The U.S. envoy to Honduras, Craig Kelly, reiterated today support for the elections of November 29th as part of the solution “to the crisis in Honduras”. “An important part of the solution to move forward are the Honduran elections,” said the Undersecretary of State who arrived in Tegucigalpa on Tuesday. “Nobody has the right to […]
The anti-sweatshop movement at dozens of American universities, from Georgetown to U.C.L.A., has had plenty of idealism and energy, but not many victories. Until now. The often raucous student movement announced on Tuesday that it had achieved its biggest victory by far. Its pressure tactics persuaded one of the nation’s leading sportswear companies, Russell Athletic, […]
QUESTION: On Honduras, Senator Kerry’s – one of his spokespersons recently said that when Thomas Shannon said that the U.S. would recognize the winner of the November 29th elections, even if Zelaya was not to be put back into power beforehand, that that was undermining the deal that had been reached? Can you respond to […]
The following is an interpretation and translation of an article appearing in the Honduran Newspaper, “El Heraldo”. The original article (spanish) can be read here. A solitary Manuel Zelaya, a refugee without power in an embassy of another country, has decided he will not comply with the agreement that his own delegates signed. The former […]
PRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA Del Escritorio de Señor Presidente Tegucigalpa, 14 de Noviembre de 2009 S. E. BARACK OBAMA PRESIDENTE EEUU Washington D. C. Estimado Presidente Obama: Cuando nos reunimos por primera vez el 8 de julio con la Secretaria de Estado Clinton después del Golpe de Estado se dejo claro ante mi y ante […]