Beware of the Not-So-Hidden Agendas In Honduras
By admin | Jul 4, 2009
Comments OffHonduras presents the Obama administration with its first real Latin American crisis. Since the 1981 return of civilian rule, Honduras has regarded itself as a friend of the U.S. In the ’80s, it allowed the Nicaraguan Resistance or “Contras” to operate from base camps there. It lent troops for Operation Iraqi Freedom and continues to [...]
Two Hondurans Headed for Clash
By admin | Jul 1, 2009
The two presidents of Honduras were headed on a collision course Tuesday, as the president ousted by a coup vowed to return and his replacement threatened to arrest him the minute he lands. Neither side seemed willing to bend in a looming confrontation that is the first test of the Obama administration’s diplomacy and clout [...]
