The video (warning: contains graphic images of lethal violence), caught randomly on a warehouse security camera, is chilling.Five young men walk down a quiet street in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. A big black SUV pulls up, followed by a second vehicle. Two masked men with...
With Increased US Aid, Honduras Militarizes Anti-Drug Fight
TEGUCIGALPA - The United States appears to be strengthening its anti-drug strategy in Central America, whose focus in the case of Honduras will include military operations with troops from both countries, to begin in the jungle region of Mosquitia on the Atlantic...
US Appeals for Calm in Honduras, Repeats Support for Zelaya
Confirming that that exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has secretly returned to Tegucigalpa, the U.S. State Department Monday appealed for calm and reiterated its recognition that he is the legitimate president. "We have confirmed that he is in Honduras....
State Dept Condemns Honduran ‘Coup d’Etat,’ Curtails Aid
Frustrated by the continued intransigence of the Honduran regime that ousted President Manuel Zelaya, the U.S. State Department followed through Wednesday on threats to cut off aid to Honduras. "Restoration of the terminated assistance will be predicated upon a...
US Tightens Screws on Honduras
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has revoked the visas of four senior officials of the de facto government in Honduras, the State Department announced Tuesday, in what was seen as the first of a series of new steps Washington is considering to force...
The Honduran Coup and the Clinton Connection
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Honduras: Dictatorships and Double Standards Revisited
When the Honduran military deposed President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday, in an incident that stirred memories of Cold War military coups in Latin America, it also seems to have caused at least some foreign policy commentators here to revert to positions reminiscent of...