So glad he's working on this. If the police had to complain we can only imagine.

who beats and kills 'leftists'? Aren't they our most favorite allies in these countries? It's hard to believe that our Government with all the money they have at their disposal, didn't already know where the money would go.

Besides, it's a bit ironic to be outraged over this money. We give money to many dictators, to genocidal dictators, like Karamov in Uzbekistan and no one says a word.

Anyhow, I'm glad they have been forced to at least pretend they care about humanitarian issues.

Violating Own Laws, US Backs Alleged Death Squads in Honduras
John Glaser, March 28, 2013

US support for Honduran security forces has skyrocketed since the military coup took place there in 2009. Washington’s own commando-style troops have been working closely with Honduran police in training and weapons procurement, even as reports of extra-judicial killings, disappearances and other human rights abuses have increased.

Recently, allegations that US-backed security forces are essentially running death squads have reached such a fever pitch that Washington was forced to respond. The State Department this week reassured the public that taxpayer money “only goes to specially vetted and trained units that don’t operate under the direct supervision of a police chief once accused of extrajudicial killings and ‘social cleansing,’” reports The Associated Press.

That police chief is one Juan Carlos Bonilla, who has been accused of, and in one case tried for, extra-judicial killings and disappearances of dozens of people. While US and Honduran officials promise US support doesn’t go to any forces under Bonilla’s command, evidence suggests otherwise.

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Last November, forces that were “trained, vetted and equipped by the US government” chased down and murdered a Honduran teenager. In June, DEA agents and Honduran security forces killed a suspected drug dealer who allegedly reached for his gun when they came after him. And in May before that, DEA agents cooperated with Honduran security forces in the killing of four civilians, including two pregnant women, in an incident US officials later described as a mistake.

More:
http://antiwar.com/blog/2013/03/28/violating-own-laws-us-backs-alleged-death-squads-in-honduras/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AWCBlog+%28Antiwar.com+Blog%29

... to improve their war on the poors and the left. It's disgusting now to recall media outlets such as "The Washington Post" declaring things like "Honduras just want an election" to justify the coup. And, of course, they won't even bother commenting how they defended the guys who turned Honduras most violent place on Earth. They'll just forget about printing on Honduras and move on, after accomplishing their mission.

Very glad to see Mr. Leahy's action.

Honduran Police State Repression
By Stephen Lendman
3/28/2013 at 13:33:27

Honduras is a fascist police state.

On June 28, 2009, Obama colluded with Honduran fascists. With US approval and support, they ousted Honduras' democratically elected president.

Manuel Zelaya was arrested at home. Security forces confronted him at gunpoint.

Junta rule replaced him. Porfirio (Pepe) Lobo Sosa heads Honduras' government. It's illegitimate.
State terror is policy. The infamous CIA-created Battalion 316 was reactivated. In the 1980s, death squads disappeared, tortured, and murdered regime opponents.

A state of siege exists. Human rights violations are horrific. Killings, beatings, disappearances, and intimidation are commonplace.

Human rights workers, trade unionists, journalists, and other regime opponents are targeted. Honduras is Latin America's murder capital. It's a virtual free-fire zone. It's unsafe to live in.

More:
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Honduran-Police-State-Repr-by-Stephen-Lendman-130328-853.html