America will not prove its openness through hosting the Olympics, but by engaging in diplomacy It must be difficult for Barack Obama to hear the words ‘no you can’t’, but that was exactly what he had to face today as the IOC chose Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics over his hometown of [...]
Hugo Chavez has a long memory. Himself the victim of a right-wing coup backed by the country’s elite, it is hardly surprising that the Venezuelan leader has been amongst the most vocal supporters of protesters in Honduras struggling to restore Manuel Zelaya, the leftist president ousted in a military coup last week. As Zelaya attempted [...]
First off, I must say that I have been genuinely surprised and impressed by Obama’s forthright opposition to the military coup against the elected president of Honduras. Over the past hundred years Democrat and Republican presidents have been somewhat alike in supporting anti-democratic action against left leaning regimes in Latin America. The response of the independent, [...]
Just a little tip: if you want up to the minute news on whats going on in Honduras – which we really aren’t getting from mainstream sources – go to http://www.narconews.com/
