Jul 23 2009
Hondurans Work From Inside To Reverse Coup
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is set to announce his second return attempt to his country despite threats of an immediate arrest by the interim opposition government of Roberto Micheletti. Central America’s first military coup since the Cold War came after Zelaya angered Congress with a push for constitutional changes to allow presidential re-election. In office since 2006, Zelaya has also upset conservative elites with his growing alliance with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. The interim Honduran government went as far as to order Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country. In an address to the UN general assembly Zelaya stated, “we want to return to Honduras to look for solutions, it will be a peaceful return.” The European Union, meanwhile, warned on Tuesday that if talks to end the crisis (mediated by Costa Rican President Arias) fail, it may impose further sanctions against Honduras. The EU has already frozen $92 million in aid to the country. The United Nations and the Organization of American States have also condemned the coup and are calling for the immediate return of Manuel Zelaya to power.
GUEST: Breny Mendoza, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at Cal State Northridge
One Response to “Hondurans Work From Inside To Reverse Coup”
Is there an official boycott against Chiquita (formerly United Fruit) and Dole over their support of the coup? (See:http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/21/from_arbenz_to_zelaya_chiquita_in).
Some of us have already been boycotting them, but this might be a chance to step it up. And as an American, this seems to me like the most leverage I have in regards to the coup.
If there is a boycott, please report on it.
(And as reported here: http://i2.democracynow.org/2009/7/15/honduras U.S. apparel companies, including Fruit of the Loom and Hanes, are supporting the coup, too.)