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A talk with Cardinal Jaime Ortega

Cuba Daily, Aug 31, 2010 / This video shows a local tv program in Honduras.

Crisis in Honduras: labor takes hold

People's Weekly World, Aug 30, 2010 / Now a teachers' strike is targeting the government of President Porfirio Lobo, legacy of last year's U.S.-assisted, right-wing coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya.

Honduras Coup Reveals Fragility of Latin American Democracy

Venezuelanalysis.com - Venezuela, Aug 09, 2010 / The fragility of democracy in Latin America was revealed late last month when the democratically elected president of Honduras, José Manuel Zelaya, was ousted by the army and exiled to neighbouring Costa Rica. Significantly, this coup which also forced out Zelaya's cabinet was backed by a large section of the members of the Congress, including many of the president's own party, as well as the judges of the Supreme Court.

Honduran Junta Murdering Journalists

SF Bay Area Indymedia, Aug 02, 2010 / Orchestrated by Washington, it discussed the June 28, 2009 coup, Honduran soldiers arresting President Manuel Zelaya at gunpoint, exiling him to Costa Rica, obstructing his return, committing widespread killings and human rights abuses, conducting a sham November 2009 election under martial law, installing Porfirio (Pepe) Lobo Sosa president on January 27, 2010, the Obama administration's man in Honduras, succeeding interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, using death squad terror to solidify coup d'etat rule, what most Hondurans oppose and want ended.

Mexico, Chile recognize Honduran government

NBC - KRIST 6 News - Corpus Christi TX, Jul 31, 2010 / MEXICO CITY (AP) Mexico and Chile are formally recognizing the government of Honduran President Porfirio Lobo a year after his predecessor was ousted by a military-backed coup.

Honduras judge drops 2 charges against ex-leader

The Herald - Rock Hill SC, Jul 24, 2010 / A Honduran judge has dropped abuse of power charges against ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

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Quotes

  • " The working class, employed, unemployed, and underemployed, in rural areas and in cities, must feel itself unified and must identify with this struggle. "

    People's Weekly World, Aug 30, 2010
  • " We are all workers, all of us who work for salaries and other compensations "

    People's Weekly World, Aug 30, 2010
  • " Turning back all the laws, decrees, regulations we took [as President] to benefit the people. "

    People's Weekly World, Aug 30, 2010
  • " We encourage all of those in leadership in Honduras to take a sensitive, comprehensive and sustained approach to the task ahead. Truth-telling is a necessary but not sufficient basis for reconciliation. "

    UN News Center, Jul 29, 2010
  • " The commissioners have a grave responsibility before them, but theirs is only one small part of the effort needed to heal the Honduran nation "

    UN News Center, Jul 29, 2010
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Wikipedia

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born 20 September 1952) is a politician who was President of Honduras from 27 January 2006 until 28 June 2009. The eldest son of a wealthy businessman, he inherited his father's nickname "Mel," and, before entering politics, was involved in his family's logging and timber businesses.

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