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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-06-09 10:50 AM
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Ousted Honduran President brings his story to DC, receives a deceptive response from US State Dept.



Ousted Honduran President brings his story to DC, receives a deceptive response from US State Dept.

The resistance to the military coup in Honduras has entered its 71st straight day of direct action in the streets of that country. Meanwhile, the United States Department of State still has yet to officially declare the events a 'military coup', an identification that would require, under US law, the cutting of all financial aid and diplomatic ties. For this reason and others, Manuel Zelaya came back to Washington to get additional commitments from Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

While Clinton did make some commitments on suspending more visas and not recognizing the upcoming elections in Honduras, the story of the US involvement in resolving the coup is still dominated by the support the US provides to the de facto regime. This was further deepened by the revelation that the International Monetary Fund, itself largely controlled by the US Treasury Department, has allocated $150 million to the coup government. Zelaya spoke to George Washington University about his view of Honduran democracy and why that led to his forced expulsion from his country.

http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4182

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http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=74&jumival=408

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