amnesty International is alleging widespread abuse of protesters demanding the return of the Honduran president …
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jAkMGKIUDg_ngUiZboxQbYj5_DPwD9A66S5O0

Report: Honduran leaders are arresting, abusing protesters
Christian Science Monitor
Amnesty International says Honduran interim authorities conducted mass arrests and beatings of those who support ousted President Manuel Zelaya.…
www.csmonitor.com/2009/0819/p06s09-woam.html

Migrant children’s risky trips to US in new film
Reuters
Most of the children in Honduras, they grow up with that idea,” Kevin says in “Which Way Home,” a film that will be broadcast on US cable network HBO Monday …
www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE57I4S520090819

Latin leftists fear a Honduras coup domino effect
The Associated Press
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. …
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gTyfJbgAI1lKkjwZqvSa3013i_ZwD9A6241O0

Honduras: Amnesty International releases photos of protesters …
Examiner.com
19, Amnesty International published a series of photos and testimonies on alleged ill treatment by police and military of protesters in the Honduran capital …
www.examiner.com/x-17196-South-America-Policy-Examiner~
y2009m8d19-Honduras-Amnesty-International-releases-photos
-of-protesters-injured-by-riot-police

WORLD at 0400 GMT
Newsday
Honduras orders expulsion of Argentine diplomats. US-COLOMBIA-BASES. Clinton seeks to reassure Latin America on US-Colombia agreement. BRAZIL-NIXON-ALLENDE. …
www.newsday.com/world-at-0400-gmt-1.1378687

Traveling to Honduras
Southern California InFocus
By Nuran Alteir, IFN Contributing Reporter When I told my friends what my plans for the summer were, the first thing they said was, “Honduras? …
www.infocusnews.net/content/view/38485/135/

A Lovely Promise: Honduras elections in the U.S.
By Nell
Tegucigalpa, 19 August (PL) – Despite rejection internally and by the international community, the de facto government of Honduras continues to prepare for the general elections scheduled for this November. …
alovelypromise.blogspot.com/2009/08/honduras-elections-in-us.html

War News Updates: Should Latin Leftists Fear A Honduras Coup …
By Bookyards
In this June 29, 2009 file photo, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales, left, Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya, second left, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega, third left, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, fourth left, …
warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2009/08
/should-latin-leftists-fear-honduras.html

Double Standard for HONDURAS & IRAN – US Message Board – Political …
By gautama
This Honduras thingy brings out the larger issue of the twisted and convoluted logic that is used by Libtards nationally, and locally….such as on this Forum. What gets me is that people like them probably go about making reasonably …
www.usmessageboard.com/politics/85483-
double-standard-for-honduras-and-iran.html

Honduras: Military Is Accused of Abuses – Democratic Underground
Amnesty International, in a report to be released Wednesday, accuses the Honduran military and police of using beatings and mass arrests to punish protesters for opposing the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya in June. …
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Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists …
By Alexandra Olson
Latin leftists fear a Honduras coup domino effectTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras —
Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike …
blog.taragana.com/n/increasingly-a-fait-accompli-honduras-
coup-leaves-other-leftists-fearing-they-could-be-next-143963/