Tag archive for ‘Latin America’
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Oliver Stone – “It’s the same story in Afghanistan, Iraq and South America”
There’s an excellent, revealing interview with Oliver Stone in the Observer today, published to coincide with the British launch of his new film South of the Border about the rise of the left in Latin America.
Over many years Stone has conducted a relentless examination of power and politics in his own country and how the USA takes its place in the world. I recently watched Wall Street for the first time in years. The Observer’s Carole Cadwalladr is right to [...] -
Honduras election is a sham – don’t legitimise it
After the leaders of the military-backed coup in Honduras ripped up an agreement with the elected President of the country, Manuel Zelaya, opponents of the coup demanded that forthcoming elections in the country could not be supported. Honduras first needs to be restored to normality so that a democratic election can take place, not a charade. No fair or democratic election can take place in the circumstances that prevail in Honduras at present.
But the elections are being steamrollered through regardless. [...] -
International action needed as Honduras coup rips up power-sharing agreement
Last week it seemed that a victory had been secured in Honduras over the military coup that had removed the President, Manuel Zelaya. The coup leaders had agreed a deal for power-sharing that would take the country forward to elections.
The Tegucigalpa-San Jose agreement set out the priority of returning to constitutional order, and requires the need to “return the holder of executive power to its pre-June 28 state through to January 27, 2010, which marks the end of the term [...] -
New on Labourlist: Honduras coup rips up powersharing deal
Last week I posted on the changing situation in Honduras. The military-backed coup had signed a power-sharing agreement that would enable the country to move forward on an agreed basis towards elections.
However, conditions quickly went into reverse. The coup government of Roberto Micheletti ripped up the deal and refused to have the ousted President, Manuel Zelaya, in the power-sharing government.
Thus the situation is now as before – the coup remains in place.
The danger is that this new scenario may be [...] -
“Nobody here surrenders” – Honduras coup defeated
Excellent news from Honduras, where the coup against President Zelaya has finally failed. The leaders of the military-backed take-over have agreed to sign a power-sharing agreement ahead of elections.
The coup government was met with sustained opposition from supporters of democracy in Honduras and from an international campaign in support of Zelaya’s restoration.
It is a significant defeat for anti-democratic forces in central and Latin America, which would have been emboldened by a successful coup in Honduras. It indicates that is possible [...] -
Honduras coup – condemnation must be followed by action
Barack Obama has repeatedly made it clear that he wishes to see better US relations with central and Latin America. This Sunday’s military coup in Honduras is the first coup in Latin America since President Obama was elected – the first test of US policy towards central and Latin America on his watch.
President Manuel Zelaya Rosales, was kidnapped by the military, removed from his home by force, prevented from communicating with the outside world for several hours and then violently [...]
