Honduras' Coup Congress Erases Five Basic Liberties
The coup defenders are afraid of losing their "freedoms." But today, in one fell swoop their leaders erased those very freedoms, atop all the other ones they've already burned alive.
The coup defenders are afraid of losing their "freedoms." But today, in one fell swoop their leaders erased those very freedoms, atop all the other ones they've already burned alive.
Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011
Less than seven months into the Obama administration, promise of progress in U.S.-Latin American relations is now at risk because of a ham-handed response to the June 28 military coup in Honduras.
Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011
(updated below - Update II - Update III) This morning, as political and financial leaders from around the world convene at the World Economic Forum, ...
Anne Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011
Why would a woman like Her Highness Sheikha Mozah, second wife of the Amir of Qatar, who doesn't have to work another day in her life, choose to work every day of her life?
Carmen Burcea-Haber | Posted 05.25.2011
A man wearing civilian clothes was firing a Kalashnikov right next to us, aiming up at a building. We were herded again to another position and we ran, jumping over pools of blood.
Laura Carlsen | Posted 05.25.2011
The U.S. State Department has not issued a formal statement to Congress acknowledging the military coup in Honduras. Millions in U.S. money continue to flow to the coup regime.
Nelson P. Valdes | Posted 05.25.2011
Congress and Courts belong to the rich and powerful who also control the military in cooperation with the Pentagon. Washington provided aid.
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011
No matter how one feels about the recent events in Honduras that saw the elected president, Manuel Zelaya arrested and then deported, the word "departed" does not describe his removal.
Al Giordano | Posted 05.25.2011