Manuel Zelaya

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Time to Shut Down the School of Americas

Father Roy Bourgeois | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, School of Americas, Romeo Vasquez and School of the Americas, Latin America, San Salvador, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Fort Benning, Gen. Romeo Vasquez, World News

The School of Americas is continuing to train Honduran officers despite claims by the Obama administration that it cut military ties to Honduras. And it's graduates continue to wreak havoc on Latin America.

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Stakes Rise for the United States in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

Read More: Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, Us-Latin-America-Policy, Obama Latin America, Oas, Group of Rio, Hillary Clinton, Honduras Crisis, World News

At the end of October, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated the unprecedented overturning of a coup through dialogue. That assessment has now proved naïve.

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Arturo Valenzuela Confirmed as Asst. Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Lemieux, Latin America, Honduras, Jim Demint, Cuba, Thomas Shannon, Arturo Valenzuela, Western Hemisphere, Manuel Zelaya, Politics News

After a long, messy battle between Senator Jim DeMint and the Obama administration, Senator DeMint removed his holds on two key administration appointees.

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President Obama's Credibility on the Line in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Honduras Zelaya, Hillary Clinton, Thomas Shannon, Barack Obama, State Department, Foreign Policy, World News

The Obama team brokered the accord in Honduras, and got a commitment from the coup leaders. If they go back on it, how much will the Obama administration's word be worth on anything else?

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The Little Coup that Couldn't

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.31.2009 | World

Read More: Democracy, Honduras, Human Rights, Latin America, Coup, State Department, Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Hillary Clinton, Tom Shannon, World News

If the agreement brokered this week holds, Honduran society will have turned the ugly precedent of a modern-day military coup d'etat into an example of the strength of nonviolent grassroots resistance.

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Power Sharing - the Fix-it-All from Honduras to Zimbabwe

Sandip Roy | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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It's good to know they have brokered a power-sharing deal in Honduras. Manuel Zelaya is happy. Roberto Micheletti said he had made a "significant con...

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Honduras: Manuel Zelaya, Government Sign Pact After U.S. Help

AP | ESTEBAN FELIX | Posted 10.31.2009 | World

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A U.S.-brokered agreement that could return ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power was sent to the Honduran Congress on...

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Honduras: Coup D'etat Murder, Mayhem and Lost Civil Liberties

Lys Anzia | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Civil Liberties, Women, Women's Rights, Global Politics, Human Rights, World, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, World News

Due to the current military state of affairs since June, the World Bank has now completely "paused its lending" to Honduras. This means that numerous humanitarian programs aimed at helping women and children have been completely stopped.

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Best Political Halloween Costumes: Put Your Costume Where Your Mouth Is

Katie Halper | Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy

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Wear a fancy suit with a top hat and a cane. Stuff yourself with pillow so you look as bloated as possible. Wear a dollar sign around your neck (you can make it out of tin foil.) You're... Too big to fail.

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Manuel Zelaya "Tortured" By Soldiers Blasting Pig Grunts

guardian.co.uk | Rory Carroll, Latin America Correspondent | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

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Honduran soldiers have blasted recordings of pig grunts and other sound effects at the embassy in which the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, is holed ...

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Against the Odds, Progress in Honduras?

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Negotiations, Honduras Soccer, Manuel Zelaya, World News

Rumors are swirling. Some say that all that remains is for negotiators to agree on the date of Zelaya's return. Others say that both sides have agreed to renounce the presidency.

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Xenophobia and Racism in the Honduran Crisis

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Honduras Crisis, Racism, Anti-Arab Defamation, Manuel Zelaya, Xenophobia, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, World News

The political crisis has brought out the worst in Honduras. Since the day of the coup, June 28, a frightening nationalist sentiment, xenophobia and racism have been on display.

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Soccer and the Political Crisis in Honduras

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Crisis, Roberto Micheletti, Us Beats Honduras Soccer, World Cup, Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, World News

Hondurans had high hopes for two things last week: qualifying for the World Cup and settling the political crisis. Unfortunately for the Hondurans, they came up short in both.

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Anti-Jewish Statements Raise Concern After Honduras Coup

AP | BEN FOX | Posted 10.05.2009 | Home

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Jewish civil rights organization is expressing alarm over conspiracy theories claiming Jews and Israel aided the ouste...

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Giving Aaron Schock a Pass on Honduras and DeMint

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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I suspect that Rep. Schock is going down to check out what is real and what is not in the mess of the Honduras coup and its aftermath -- but Jim DeMint is going down to "meddle."

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The Rural Population is the Third Face of Honduras in this Crisis

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 10.01.2009 | World

Read More: Rural Communities, Honduras Crisis, Repression in Latin America, Manuel Zelaya, Political Patronage, Roberto Micheletti Honduras, World News

The third, rural face of Honduras virtually never protests and maintains little contact with political institutions except when handouts arrive at peasants' doorsteps, sometimes in exchange for votes.

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Honduran Leaders Fumble, Crisis Worsens

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

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In the current Honduran stand-off, Roberto Micheletti and Manuel Zelaya have shown themselves to be political novices without the maturity and intellect to guide this country out of this crisis.

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How Much Repression Will Hillary Clinton Support in Honduras?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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The United States has been the only major country to maintain an ambassador in Honduras throughout the dictatorship, and has also maintained a deafening silence about the repression there.

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Honduras Allows Relief, But Military Digs In

Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Zelaya, Micheletti, Coup, Central America, Revolution, Roberto Micheletti, Manuel Zelaya, World News

Today's curfew lift will reveal much. If the majority of the country remains quiet and orderly there might be a mellowing of the situation. If clashes erupt, the crisis will spiral.

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Honduras Leader Zelaya: "Mercenaries" Are Out To Kill Me

McClatchy | Frances Robles | Miami Herald | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- It's been 89 days since Manuel Zelaya was booted from power. He's sleeping on chairs, and he said his throat is sore from tox...

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Clinton, Act to Avoid a Massacre in Honduras

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

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Clinton continues to make statements divorced from the current dire reality in Honduras. Today the reality is that the Armed Forces under the coup regime are carrying out not just a "provocation" but a brutal attack on protesters.

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The Only Way Out For Honduras

Adam Isacson | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras, Obama Latin America Policy, Democracy, Civil-Military Relations, Manuel Zelaya, Foreign Policy, World News

The amount of international pressure must increase now that Zelaya is back. And it must include absolute clarity that an election held under the coup government's auspices will be considered illegitimate.

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Zelaya's Honduras Return: Salvaging Democracy Will Be Tricky

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

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Manuel Zelaya, the ousted leader of Honduras who was overthrown in a right-wing military coup in June, has made an incredible political gamble.

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Zelaya Returns Through Bold Direct Action

Tom Hayden | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Roberto Micheletti, Foreign Affairs, Manuel Zelaya, Costa Rica, Honduras, San Andreas Agreement, U.S. State Department, Hillary Clinton, World News

Zelaya traveled over the Nicaraguan border and followed back roads with a small security force until reaching the Brazilian embassy in Teguchigalpa, undetected all the way by the coup government.

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