Podcast appearances and mentions of Manuel Zelaya

John Perkins is a storyteller. His stories tell of his work as an economic hit man, creator of a death economy that is polluting and consuming itself into extinction. He has served as advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and government and business leaders across the globe. “You know, my job was pretty easy, generally speaking, because I was offering the president of a country or his finance minister, whoever, a big loan. And the fact that this loan would help him and his family, his friends – they owned the businesses in most cases – they were the ones who benefited from big infrastructure” “They knew that if they didn't accept this deal, the people we call the jackals would come in and they would either overthrow or assassinate the President, whoever was responsible. And, you know, the United States has admitted to this over and over. Allende in Chile, Mossadegh in Iran, Lumumba in the Congo. My two clients. We haven't admitted to that one yet, but we have admitted to Diem in Vietnam and more recently [Manuel] Zelaya in Honduras. We've admitted to these things.” For seven out of his ten years as an economic hit man, John believed what he was taught in business school: to help a poor country pull itself out of poverty, you invest heavily in infrastructure. Statistically this can be shown to increase the country's economy – its GDP and GDP per capita. Per capita implies that everybody in the country is participating, but that's just not true. “GDP primarily measures how well the wealthy are doing and the big corporations.” John's insights are not merely theoretical; they are rooted in personal experience. In other episodes of this podcast, we've talked about cycles of debt that sink global South nations into dire poverty. In this conversation, John recounts the manipulative tactics for securing lucrative contracts for US corporations across the globe, thus creating these debt traps. To repair the damage, John urges a radical shift towards a ‘life economy'—one that focuses on sustainability, equity, and regeneration. John Perkins served as Chief Economist at a major consulting firm and was advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, and government and business leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States. Before that, he apprenticed with shamans when he lived in the Amazon rainforest from 1968 to 1971 and has since studied with shamans from many different cultures. His eleven books on economics, shamanism, and transformation include the Confessions of an Economic Hit Man trilogy; Shapeshifting; The World Is as You Dream It; and Touching the Jaguar. They have been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 70 weeks, sold millions of copies, and are published in at least 38 languages. https://johnperkins.org/

Está no ar o 3º episódio da nova temporada da série Caminhos Latinos e o país abordado é Honduras. Na Parte 1, o Prof. Fabio Luis (UNIFESP) fala sobre o papel de Honduras durante a insurgência na região no fim da Guerra Fria, o golpe que derrubou Manuel Zelaya em 2009 e o processo que levou o país em direção a um narcoestado. Na Parte 2, Rafael Lima (PPELA-UNAM) entrevista Fabricio Estrada (Diretor Geral de Cooperação Internacional - SRE Honduras), que fala sobre os desafios do governo de Xiomara Castro no aspecto produtivo, as motivações que levaram ao fim do Tratado de Extradições entre Honduras e Estados Unidos e as possíveis contribuições da Integração Latino-Americana para o país. Apresentação: Rafael Lima Edição: Carolina Ferreira Realização: Pulso Latino Podcast, Programa Realidades Latino-Americanas e Berta Coletivo Latino-Americanista.

Marcelo Favalli é um jornalista especializado em assuntos internacionais. Ao longo de seus mais de 25 anos de carreira, cobriu eventos de enorme importância para a geopolítica latino-americana, como o julgamento de Alberto Fujimori, dit4dor do Peru, e o golpe que tirou Manuel Zelaya da presidência de Honduras. Assista a este episódio do podcast e conheça mais sobre a carreira e os feitos de Marcelo. #MarceloFavalli #jornalistas #relaçõesinternacionais #peru #latinoamericanos #podcast Confira mais conteúdos do canal Investigação Criminal: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=RDCMUCDN9trGkW4NiznUCUhHcSmg&playnext=1 CUPOM INSIDER: INVESTIGACAO15. ACESSE A LOJA: https://creators.insiderstore.com.br/InvestigacaoCriminalDiaCliente2024 Para ser MEMBRO DO CANAL, clique no link abaixo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDN9trGkW4NiznUCUhHcSmg/join Adquira os produtos da nossa loja oficial: https://shop.medialand.com.br/ Número de denúncias: 11 97082 - 2386

On June 28, 2009, democratically elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by a military coup. In response to Zelaya's push for a poll to gauge public interest in constitutional changes, the Honduran Supreme Court ordered the military to arrest him. He was then sent to Costa Rica in his pajamas.The coup led to nearly 13 years of right-wing rule, marked by collusion with drug trafficking organizations, widespread privatization, violence, repression, and a significant migrant exodus. During this period, the Honduran left organized a strong resistance movement. In 2022, Xiomara Castro, Zelaya's wife and a leader of the anti-coup resistance, was elected president, signaling a major shift in the country's history.In this episode of Deconstructed, Zelaya sits down for an exclusive interview with journalist José Olivares to discuss the 15th anniversary of the coup, the ensuing resistance movement, the right-wing and drug trafficking organizations' control, and the U.S. government's role and influence. Host Ryan Grim and Olivares delve into Zelaya's interview, recent developments in Honduran history, and present the full Spanish-language interview with Zelaya.Deconstructed is a production of Drop Site News. This program was brought to you by a grant from The Intercept.To read the full English-language transcript of Zelaya's interview, visit DropSiteNews.com or TheIntercept.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In June 2009, Honduras faced a devastating coup that shattered the country's fragile democracy and sunk the country into violence, repression, and a decade-long narco-dictatorship. But the people fought back.In this episode, host Michael Fox dives into the tremendous resistance to the 2009 coup. He also looks at the government of Manuel Zelaya, the Latin America Pink Tide movement of the 2000s, and the push back from Honduran elites and the United States. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.Guests:Bertha Oliva, COFADEHGrahame Russell, Rights ActionAdrienne PineFelix MolinaJesse FreestonKaren SpringAlex Main, CEPREdited by Heather Gies.Sound design by Gustavo Türck.Voice Actors: Andalusia K. SoloffTheme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfoxClick here to watch Jesse Freeston's documentary, Resistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley. Karen Spring is currently covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.The Real News NetworkDonate: therealnews.com/uts-pod-donateSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/uts-pod-subscribeLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-real-news-podcast--2952221/support.

In June 2009, a devastating coup shattered Honduras's fragile democracy and sunk the country into violence, repression, and a decade-long narco-dictatorship. But the people fought back.In this episode, host Michael Fox dives into the tremendous resistance to the 2009 coup. He looks at the government of ousted president Manuel Zelaya, the Latin America Pink Tide movement of the 2000s, and the push back against Zelaya from Honduran elites and the United States. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened—a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.Guests: Bertha Oliva, COFADEHGrahame Russell, Rights ActionAdrienne PineFelix MolinaJesse FreestonKaren SpringAlex Main, CEPR Edited by Heather Gies.Sound design by Gustavo Türck.Theme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfoxWatch Jesse Freeston's documentary, Resistencia, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/resistenciacp Karen Spring is currently covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.Read NACLA: nacla.orgSupport NACLA: nacla.org/donateFollow NACLA on X: https://twitter.com/NACLA

In June 2009, Honduras faced a devastating coup that shattered the country's fragile democracy and sunk the country into violence, repression, and a decade-long narco-dictatorship. But the people fought back.In this episode, host Michael Fox dives into the tremendous resistance to the 2009 coup. He also looks at the government of Manuel Zelaya, the Latin America Pink Tide movement of the 2000s, and the push back from Honduran elites and the United States. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode looking at the 2009 coup in Honduras and the aftermath.Under the Shadow is a new investigative narrative podcast series that walks back in time, telling the story of the past by visiting momentous places in the present. In each episode, host Michael Fox takes us to a location where something historic happened — a landmark of revolutionary struggle or foreign intervention. Today, it might look like a random street corner, a church, a mall, a monument, or a museum. But every place he takes us was once the site of history-making events that shook countries, impacted lives, and left deep marks on the world.Hosted by Latin America-based journalist Michael Fox.This podcast is produced in partnership between The Real News Network and NACLA.Guests:Bertha Oliva, COFADEHGrahame Russell, Rights ActionAdrienne PineFelix MolinaJesse FreestonKaren SpringAlex Main, CEPREdited by Heather Gies.Sound design by Gustavo Türck.Voice Actors: Andalusia K. SoloffTheme music by Monte Perdido. Other music from Blue Dot Sessions.Follow and support journalist Michael Fox or Under the Shadow at https://www.patreon.com/mfoxClick here to watch Jesse Freeston's documentary, Resistance, about the campesino struggle in the Aguan Valley. Karen Spring is currently covering the New York trial of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez. Visit Honduras Now for updates, or follow @springkj and @HondurasNow on Twitter.The Real News NetworkDonate: therealnews.com/uts-pod-donateSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/uts-pod-subscribeLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnewsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/under-the-shadow--5958129/support.

Hello Interactors,This is the last post on economics for 2023. Next up for winter is human behavior. This post bridges where we left off with traditional colonial nation-states by talking about how similar philosophies are motivating the formation of neocolonial micro-states. What causes people to seek freedom in new places by limiting the freedom of those found in such places?Let's dig in…THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESSIn 2009 the venture capitalist, techno-optimist, and libertarian political activist Peter Thiel ‘reasoned'. “[he] no longer believes freedom and democracy are compatible.” He said, “The great task for libertarians is to find an escape from politics in all its forms.” Back then Thiel was introducing his ‘seasteading' project — building or repurposing platforms in ocean waters not covered by international law as micro-nations. He continues to lead his friends and followers, like tech mogul Marc Andreessen, toward these promised lands. They seek sophisticated legal spaces opportunistically drawn inside pre-existing territories with curious jurisdictions, legal structures, and rights. They take on names like ‘innovation hubs' or ‘high-tech parks' — techno-libertarian utopian ‘enclaves' and ‘havens' for those willing to adopt and adhere to their techno-optimist religion.My last two posts talked about the creation of nation-states by powerful governments over the centuries and how they contributed to the current wars in Ukraine and Palestine. But there are also battles in the courtroom between these neocolonial libertarian venture capitalists and the people resisting colonization. This is why, as The Economist says, these libertarian colonies “will have their own government, write their own laws, manage their own currency and, eventually, hold their own elections.” And they have the backing of powerful European and U.S. governments. Sound familiar? The original European colonial nation-states were qausi-governmental entities conceived by rich and powerful private entities to further enrich themselves — often at the expense of local people and land. It's a concept that emerged out the European Enlightenment boosted by new scientific discoveries, technologies, and philosophies.Thinkers like John Locke advocated for the concept of natural rights, including life, liberty, and property, which belonged inherently to individuals. These ideas inspired people to seek places where they could express personal autonomy and the freedom to pursue one's own goals and desires free of rule. This contrasted with long held beliefs that placed collective or communal goals above individual aspirations.The Enlightenment is also often associated with the Age of Reason. Influential philosophers like René Descartes and Immanuel Kant emphasized the role of reason in understanding the world and making decisions. They argued that individuals should use their capacity for rational thought to question traditional authorities and beliefs, thus promoting a more individualistic approach to knowledge and truth. Reason is the hallmark of libertarian political philosophy today.But they're not alone. Rationalism has long been a cornerstone of human understanding, though faces many challenges today. Advances in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and philosophy reveal that rationality is not a neutral tool but is often influenced by power structures, cultural biases, and subjective experiences. What is considered 'rational' can vary across different cultural and social contexts.For example, the ‘rational actor' theory on which mainstream economics rests doesn't factor in confirmation bias — favoring information that confirms preexisting beliefs. A growing number of neuroscientists are revealing confirmation bias triggers activity in brain regions involved in reward processing, suggesting some biases may be rooted in fundamental neural mechanisms.One of the preexisting beliefs of early Enlightenment thinkers, theologians, and colonial settlers is the idea that morality and ethics are not solely dictated by external authorities (like the church or state) but can be discerned through personal reasoning and rational introspection. This led to a more personal and individualistic approach to moral decisions. This may a form of confirmation bias suggesting moral principles should be followed out of a sense of personal duty over a duty to the community.This shift played a crucial role in shaping modern Western societies, influencing everything from political theory to personal identity.These ideas are intermingled in European colonialism and state-making. European powers, perceiving themselves as more 'civilized' and 'rational', used these beliefs to legitimize the domination of other peoples, whom they considered less enlightened or rational. This paternalistic view was used to rationalize the spread of European control and influence across the globe, often disregarding the autonomy and cultural values of colonized peoples.While Enlightenment thinkers championed personal freedom and autonomy, these ideals were selectively applied. Colonial powers often deny these rights to the people in their newly formed colonies, leading to a glaring contradiction between Enlightenment ideals and colonial practices. This paradox is what fuels anti-colonial movements to argue for independence and self-determination just as colonizers did against their religious, feudal, and imperial tyrants.The individualistic approach to morality and ethics of the Enlightenment era led to significant debates and critiques regarding the moral implications of colonialism that are alive today. Some Enlightenment thinkers, like Denis Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire and later the abolitionists, criticized colonialism and slavery on moral grounds. Even early American colonizers like Roger Williams, John Woolman, and Thomas Paine criticized the inhumane treatment of Native Americans and the unjust rights of exploitation of land and labor. However, the cloak of moral and civilizational superiority ultimately justified colonial practices then and now.LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALLAre these neocolonial ‘zones of opportunity' just another cloak of moral and civilizational superiority that ultimately justifies total disregard for the autonomy and cultural values of the local people and land? And like other attempts to support colonization, are they endorsed by powerful governments and Western financial institutions? Yes, they are.In 2013, the Honduran government under President Juan Orland Hernández, after controversially reconstituting its Supreme Court, passed the "ZEDEs law" to create "Zones for Employment and Economic Development." These zones, inspired by former World Bank Economist Paul Romer's Charter City concept, involved selling Honduran territory to foreign investors at low costs. The Society for the Socioeconomic Development of Honduras, later known as Honduras Próspera LLC, was established in Biden's home Company State and tax haven, Delaware.Próspera is funded by Peter Thiel and Marc Andreesen and was envisioned as a libertarian utopia. They want to develop a ‘zone' in Crawfish Rock, a small, historically significant community located on the island of Roatán, part of the Bay Islands in Honduras. Its English-speaking origins can be traced back to the early 19th century when the British Empire exerted influence over the region, leading to a significant influx of English-speaking Black Caribbean descendants. Over the years, Crawfish Rock has maintained its unique cultural and linguistic identity, with English remaining the primary language, a testament to its historical ties to the British colonial era and the diverse migration patterns in the Caribbean. An organization has formed to protect these people, their homes, and their heritage — as well as other areas like it in Honduras from ‘neocolonial invasion'.The Vice President of the Crawfish Rock governing council Venessa Cardenas Woods put it plainly, “If you take away our land, if you take away our cultural heritage, our way of living, you take away everything, the entire identity of the group as English-speaking blacks, then you would be eliminating an entire people.”Meanwhile, Prospera's President, Joel Bomgar, who also happens to be a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, believes, “The concept of free private cities and charter cities, specifically what Próspera is trying to do, is the most transformative project in the world.” Bomgar previously started and then sold a remote access software company for support technicians.Lest you think this is purely a conservative GOP libertarian affair, it was the Obama administration that created a “U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America.” Optimistically stating, “While the United States will need to invest significant resources in such an effort, the success of the strategy will depend far more on the readiness of Central American governments to continue to demonstrate political will and undertake substantial political and economic commitments to bring about positive change in the region.”Their efforts and dollars instead supported a government coup and the rise of Hernández which ultimately reshaped the Honduras constitution, reassembled the supreme court, and forced the formation of U.S. backed ‘zones' into law. The coup was unanimously condemned by the UN General Assembly.   In a made-for-tv twist, fast forward to 2022, Honduran President Juan Orland Hernández was arrested, detained, and then extradited at the request of the United States government on drug and arms charges. The Hondurans then elected Xiomar Castro as the country's first female president. She is also the wife of Manuel Zelaya who was ousted in the coup. Her mandate is political platform, social justice, poverty reduction, and opposition to neoliberal policies.She wasted no time. The Honduran Congress voted unanimously to repeal ‘zone' laws and appointed a committee to oversee their elimination. Próspera also wasted no time. Months later the corporation filed a $10.7 billion dollar claim against the Honduran government. This equates to 80% of the Honduran total governmental expenditures. They claim it's a violation of the U.S. Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).Members of the U.S. Congress and Biden administration sought to defend and expand CAFTA provisions to further protect U.S. investments. This system of public-private strong-arming of weaker countries is embedded in U.S. bilateral investment treaties. It can create legal and power imbalances that allow corporations to sue governments for regulations affecting profits without reciprocal accountability for corporate crimes — including violations of the very labor laws and environmental protections Libertarians seek to avoid in the creation of their so-called ‘havens'.The Biden administration's approach to international trade law and the ongoing case of Honduras challenges existing trade norms. Honduras is actively resisting this system, with President Castro's government seeking to reform the international trade system and restrict corporate power from neocolonial expansion.As Honduras prepares to lead the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in 2024, this issue is set to become a central topic in hemispheric discussions. The case underscores the importance of eliminating unfair provisions from U.S. trade agreements to safeguard democracy against corporate interventions. The stakes are high, not just financially but also in terms of the autonomy of cultural values, community identity, and environmental protections. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit interplace.io

RFI entrevistó a Carlos Sierra, miembro del Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras, sobre el viaje de la presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, a la sede de la ONU en Nueva York para sellar la instalación de una comisión internacional que luche contra la corrupción en su país, similar a una que operó en Guatemala. La presidenta de Honduras viajó el domingo a Naciones Unidas para avanzar en los trabajos de lo que será la futura Comisión Internacional contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad de Honduras (CICIH). En septiembre pasado, la presidenta Xiomara Castro había prometido en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas instalar una comisión internacional de combate a la corrupción y la impunidad con el apoyo del secretario de Naciones Unidas. Ésta había sido una de sus principales propuestas de campaña el año pasado. Sin embargo, por el momento no hay fecha para el establecimiento de tal comisión. ¿A qué se debe tal retraso? "Nosotros constatamos que hay un estancamiento. Y que ese estancamiento pasa porque hay varios puntos de desacuerdo. Entre ellos, cuánto tiempo estará aquí la Comisión Internacional contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad en Honduras (CICIH). ¿Estará para un gobierno, para dos gobiernos? ¿Será por un lapso de siete u ocho años? Creemos que uno de los puntos que no han logrado acordarse es la temporalidad de investigación pero también de permanencia en el país", dijo a RFI Carlos Sierra, del Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras. Otro elemento que podría explicar el retraso es lo que pueda pasar con el marido de la presidenta, el ex presidente Manuela Zelaya, quien fue acusado en 2009 por los cargos de fraude y falsificar documentos en perjuicio de la administración pública. ¿Podría también Zelaya ser investigado por una CICIH que se instale en Honduras? "No descartamos que ése sea, efectivamente, uno de los elementos", dice Carlos Sierra. "¿Qué gobiernos cubrirán las investigaciones de la CICIH? ¿Serán los últimos dos, tres o cuatro gobiernos? Si son los últimos cuatro gobiernos, en ese caso se incluiría el de Manuel Zelaya, es decir, del 2005 al 2009", subraya. La temporalidad y permanencia de la CICIH no son los únicos puntos donde pueden presentarse desacuerdos, sino también "sobre el financiamiento de la Comisión, la manera en que serán elegidos los funcionarios internacionales que la conformarán, entre otros", advierte Sierra.   Para finalizar, Carlos Sierra precisa que no se sabe a ciencia cierta "cuáles son los puntos de desacuerdo porque ni Naciones Unidas ni el gobierno los han hecho público". Sin embargo, "al parecer las negociaciones son tan álgidas que por eso el secretariado (de la ONU) quiso hablar con la presidenta. De ahí que ella vaya con esa misión".

RFI entrevistó a Carlos Sierra, miembro del Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras, sobre el viaje de la presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, a la sede de la ONU en Nueva York para sellar la instalación de una comisión internacional que luche contra la corrupción en su país, similar a una que operó en Guatemala. La presidenta de Honduras viajó el domingo a Naciones Unidas para avanzar en los trabajos de lo que será la futura Comisión Internacional contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad de Honduras (CICIH). En septiembre pasado, la presidenta Xiomara Castro había prometido en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas instalar una comisión internacional de combate a la corrupción y la impunidad con el apoyo del secretario de Naciones Unidas. Ésta había sido una de sus principales propuestas de campaña el año pasado. Sin embargo, por el momento no hay fecha para el establecimiento de tal comisión. ¿A qué se debe tal retraso? "Nosotros constatamos que hay un estancamiento. Y que ese estancamiento pasa porque hay varios puntos de desacuerdo. Entre ellos, cuánto tiempo estará aquí la Comisión Internacional contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad en Honduras (CICIH). ¿Estará para un gobierno, para dos gobiernos? ¿Será por un lapso de siete u ocho años? Creemos que uno de los puntos que no han logrado acordarse es la temporalidad de investigación pero también de permanencia en el país", dijo a RFI Carlos Sierra, del Centro de Investigación y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos de Honduras. Otro elemento que podría explicar el retraso es lo que pueda pasar con el marido de la presidenta, el ex presidente Manuela Zelaya, quien fue acusado en 2009 por los cargos de fraude y falsificar documentos en perjuicio de la administración pública. ¿Podría también Zelaya ser investigado por una CICIH que se instale en Honduras? "No descartamos que ése sea, efectivamente, uno de los elementos", dice Carlos Sierra. "¿Qué gobiernos cubrirán las investigaciones de la CICIH? ¿Serán los últimos dos, tres o cuatro gobiernos? Si son los últimos cuatro gobiernos, en ese caso se incluiría el de Manuel Zelaya, es decir, del 2005 al 2009", subraya. La temporalidad y permanencia de la CICIH no son los únicos puntos donde pueden presentarse desacuerdos, sino también "sobre el financiamiento de la Comisión, la manera en que serán elegidos los funcionarios internacionales que la conformarán, entre otros", advierte Sierra.   Para finalizar, Carlos Sierra precisa que no se sabe a ciencia cierta "cuáles son los puntos de desacuerdo porque ni Naciones Unidas ni el gobierno los han hecho público". Sin embargo, "al parecer las negociaciones son tan álgidas que por eso el secretariado (de la ONU) quiso hablar con la presidenta. De ahí que ella vaya con esa misión".

Latin America's leftist presidents are leading the campaign to free Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks journalist has the support of Brazil's Lula da Silva, Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Argentina's Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Colombia's Gustavo Petro, Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, Bolivia's Evo Morales, and Honduras' Manuel Zelaya. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cPLLuBUAhRk Sources and more information here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/06/free-julian-assange-latin-america-left-leaders

At the end of November last year, people in Honduras voted overwhelmingly for the platform of democratic socialism put forward by Xiomara Castro. Her Libre Party was formed in the aftermath of the coup that deposed Castro's husband, Manuel Zelaya. We talk with writer Owen Schalk about the 2009 couple and Canada's role in Honduras during the reign of terror that followed.

Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con el reportero de ‘Político', Daniel Lippman, el fallo de un tribunal inferior según el cual Alabama debe trazar nuevos distritos electorales antes de las elecciones de 2022: “Lo que viene es que el nuevo distrito electoral que se estaba planeando no pueda llevarse adelante. Esta es una victoria para el Partido Republicano… Todo esto hace aún más difícil para las minorías tener acceso a los órganos de poder por elección popular”, explicó. Delsa Solórzano, presidente de la Comisión Especial de Justicia y Paz y del partido Encuentro Ciudadano, nos habló de los niños migrantes venezolanos han fallecido en lo que va del año: “Hablan de legítima defensa, como si fuera posible que cualquier persona pueda pretender que frente a una embarcación grande y moderna como la de la guardia costera pudiera sentirse amenazada por un peñero de migrantes”, declaró, y destacó: “Esta madre venezolana huye de una dictadura, le matan a su bebé, la hieren a ella y ahora no se le da la condición de refugio”. El analista internacional, consultor y columnista, Alejandro Laurnagaray, nos habló sobre las tensiones en torno a Ucrania: “La reunión de Olaf Scholz con Joe Biden fue muy significativa, y se puede ver una cercanía. Pero en términos militares y estratégicos frente a la posición con Rusia, vemos algunas diferencias”, opinó. “El rol de los medios de comunicación internacionales ha sido alimentar las tensiones y meter mucho miedo con respecto al tema con Ucrania”, agregó el analista. Desde Tegucigalpa nos atendió el periodista y coordinador de prensa en TV Azteca Honduras, Óscar Ortiz Barahona, para hablarnos sobre la crisis interna del poder Legislativo en el país: “Luego de casi 18 días, ayer se reunieron el coordinador del Partido Liberal, Manuel Zelaya, con la facción de los diputados disidentes del mismo partido… Firmaron un pacto llamado ‘Unidad para la Refundación de Honduras', y con eso quedaba por solventada la crisis del Congreso Nacional”, dijo. Justicia venezolana entregó a Diosdado Cabello la sede del diario El Nacional. Sobre el tema, conversamos con el presidente editor de El Nacional, Miguel Henrique Otero: “Esto es la demostración de que en Venezuela no hay separación de poderes y el sistema judicial es utilizado por los jefes del poder de la manera más arbitraria”, dijo, y agregó: “Creo que Diosdado Cabello piensa que fueron los medios los que hicieron que la DEA le dictara esa orden de captura y diera esa recompensa”. Y para cerrar, el periodista especializado en tecnología y marketing digital, Ricardo Miranda, nos habló sobre las restricciones a las que se enfrenta Facebook en Europa: “En EE.UU, puedes hacer una campaña publicitaria y hacer que cuando el usuario de clic en el anuncio, los envíe a tu WhatsApp. Pero en Europa esto no se puede hacer”, explicó, por lo que “Esta ‘amenaza' nace de un informe que suele enviar periódicamente la empresa Meta, en el que da cuenta de las amenazas para su negocio”.

Xiomara Castro, líder del Partido Libertad y Refundación, declarada "presidenta electa" de Honduras, gobernará durante cuatro años, a partir del 27 de enero del 2022, un país que arrastra una crisis desde 2009, cuando su marido, Manuel Zelaya, fue derrocado.

Os primeiros resultados das eleições para ocupar a presidência de Honduras, realizada em novembro deste ano, vão comprovando a contundente vitória de Xiomara Castro Zelaya, indicando o que pode ser o fim do período golpista neoliberal que durou 12 anos no país, desde a queda de Manuel Zelaya, em 2009. Neste mini episódio bilíngue, Marina Almeida conversa com Heriberto Paredes (@el_beto_paredes), jornalista e fotógrafo independente, e que participou nestas eleições como observador internacional de Direitos Humanos. Beto vai contar pra gente um pouco sobre este processo que pode significar uma grande mudança política para a América Central, assim como sobre as expectativas da sociedade hondurenha. Vem com a gente! Apresentação e produção: Marina Almeida (@marinacalmeida1). Neste episódio estreia na edição Julia Vitoria da Silva (@julitaju). Bem-vinda à equipe do Pulso Latino!!! E no apoio com a arte a amiga e ouvinte assídua Susana Paiva (@susssssssana). Gracias! Encontre o Pulso nas redes! Twitter: @PulsoLatinoCast / Facebook: Pulso Latino Podcast / Instagram: @pulsolatinocast / Mande um e-mail para nós: pulsolatinocast@gmail.com

***Thank you for listening to this free version of the "Unauthorized Disclosure" weekly podcast hosted by Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola.*** Zoe Alexandra, a journalist with People's Dispatch, joins the show to discuss the election in Honduras, where left-wing presidential campaign of Xiomara Castro triumphed at the polls. Going back to 2009, the United States backed a coup that forced President Manuel Zelaya out of power. The U.S. backed a fraudulent election in 2017. His wife, Xiomara, won in a free and fair election that somewhat astonishingly is not being contested by the U.S. government. That likely reflects just how corrupt and terrible 12 years of right-wing National Party rule has been for the people of Honduras. Zoe describes the deeply entrenched problems fueled by outgoing President Juan Orlando Hernandez and the role of the U.S. in making the root causes of poverty and violence worse through neoliberal exploitation, expansion of policing, and militarization of the country.

When Xiomara Castro won the election in Honduras the other week, it was a repudiation of the 2009 US-backed coup that overthrew her husband, Manuel Zelaya. Naomi Karavani reports on the elections and what they mean for the global left. Castro's husband had ruled as a centrist democrat. He was removed from power in 2009 over small reforms that offended those in power. After a decade of corrupt leadership from the business community Castro won power as a democratic socialist and the imperialists are mad about it. Karavani also reports on recent news around the conservative war against abortion rights in the US, debt collectors being allowed to harass people on social media, Joe Biden's record on climate change, and more. Anders Lee looks into Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg's inaction when it comes to addressing the supply chain shortages the US is facing. He shows us some of the actions that the secretary of transportation could take to free up the flow of goods in the market. Of course, the neoliberal mindset would never allow soldiers like Pete to improve the working conditions of the workers who keep this nation's transportation infrastructure working. We're going to have to settle with system failure. Finally, Jaffer Khan exposes how the Mormon Church has taken over Utah's social welfare system. People have been forced to convert to Mormonism to receive their benefits and have faced other forms of discrimination from the church.

On November 30th, just two days after historic presidential elections in Honduras, conservative ruling party candidate Nasry Asfura conceded defeat in the Presidential Election paving the way for his Libre Party rival Xiomara Castro to become the first female leader of the Central American country. With over 52 percent of the votes tallied by the evening of November 30, Castro had 53.4 percent support.Although the electoral council has not published preliminary vote totals for congressional races, early results point to a possible majority for Castro's Libre Party and its main allies.As Asfura's concession brings to an end a turbulent period under the US supported National Party which has been dogged by scandals and corruption accusations especially during the two terms of outgoing President Juan Orland Hernandez.Hernandez is deeply unpopular and has been implicated in a drug trafficking case in a US federal court. His brother is already in prison. He denies wrongdoing but could face an indictment when he leaves office.Castro's victory will see the center-left return to power after a 12-year hiatus that followed the ousting of her husband, former president Manuel Zelaya, in a US backed coup in 2009.Joining today's conversation to discuss the historic presidential elections in Honduras on November 28th is journalist Alina Duarte. Alina hosts and produces a Sunday afternoon news hour on Sin Censura. She is a reporter for Canal Catorce in Mexico City and is also a journalist with Nuestra Red.Alina and I were election observers with CESPAD (Centro de Estudio para Democracia) in Honduras on November 28th. She with the Nuestra Red contingent and me with the Global Exchange team.

En este encuentro hablamos de las elecciones en Honduras, con la victoria de Xiomara Castro, que significan un retorno simbólico de Manuel Zelaya, destituido en 2009. También nos referimos a las causas “Hotesur” y “Los Sauces” contra Cristina Kirchner que no llegaron a juicio por inexistencia de delito, lo que marca un límite al lawfare. Y, también, analizamos la recesión en Brasil, la Marcha por la Patria en Bolivia y de las elecciones en Chile.

The Supreme Court's right-wing majority seems prepared to deal a death blow to Roe v. Wade, sending women's autonomy and equality back generations. Rebecca Traister's article in New York Mag, “The Betrayal of Roe,” should be at the top of your reading list as we prepare for a protracted fight.  The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has now been confirmed in five U.S. states: California, Colorado, Minnesota, New York, and Hawaii. Strap in, folks.  No government shutdown after conservatives cave.  So glad to see that The Daily Beast got it right: “Steve Bannon's Jan. 6 Legal Strategy: ‘Blowing Up the Whole System.'” Honduras elected its first female president, Xiomara Castro, from the leftist Liberty and Refoundation Party. Her husband, Manuel Zelaya was president from 2006-2009 and was ousted by a military coup.  Barbados boots the Queen and becomes a republic.  And Chris Cuomo also got the boot from CNN this week after it was revealed he worked with his brother, the former and disgraced New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, on a communications strategy following multiple allegations of sexual misconduct on part of the former governor.  We're not in Kansas anymore.  Nope! Just Pennsylvania.  Day-time TV show host Dr Oz has officially announced his campaign for the US Senate.  The New Jersey Resident is looking to run as a Republican for Pennsylvania's open senate seat. David McCormick, President of the venture capitalist firm Bridgewater, is also getting to run for Pennsylvania's US Senate.  Expect McCormick to become the frontrunner given his connections to the Trump infrastructure.      Central Bucks School District is back in the New York Times following their two-part podcast on their explosive school board meetings about mask requirements and critical race theory. In the latest article, we get to see the real crises hitting the district regarding inadequate staffing, overcrowded classrooms, and declining resources - even in this fairly well-off, Bucks County school district.  In the #PA01 in Bucks County, Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is getting primaried from his right. Last week Perkasie resident and America First Party guy Bradley Lanning announced his challenge to Fitzpatrick. Yesterday, Trumpista Caroline Avery of Bristol threw her hat in the ring because she says Fitzpatrick "ignores the Trump agenda, ignores the Constitution, votes with the anti-American Democrat members, and basically (doesn't represent) anybody or anything but himself" in Congress. It will be a wild ride.  Could “mushroom leather” be in your future? Could be.  Diving into the Wheel of Time & the new season of Star Trek Discovery.  In just a couple of weeks I'll be jumping into Foundation on Apple+. Thanks one of our listeners, Chris, for letting me know that the series is based on Isaac Asimov's classic Foundation series. Now I'm doubly interested.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Aunque el recuento aún no ha concluido, la candidata de la coalición de izquierdas Partido Libertad y Refundación, Xiomara Castro, se ha declarado ganadora las elecciones hondureñas celebradas el pasado domingo. Si el escrutinio final le resulta favorable, Castro pondrá fin a doce años de gobiernos del Partido Nacional. Queda aún algo menos de la mitad de los votos por escrutar. Los conteos electorales en Honduras son especialmente lentos y aún se puede demorar el resultado final uno o dos días. Por ahora, con el 52% escrutado Castro lleva la delantera con un 53,4% de los votos, frente al 33,9% de Nasry Asfura, alcalde de Tegucigalpa y candidato del partido del Gobierno, el Nacional. Asfura, que lo tiene francamente difícil, ha pedido que se respete el recuento y no se pronunciará antes de que haya concluido. Con una diferencia semejante Castro ya se da por ganadora y se ve como futura presidenta. En un discurso transmitido por televisión y las redes sociales, ha prometido que su gobierno luchará por la "reconciliación nacional" y acabará "con la corrupción y el narcotráfico", dos de los asuntos que han protagonizado las elecciones. La victoria de Castro se debe a que ha unificado la oposición al presidente Juan Orlando Hernández, salpicado por sucesivos escándalos y a quien acusaban de autoritarismo y de haber perpetrado un fraude electoral en las elecciones anteriores. El actual presidente podría estar buscando formas de protegerse de un posible proceso judicial en Estados Unidos por narcotráfico. Xiomara Castro no es una recién llegada, en calidad de esposa de Manuel Zelaya, presidente depuesto por un golpe de Estado en 2009, ya fue primera dama de Honduras durante tres años y medio. De llegar a la presidencia queda en el aire la incógnita de si Honduras volverá a desestabilizarse políticamente como lo hizo en aquel entonces. Han cambiado mucho las cosas desde 2009 en el panorama hispanoamericano, pero los problemas de Honduras siguen siendo los mismos: la pobreza, la inseguridad y la corrupción azuzada por el intenso narcotráfico que pasa por el país camino de Estados Unidos. Y es allí mismo, en Estados Unidos, donde se mira de reojo al nuevo Gobierno. En Washington no es tanto el narcotráfico lo que les preocupa, sino la inmigración ilegal. Si este pequeño país centroamericano entra en crisis la primera en notarlo será la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. En La ContraRéplica: - Vacunación en las empresas - Discriminación de los no vacunados - Aumento en el uso de mascarillas >>> “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

Today on Sojourner Truth: My home island of Barbados, after close to 400 years, cut ties with the Queen of England as the Head of State, and became the world's youngest republic. Our president is former governor general Sandra Mason. This, 55 years after we gained our independence from Britain. Prince Charles, the future King of England, attended the ceremony representing the Queen. Our guest is David Comissiong, Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM (Caribbean Community). David is also active in the Caribbean Pan-African network. In another change in the Americas, Honduras will have its first woman president. This, over a decade after a U.S.-backed coup deposed democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya. Now the former First Lady, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, is on her path to victory. Our guest is Laura Carlsen, the Director of the Americas Program and works with Just Associates, an international feminist organization. For our weekly Earth Watch, we speak with Paraguay-based environmentalist and agronomist Miguel Lovera.

*) US warns of ‘other options' to add pressure on Iran as nuclear talks resume The United States has warned it is "prepared to use other options" including military force to ramp up pressure on Iran if nuclear talks collapse. The US National Security Council's coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, issued the warning over the weekend, according to CNN. McGurk said “military force to prevent” Iran “from obtaining a nuclear weapon” is “a very achievable objective” International talks on Iran's nuclear programme will restart in Vienna on Monday with analysts foreseeing major obstacles to any speedy resumption of the 2015 nuclear deal. *) Opposition candidate takes big lead in Honduras presidential election Left-wing opposition candidate Xiomara Castro has taken a commanding lead in Honduras' presidential election, preliminary results showed. With 16 percent of votes counted, former first lady Castro had taken almost 53.5 percent compared to ruling party's Nasry Asfura at 34 percent. Castro, whose husband Manuel Zelaya was deposed in a coup in 2009, is hoping to become the first female president of Honduras. *) EU border agency plane to monitor Channel migrant crossings Ministers from several European countries have agreed to deploy a plane around the clock, to tackle what they call "migrant trafficking" in the English Channel. The aircraft will monitor the area from France to the Netherlands, starting Wednesday. The ministers met in France on Sunday, after 27 people died a few days earlier trying to cross the English Channel to Britain. The British home secretary Priti Patel was disinvited from the meeting after Boris Johnson called on France to take back the people who crossed over to the UK. *) African leaders call for reverse of Omicron-linked travel bans South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on countries to reverse scientifically "unjustified" travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Dozens of nations have blacklisted the country and its neighbours since South African scientists flagged Omicron on November 25. Ramaphosa's Malawian counterpart Lazarus Chakwera accused Western countries of "Afrophobia" for shutting their borders. *) Louis Vuitton creative director dies of cancer at 41 One of fashion's most influential designers, Virgil Abloh has died from cancer at the age of 41. Abloh was the first Black creative director for the world's biggest luxury brand Louis Vuitton. The Ghanaian-American founded his own label Off-White in 2013. He was also an important figure in the music industry, collaborating on album covers with artists like Kanye West and Jay-Z.

Los hondureños acudieron este domingo a las urnas con una alta tasa de participación. Los resultados provisionales dan a la candidata opositora Xiomara Castro ganadora de los comicios presidenciales. ¿Qué revela esta elección del hartazgo de la población en Honduras? RFI conversó con Joaquín Mejía, investigador especializado en Derechos Humanos del Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación (ERIC) - SJ, una organización jesuita en Honduras. RFI: El triunfo de Xiomara Castro, esposa del derrocado Manuel Zelaya en el golpe militar de 2009, en las elecciones del 28 de noviembre parece ser irreversible. ¿Cómo interpretar su resultado y el de su fórmula vicepresidencial Salvador Nasralla, quien –recordemos- fue derrotado por Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) en las presidenciales de 2017 calificadas de fraudulentas? Joaquín Mejía: En primer lugar, creo yo que hay que entender que Xiomara Castro, representando a la alianza opositora, ha ganado por los votos de los militantes del Partido Libre, del partido de Salvador Nasralla y de diversos movimientos políticos que integran la alianza. Pero también con los votos de muchísimas personas que no son militantes de ningún partido político pero que estaban hartas de lo que estaba pasando con doce años de gobiernos nacionalistas del régimen de JOH. Por otro lado, también es un voto bastante joven porque una de las cosas que se puede extraer de esta experiencia es la alta participación de la juventud. Una juventud que es hija del golpe de estado y también del fraude electoral. Además, ha visto con todo su descaro cómo han manejado de manera corrupta todos los recursos relacionados con la pandemia del Covid-19. Es una juventud y una sociedad altamente politizada por lo los golpes que ha recibido, en los cuales que han estado involucrados los miembros del Partido Nacional y eso obviamente generado algo que ese partido oficialista no esperaba o no quería: una participación histórica en el país, a pesar de la campaña de miedo y el terror que impulsó el régimen y a pesar de la desconfianza ciudadana a la instituciones y a los golpes vinculados con los procesos electorales. RFI: La victoria de esta escuela progresista y esta ciudadanía contra actos corruptos del gobierno en los últimos años. También implica la derrota del partido del régimen y las consecuencias que esto puede traer directamente para el presidente Hernández. Joaquín Mejía: Sí, definitivamente estas elecciones se jugaban muchas cosas y también para el presidente de facto Juan Orlando Hernández. El principal riesgo que ahora enfrenta es lo que pueda pasar en relación con una posible extradición hacia Estados Unidos. Es un riesgo palpable porque la continuidad de su partido a través de Nasry Asfura, su candidato, implicaba la continuidad y la garantía de su impunidad. Ahora estamos hablando de un riesgo alto por sus señalamientos de vínculos con el narcotráfico. Por otro lado, uno de los puntos claves en la negociación para poder establecer esta alianza opositora fue la solicitud a Naciones Unidas de la creación de una comisión internacional contra la impunidad parecida a la CICIG de Guatemala, para luchar contra la corrupción y la impunidad. Eso implica entonces una serie de investigaciones para el círculo de poder que ha estado durante tanto tiempo ganando los fondos públicos del estado. En segundo lugar, conlleva también posibles transformaciones institucionales vinculadas con el sistema de seguridad y justicia que obviamente se han convertido en herramientas del régimen para poder cometer los graves abusos que ha cometido durante tanto tiempo. RFI: Doce años en los cuales Honduras se ha caracterizado fundamentalmente por estas caravanas y éxodos masivos. ¿Esa elección podría empezar a revertir este fenómeno de exportar pobres en lugar de bananos? Joaquín Mejía: Sí yo creo que una de las cosas importantes que tomar en cuenta es que estas elecciones enviaron un mensaje simbólico muy importante de la sociedad hondureña, en el sentido que la gente en Honduras quiere recuperar el país. Eso significa también que la gente quiere quedarse en el país y ha entendido que eso pasa por expulsar del poder a quienes han provocado estas caravanas. De hecho, en el periodo fiscal 2020-2021 en Estados Unidos, se ha detenido en la frontera sur el 3% de la población hondureña, lo cual implica una diferencia abismal en relación con el periodo fiscal anterior 2019-2020.  En ese sentido es una posibilidad. Pero, ojo, creo yo que hay que tener mucha prudencia por qué está solo son elecciones presidenciales. Todavía falta que el CNE los resultados del Congreso nacional, otra clave de poder en el país. Una posible retención de una mayoría del Congreso nacional del partido de Juan Orlando Hernández puede provocar una crisis de gobernabilidad importante también. RFI: Justamente, Xiomara Castro propuso formar un gobierno de reconciliación, paz y justicia y garantizar una democracia participativa pero no se conocen los resultados de las elecciones del Congreso. Esta elección parlamentaria supone también la posibilidad de elegir después instancias judiciales y ejecutivas muy importantes que implican mantener el control del país. Joaquín Mejía:  De hecho el nuevo Congreso nacional va a elegir en marzo del 2022 a la nueva Corte Suprema de Justicia y a la persona titular de la Fiscalía general de la República. Van a durar en sus cargos siete años, es decir cuatro del gobierno de Castro y Nasralla y tres años del subsiguiente gobierno. Obviamente lo que se espera es que si la tendencia presidencial que hemos visto ahora, con una mayoría arrasadora de la alianza opositora, se traslada al Congreso nacional como en teoría debería ocurrir- eso implicaría que esta alianza opositora podría tener también una mayoría para hacer las reformas que se han comprometido en su acuerdo político. Pero hay que tener prudencia porque mientras no tengamos datos oficiales sobre cómo está constituido el Congreso sería demasiado adelantar en este momento.

Conversamos con Manuel Zelaya Rosales, expresidente de Honduras | #UnMundoDeSensaciones

Piedad Córdoba anunció su regreso a la política. Esta vez lo hará de la mano con el Pacto Histórico de Gustavo Petro. Así lo informó en el Salón Rojo del Hotel Tequendama, al que asistieron invitados nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos Manuel Zelaya, el derrocado expresidente de Honduras.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, former member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. She discusses why the two-state solution is dead, Israel’s responsibility for destroying it, the international community’s inaction over Israel’s illegal occupations, annexations, and airstrikes, the 11 days of aerial bombardment of Gaza which killed 248, including 66 children, and Israel’s justifications that its strikes targeted Hamas, the severe economic and human damage in Gaza following the bombardment, US-UK-EU arms sales to Israel and replenishment of arms after the 11 days of Israeli bombardment, Joe Biden’s US blocking action at the UN to pressure Israel, and much more! Finally, we speak to Prof. Aviva Chomsky, author of ‘Central America’s Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence and the Roots of Migration’, and the daughter of Noam Chomsky. She discusses the US’ support for right-wing governments in Latin America which followed Washington imposed neoliberalism and the foreign investment model of economic extractivism, how Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela provided a different path for Latin American nations to avoid neoliberalism imposed by the US, IMF, and World Bank, the US demand that Latin American policies must be favourable for US corporations, which in turn hurts the working classes of Latin America, the US government’s efforts to destroy left-wing politics within trade unions in the United States, Latin America, and around the world, the US-backed overthrow of Manuel Zelaya in Honduras in 2009, why Biden’s foreign policy in Latin America is not likely to diverge from past presidents, and much more!

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel participó de la Entrevista Federal junto a periodistas de varias emisoras de Radio Nacional en diferentes puntos del país. El activista, escultor y pintor argentino Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1980 habló de la importancia de mantener la memoria activa, reflexionó sobre el gran dañado provocado por las dictaduras militares en sudamérica durante la década del 70, el rol de los organismos internacionales. Se refirió no sólo a los Derechos Humanos sino a los derechos de los pueblos, el derecho al territorio, el derecho al agua y las lucha de los pueblos originarios. Habló de las nuevas formas de los Golpes de Estado a través del lawfare y los emblemáticos casos de Honduras contra Manuel Zelaya, en Brasil contra Lula y Bolivia contra Evo Morales con el apoyo de los medios hegemónicos de comunicación. Pérez Esquivel alertó que aún hoy hay mucha gente que mantiene esa postura de pensamientos únicos que atentan contra la democracia. En otro tramo de la charla habló de la situación en Brasil y los daños que Jair Bolsonaro le ha provocado al pueblo brasileño “Bolsonaro viola los derechos humanos y no está sólo, hay un mecanismo de lawfare montado con el juez Moro para sacar del medio a Lula; así que esperamos que se vaya pronto" El Premio Nobel de la Paz se refirió a la gestión de Mauricio Macri. “Macri violó todos los derechos humanos, nos sacudió una deuda externa infernal e impagable; Macri no tiene autoridad para hablarle a los argentinos, es como que Patricia Bullrich nos hable de democracia, y yo le pregunto ¿Y Santiago Maldonado?” Sobre el final de la charla habló de la importancia de generar conciencia y valores en la sociedad. “Nadie puede sembrar con los puños cerrados, es imposible, para sembrar hay que abrir las manos y así comenzamos a caminar”   De la entrevista, coordinada y conducida por Martín Bibiloni, participaron por LRA 23 San Juan, Melisa Trad; por LRA 15 Ncional Tucumán, Florencia López González; desde LRA 1 en Buenos Aires, Gastón Fiorda; desde LRA 18 Río Turbio, Claudio “Pilo” Adolfo; desde LU 23 Lago Argentina, Calafate, Jackie Saldivia y desde LRA 26 Resistencia, Patricia Leguiza. Además Adrián collado desde LRA 19 Puerto Iguazu; Jimena Arnolfi desde LRA 52 Gualeguaychú; Cintia Mignone de LRA 14 Santa Fe  y desde LRA 6 Mendoza, Alejandro Rotta.

Este viernes 12 de marzo, Cinco continentes comienza con las reticencias que cada vez más países expresan sobre la seguridad de la vacuna anticovid del laboratorio anglosueco AstraZeneca. La EMA insiste en que no hay evidencia que relacione la inoculación de la vacuna con la aparición de trombosis y recuerda que este posible efecto adverso afecta a un porcentaje de personas inoculadas similar al de la población general no vacunada. Además, abordamos la limpieza étnica en Tigray, Etiopía con la colaboración de Olatz Cacho, de Amnistía Internacional. También nos fijamos en la denuncia de un narco de Honduras juzgado en EEUU, que  acusa al presidente Juan Orlando Hernández y a su predecesor Manuel Zelaya de recibir sobornos. Escuchar audio

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org, to discuss Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement that he's lifting the mask mandate in Texas and allowing businesses to return to full capacity, the latest in the botched rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, and the devastating consequences of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coronavirus cover-up.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People's Dispatch, to discuss the legacy of slain Honduran indigenous environmental organizer Berta Cáceres and the role of Hillary Clinton and the Obama administration in overthrowing the democratically-elected government of Manuel Zelaya and paving the way for the conditions which led to the activist's assassination.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer, journalist, lecturer, and author of several books including "Cuba U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond," to discuss Secretary of State Anthony Blinken's conversation with foreign-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, why the Biden administration's official statement on the conversation is almost indistinguishable from the rhetoric of Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump, and the letter by eighty House Democrats urging President Joe Biden to repeal “cruel” Trump-era sanctions on Cuba and renew engagement.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ben Norton, journalist, Assistant Editor of the Grayzone, and the Producer and Co-host of the Moderate Rebels podcast, to discuss the White House's withdrawal of Neera Tanden's nomination for Office of Management and Budget director, the important lessons the Latin American left offers organizers in the US, and the consolidation of power in El Salvador by the right-wing regime of Nayib Bukele.

Hoy en Solidaridad volvemos a Honduras, un país que se ha convertido desde hace años en el paraíso de las industrias extractivas donde se criminaliza la protesta por defender el medio ambiente de forma pacífica y se convierte en delito. Todavía a estas fechas no se ha cerrado el asesinato de la ambientalista Berta Cáceres, que varias veces nos acompañó en este programa en sus visitas a España. El golpe de estado del 2009 que sacó del poder al presidente constitucional Manuel Zelaya por sus políticas sociales, con la complicidad de la comunidad internacional, ha llevado a Honduras después de 11 años a un aumento desconocido de la pobreza, la desnutrición y la migración. Hoy vamos hablar de un conflicto medio ambiental que viene de años, un proyecto minero donde se procesa óxido de hierro por empresa Inversiones los Pinares, que lleva contaminando el rio Guapinol y por el que 7 ambientalistas se encuentran encarcelados, todo un proceso de ilegalidades que también han costado la vida a varias personas, el ultimo La noche del 13 de octubre de este año cuando dos hombres desconocidos a bordo de una moto llegaron a la vivienda del defensor Arnold Joaquín Morazán Erazo y le dispararon varias veces, vaya nuestro homenaje en este programa a su persona y labor. Invitados; Miguel Martín Zumalacárregui, director de la oficina en Bruselas de la Organización Mundial Contra la Tortura y Edy Táboda abogado hondureño especialista en conflictos sociales territoriales y codirector del Bufete Justicia para los pueblos. Escuchar audio

Manuel Zelaya llegó a Venezuela para ponerse la vacuna rusa contra el covid-19 El expresidente de Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, está de visita en Venezuela para participar en la fase de ensayos clínicos de la vacuna rusa Sputnik 5 contra el covid-19. Así lo informó este domingo Nicolás Maduro. “El expresidente de Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, ha llegado a Venezuela y se va a poner la vacuna Sputnik V como parte de los ensayos de la vacuna desde Venezuela”, dijo Maduro. Fuente: El Nacional --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/guayoyo/support

En julio del 2019 Daniel y Fran son invitados al programa la clave del éxito, un programa de television conducido por Jorge Manuel Zelaya el cual consiste en entrevistas de emprendedores, empresarios y lideres de opinion que puedan inspirar a otros para dar ese paso adelante, Daniel y fran nos cuentan un poco mas algo de sus inicios como marca y como personas, nos comparten como han podido sobrellevar sus fracasos a lo largo del tiempo, estos episodios son importantes para motivarnos y saber que si ellos pudieron desde cero cualquiera de nosotros también puede. Esperamos que lo disfruten. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/galeano-etcetera/message

Hoy en Solidaridad, hemos querido aprovechar un ciclo de conferencias " MUJERES CONTRA LA IMPUNIDAD" y en concreto una de ellas "Honduras: de caravanas migrantes y fronteras inhumanas". Una crisis del país, que durante el años pasado se reflejó en los muchos hondureños que decidieron intentar un cambio en sus vidas, uniéndose a las caravanas que intentaban pisar suelo estadounidense. Además desde mayo se han producido protestas por las medidas aprobadas en el parlamento que pretendían la privatización de servicios de educación y de salud pública. La violencia continúa en aumento y defensores de DDHH o medio ambientales han sido asesinados, no solo el caso de Berta Cáceres todavía pendiendo de una sentencia, si no también el asesinato de periodistas, desde 2001 más de 80 han perdido la vida. Ahora se une la emergencia que se ha declarado por la sequia. Invitadas; Xiomara Zelaya comunicadora social, hija del presidente Manuel Zelaya,  Whitney Godoy periodista de investigación, que ha seguido las caravanas de migrantes a EEUU desde 2018. Escuchar audio

In September 2009 the deposed president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, made a sudden return from exile, seeking refuge in the Brazilian embassy in the Honduran capital. Zelaya had been whisked out of the country at gunpoint after a military coup three months earlier. His unexpected return took the coup leaders totally by surprise. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from two men who spent several months holed up inside the embassy building alongside the Honduran leader. Photo: Manuel Zelaya with supporters inside Brazil's embassy (Credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton continue reporting in Honduras with Gerardo Torres of the opposition Libre Party, who explains how the 2009 US-backed right-wing military coup that ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya, overseen by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, unleashed an immigration crisis that has fueled Trump and the far-right. We also address the hypocrisy of the "war on drugs" and foreign imperialist intervention in Central America. PART 2 OF 2

Agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement will conduct raids on Sunday to round up thousands of undocumented migrants around the country who have existing deportation orders. According to the New York Times, the raids are expected to take place in 10 major cities, will last for several days, and will likely include collateral deportations, that is, undocumented migrants who are not the targets of the raids, but who happen to be caught up in them. Multiple media outlets are reporting today that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps speedboats approached a British oil tanker in the Straits of Hormuz yesterday, several days after UK marines boarded and seized an Iranian tanker. Mazda Majidi, an author, journalist and anti-war activist, joins the show. Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation, or PG&E, provides California with its electricity using electrical towers that were almost all built between 1900 and 1960. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company knew for years that its ancient towers could fail and cause massive fires. That’s exactly what happened last year, when a century-old transmission line failed and sparked a wildfire that killed 85 people. Now documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the company knew that 49 of the towers that failed during the fire should be been replaced entirely. Brian and John speak with Sputnik news analyst Nicole Roussell. A regular Thursday segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Brian and John speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury and the host of a nationally aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues. A new study in the journal Science argues that 900 million hectares of land around the world, roughly the size of the United States, is suitable for reforestation, which could capture two-thirds of man-made carbon emissions. Such reforestation would have no impact on land already used for agriculture and would effectively store 205 billion tons of carbon, two thirds of the 300 billion tons released into the atmosphere as a result of human activity since the Industrial Revolution. Jean-Francois Bastin, the primary author of the study, an ecologist and geographer, and a post-doctoral fellow at The Crowther Lab, joins Brian and John. Venezuela and Honduras are in states of turmoil, thanks in great part to US intervention. In Venezuela, Washington has made no secret that it actively supports a coup against President Nicolas Maduro. And in Honduras, where there is a long history of US meddling, both the Obama and Trump Administrations have opposed democratic elections and reforms and have supported military strongmen. Anya Parampil, a journalist for The Grayzone who just returned from Honduras where she interviewed former President Manuel Zelaya, who was overthrown in the 2009 military coup, joins the show.Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), and Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, join the show.

Yesterday there were protests by students against police repression in Honduras, while Friday marked the 10th anniversary of a US-backed coup against the government of Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile. Honduran governments since then have been imposed on the Honduran people by the military and the police. Ten years later, dissenting voices are still silenced, the opposition is routinely jailed, and in many cases tortured. And all the while, the American government continues to prop up a government that even the Honduran Supreme Court has ruled is illegitimate.Federal authorities are investigating whether Customs and Border Protection agents participated in a private Facebook group for Border Patrol employees that hosted racist, sexist, and sexually violent memes and conversations about immigrants and members of Congress, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez and other members of Congress toured the detention camps and condemned conditions there. Juan José Gutiérrez, the executive director of the Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, joins the show.The baseless campaign of anti-Semitism against the progressive British Labour Party continues with another member of parliament, Chris Williamson. These claims started with the smearing of Jeremy Corbyn, the popular leader of the Labour Party, and have continued. Meanwhile, the European Union cannot decide on its leadership. John speaks with Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star.Today’s regular segment that airs every Tuesday is called Women & Society with Dr. Hannah Dickinson. This weekly segment is about the major issues, challenges, and struggles facing women in all aspects of society. Hannah Dickinson, an associate professor at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and an organizer with the Geneva Women’s Assembly, and Karla Reyes, managing editor of the women’s magazine Breaking the Chains, join the show.Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. John speaks with financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey.

In June 2009 a coup d'etat overthrew Honduras’ democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya. Since the coup, human rights conditions in that country have deteriorated. Radio has become a vital organizing tool for defending the rights of indigenous people and fighting environmental destruction, while providing needed information and education to people in rural areas. In April […] The post Podcast #198 – Defending Human Rights with Radio in Honduras appeared first on Radio Survivor.

In June 2009 a coup d’etat overthrew Honduras’ democratically elected president Manuel Zelaya. Since the coup, human rights conditions in that country have deteriorated. Radio has become a vital organizing tool for defending the rights of indigenous people and fighting environmental destruction, while providing needed information and education to people in rural areas. In April […] The post Podcast #198 – Defending Human Rights with Radio in Honduras appeared first on Radio Survivor.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

June 2019 marks ten years since then President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted in a military coup. In this program, Dr. Dana Frank, author of the Long Honduran Night, examines the long term impact of the coup in Honduras, and the evolution of resistance movements in its aftermath.

June 2019 marks ten years since then President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted in a military coup. In this program, Dr. Dana Frank, author of the Long Honduran Night, examines the long term impact of the coup in Honduras, and the evolution of resistance movements in its aftermath.

Today on Sojourner Truth: Danny Glover joins us to give us his thoughts on his recent trip to Haiti. Starting on Sunday, June 9, there have been massive protests across the country followed by national strikes on Monday and Tuesday. Protesters took a pause on Wednesday, but they are hitting the streets again on Thursday and Friday. They pledge to continue their protests until the U.S.-backed Haitian President Jovenel Moise steps down. He is accused of corruption and some officials in his government have been implicated in massacres that have hit communities opposed to his government. Haiti has always symbolized Black liberation and has a history of inspiring rebellion in the United States and throughout the Caribbean region. Similar to Haiti, people in Honduras are rising up against their U.S.-backed president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. His election was highly controversial and is reported to have been a stolen election with the blessing of the United States. Hernandez is an ally of Donald Trump. The recent protests in Honduras have been against the privatization of education and medical services. Meanwhile, there is grinding poverty in Honduras and repression of those who opposed the 2009 coup against democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya continues. After Haiti, Honduras is the second most impoverished country in the Americas. Hondurans fleeing poverty and violence have participated in migrant caravans attempting to seek asylum in the United States, only to be rebuffed first by the U.S. and now by the government of Mexico. Under pressure from the U.S., Mexico has sent over 6,000 of its National Guard to its southern border. Our guest is Annie Bird, Director of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission. For our weekly Earth Watch, we're joined by Lucy Sharratt to discuss the spread of contamination of genetically modified organisms. Specifically, she discusses issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming.

We are in conversation about the history of the U.S. involvement in Honduras and how that history helps explain why Hondurans are fleeing their country and seeking asylum in United States.  We talk about how the U.S. has spend more than a century using the Honduran territory to exploit its land and people in the Banana plantations with the United Fruit Company and mining companies, to using military bases for both, to overthrow a democratic elected president in Guatemala in the 1950's and to counter the Sandinistas in Nicaragua in the 1980's. And more recently, to oust Honduran president Manuel Zelaya. Guest: Dana Frank is Professor of History Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  She is the author of Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America. Her latest is The Long Honduran Night.  About the Long Honduran Night The book directly counters mainstream media coverage that portrays Honduras as a pit of unrelenting awfulness, in which powerless people sob in the face of unexplained violence. Rather, it's about sobering challenges with roots in historical and political processes, and the inspiring collective strength with which people face them.  An important piece of information that explains why currently Hondurans are fleeing their country.       Support KPFA, Donate Today! BOOK The Long Honduran Night by Dana Frank $100 DVD When Banana Ruled by Mathilde Damoisel $150 MP3 CD Best of Letters & Politics 2018 Pack $100 USB Letters & Politics Mondo Pack (Includes all L+P Packs) $200 COMBO: The Book, DVD & MP3 CD $300 The post The Role of the U.S. in the Current Honduran Crisis appeared first on KPFA.

The U.S. political and military intervention in Honduras can be accounted from the United Fruit company and the exploitation of resources in the “bananeras” or plantations; to the use of the Honduran territory for military purposes: to maintain control of the region, to overthrow a democratic elected president in Guatemala in the 1950's; and to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua during the 1980's.  Most recently, in 2009 the U.S. was involved in the ousting of elected President Manuel Zelaya, a development that can be accounted as one of the major factors in the increase of Honduran migration to the U.S. in the last few years. Guest: Dana Frank is Professor of History Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of several books including Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America, most recently,The Long Honduran Night: Resistance , Terror, and the United States in the Aftermath of the Coup. The post History of U.S. Involvement in Honduras and Why Hondurans Are Seeking Asylum in the U.S. Today appeared first on KPFA.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Jan Oberg, director of the Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, and by Dr. Robert Epstein, Senior Research Psychologist at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology.The controversy over Google’s censorship of alternative media outlets continues, as the internet giant appears to be attempting to play both sides of the highly controversial issue.The police state in America continues to grow, as more departments adopt the use of the controversial “stingray” surveillance system and the Trump administration escalates its war on immigrants by granting local police departments new powers to harass and arrest those suspected of being undocumented. Brian and John speak with Anoa Changa, host of the radio show The Way With Anoa, as well as Aislinn Borsini of the Black Lives Matter movement.The high-stakes showdown over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau intensified today as both Mick Mulvaney and Leandra English declared that they were assuming leadership of the agency today. Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter and columnist, joins the show.In a dramatic turnaround, the leader of Germany’s Social Democratic Party has expressed his openness to joining a coalition led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, throwing a lifeline to the embattled leader. Reiner Braun of the International Peace Bureau discusses the significance of these developments.New information has come to light about the Keystone pipeline has leaked far more frequently than the company projected. Fred Magdoff, professor and author, joins the show.An ally of Manuel Zelaya, the former leader of Honduras who was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup, appears to have won the country’s presidential election. The corporate media is shocked at the result. Chuck Kaufman, the National Co-Coordinator of the Alliance for Global Justice, and Sputnik News analyst Walter Smolarek talks about what the results mean for the U.S. and for Latin AmericaAl Franken returned to the Senate today, John Conyers continues to resist calls to resign and Roy Moore continues to campaign in Alabama despite a mountain of sexual harassment allegations against them. Congress truly has no shame. Daniel Lazare, journalist and author of The Frozen Republic, The Velvet Coup, and America's Undeclared War, joins the show.

Fútbol (or soccer) at the Olympics and concerns about the military and police in Honduras    provide the varied themes on Latin Pulse this week. The program provides an in-depth analysis of both the women's and men's fútbol competitions at the Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The program also concludes its two-part critique of the Honduran military. The program also discusses the role the military is playing in both the Drug War and in the political sphere in Honduras. The news segment of the program discusses U.S. President Barack Obama's support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (the TPP).The program includes in-depth interviews with:Joshua Nadel of North Carolina Central University; andOrlando Perez of Millersville University. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)   (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericapoliticsOlympicsTPPtradeBrazilColombiaBarack ObamaUnited StatesJuan Orlando HernandezEl Salvadordrug cartelsSoccer WarVenezuelasoccerwomen's sportsgender issuesCentral Americahuman rightsU.S. SenatefútbolCopa AmericamilitarysportsHondurasManuel ZelayapoliceColombiaEcuadorArgentinaDrug WarMexicoChilePortugalGermanycorruptionSwedenNigeriaviolencehomicideGuatemalagangscoup

An hour-long special covers various issues regarding human rights and democratization on Latin Pulse this week. The program includes a wide-ranging discussion of the various crises affecting Venezuela, including the political and economic situations.  The analysis also includes discussions on the peace process in Colombia and accusations of human rights abuses by the military in Honduras.  The program also includes a review of a book on corruption in Brazil. The news segment of the program covers how El Salvador's Supreme Court struck down the country's amnesty law opening the door to human rights prosecutions linked to the country's civil war.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Dan Hellinger of Webster University; Orlando Perez of Millersville University;Gimena Sanchez of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA); and Alex Cuadros, author of Brazillionaires. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)   (The program is 60 minutes in length and the file size is 83 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericapoliticsBrazilatrocitiesmassacresviolencecrimehuman rightsEl SalvadorLuiz Inacio Lula da SilvaOrganization of American StatesJuan Orlando HernandezJuan Manuel SantosCarlos Andres PerezmilitaryUNBerta CaceresDilma RousseffU.S. Congresscorruptionprotest movementColombiaPetrobrasSpainJesuitsassassinationseconomicsOASCELACmediaimpeachmentfood shortagesfood riotsrecall movementpolitical repressionHondurasmediaoilUNASURcoupdemocracyauthoritarianismpolicehomicideELNparamilitariesFARCcocaineinfrastructuretortureNicolas MaduroHugo ChavezLuis AlmagroUnited NationsManuel ZelayaDrug Warpeace processUnited StatesWorkers PartyMexico

Corruption in Argentina and Honduras provides the central theme this week on Latin Pulse. The program includes a wide-ranging analysis of corruption in Argentina, along with key tangents on the Argentine economy and challenges for the new president, Mauricio Macri.  The program details the indictment against the former president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and why both Fernandez and Macri are mentioned in the Panama Papers.  The program also gives a deep analysis of corruption in Honduras and how the opposition in that country is concerned that the country is slipping toward authoritarianism.The program includes in-depth interviews with:Mark Jones of Rice University & the Baker Institute; andDana Frank of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Technical Director: Jim Singer; and Production Assistant: Chorsie Martin. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)   (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericapoliticsArgentinacorruptionelectionsHonduraseconomicsCentral AmericaMauricio MacripolicemilitarycoupPanama PapersManuel ZelayaOASjusticeGuatemalaUNUnited NationsscandalOrganization of American StatesJuan Orlando HernandezCristina Fernandez de KirchnerOtto Perez Molinahuman rightsassassinationsAlberto NismanVenezuelaBrazilinflationPeronistsimpunityMACCIHCICIGBerta CaceresRoberto MichelettiDrug WarUnited StatesSergio Massa

Central America is not in the mainstream news as much as it was in the 1980s, but U.S. support for repressive regimes and destabilization of populist governments continues. In 2009, after a military coup ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, Hillary Clinton campaigned actively among U.S. allies in Latin America to prevent Zelaya's return.  In the years since the coup, assassinations and arrests of indigenous, environmentalist, feminist and LGBT activists, repression of journalists, and murders in general, have skyrocketed.  In the last two weeks, two important Honduran environmental and indigenous leaders, Berta Caceres and Nelson Garcia, have been murdered, in what the government describes as random and unrelated acts.  Suyapa Portillo, professor of Chicano/a and Latino/a Transnational Studies at Pitzer College, discusses the life and work of Berta Caceres, who she says never failed to connect the struggle against patriarchy to the fight for land rights. We also speak with Suyapa Portillo about Zika virus and the Salvadoran government's recommendation that women avoid getting pregnant for the next two years.  While motivated by a concern for the well-being of women and babies, the recommendation will be hard to implement since abortion is completely illegal in El Salvador.  Portillo suggests that Zika must be seen in the context of other health and economic issues facing low-income Salvadoran women. The Nina Serrano sits down with long-time radio producer Kris Welch, who came to KPFA in 1972 to learn to do radio and cover women's issues.  They talk about Kris's fascinating youth traveling around Europe, Iran and Turkey, getting an abortion in England and how she ended up at KPFA. The post Womens Magazine – March 21, 2016 appeared first on KPFA.

Honduras lodged a formal complaint on Thursday against Venezuela, accusing the South American country of helping fund former leftist President Manuel Zelaya's travel to Washington where he criticized the current Honduran government.

El Valle de Aguán, ubicado a 600 kilómetros de la capital Tegucigalpa, es el escenario del documental “Resistencia: la lucha por el Valle de Aguán”, del realizador canadiense Jesse Freestone. Este documental será estrenado este 20 de febrero en la Gran Biblioteca de Montreal. Narra los eventos del golpe de Estado cívico-militar que tuvo lugar el 28 de junio de 2009 en Honduras, con el derrocamiento y posterior exilio a Costa Rica del presidente electo Manuel Zelaya. El documental demuestra la connivencia entre militares y empresarios para llevar a cabo ese golpe de Estado y la subsecuente resistencia campesina mediante la ocupación de tierras en manos de terratenientes. El documental aborda una de las cuestiones centrales en ese país centroamericano: ¿a quién pertenece la tierra?

Podcast sobre algunos casos de imitación legal de firmas de candidatos presidenciales norteaméricanos. Consideraciones sobre la autorización de realización de falsificaciones por presidentes o proceres.La máquina de falsificar firmas y otros datos relacionados con firmas presidenciales.El caso de falsificación de firma de Manuel Zelaya en Honduras.http://www.google.co.ve/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFUQFjAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grafotecnica.com%2Fgrafotecnia%2Fhemeroteca%2F225-analisis-grafotecnico-de-presunta-carta-de-renuncia-de-jose-manuel-zelaya-rosales&ei=8_WCVMXNAoSiNp23g_AE&usg=AFQjCNHGbXJYXmsJBtguMJua8YLAANi3-g&sig2=yToPRSDdKd0wVVFQaRWIxw&bvm=bv.80642063,d.eXYFirmas de Hugo Chavezhttp://www.grafotecnica.com #expertografotecnico, #falsificaciones, #firmasfalsificadas, #grafotecnica, #raymondorta

Podcast sobre algunos casos de imitación legal de firmas de candidatos presidenciales norteaméricanos. Consideraciones sobre la autorización de realización de falsificaciones por presidentes o proceres. La máquina de falsificar firmas y otros datos relacionados con firmas presidenciales. El caso de falsificación de firma de Manuel Zelaya en Honduras. http://www.google.co.ve/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CFUQFjAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.grafotecnica.com%2Fgrafotecnia%2Fhemeroteca%2F225-analisis-grafotecnico-de-presunta-carta-de-renuncia-de-jose-manuel-zelaya-rosales&ei=8_WCVMXNAoSiNp23g_AE&usg=AFQjCNHGbXJYXmsJBtguMJua8YLAANi3-g&sig2=yToPRSDdKd0wVVFQaRWIxw&bvm=bv.80642063,d.eXYFirmas de Hugo Chavezhttp://www.grafotecnica.com

The Presidential election in Honduras took place on November 24. Since the US was involved in the 2009 coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya, Hondurans have lived under a brutal regime in which political activists are harassed and murdered. This year, Zelaya’ wife, Xiomara Castro, ran as the new LIBRE party candidate. The official report is that she came in second, but widespread fraud and repression in the election makes this result questionable and there have been large protests to demand a recount. To discuss this, we will be joined by Mark Weisbrot of the Center for Economic and Policy Research who writes regularly about Latin America and Chuck Kauffman of the Alliance for Global Justice who was a member of a large delegation of election observers present for this election. For more information, visit ClearingtheFOGRadio.org.

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming election.

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming election.

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming election.

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of President Manuel Zelaya, he has also been Visiting Professor of History at Harvard University. Pastor discusses the current political situation of Honduras, the Honduran political system, as well as the upcoming election.

… desde el Sur de California sigue monitoreando la crisis hondureña. Viernes 6 de Noviembre 2009 Entrevista del presidente Manuel Zelaya a Radio Globo. Reportero Luis Galdamez desde la Embajada de Brasil hace el contacto con Noticias Radio Globo y su conductor Gustavo Blanco. Escuchas al presidente Zelaya después de que el acuerdo de San Jose-Tegucigalpa no da resultados. Su restricción aun esta en el aire y la creación de un gobierno de unidad ha sido anunciada por parte de los golpistas, con ellos a la cabeza. El presidente denuncia la incapacidad de dialogo y respeto al pueblo y la democracia por parte de los golpistas que siguen pretendiendo que tienen el derecho de imponer sus decisiones ante el asombro nacional e internacional. “Esta lucha tiene lecciones que aprender, no se puede negar el derecho a la vida, a la libertad. Los derechos que el pueblo ha alcanzado son sagrados, derecho a la democracia es sagrado. No se dialoga con dictadores ni con golpistas, no entienden de dialogo, no entienden de paz, porque todo el poder lo mantienen con la punta de las ballonetas…. Estos señores no entienden de democracia porque ellos son antidemocraticos. Levantes sus voces de protesta donde se encuentren, hagan sus manifestaciones pacificas donde se encuentren… el futuro de nuestros hijos sigue estando en riesgo, seguiremos firmes hasta el 27 de enero es un mandato sagrado. No estoy dispuesto a legitimar un fraude ni a blanquear este golpe de estado.” Presidente Manuel Zelaya.

Cigar of the Week - Capadura 898 Series Churchill – Bob & I discovered this cigar at IPCPR and we both fell in love with it! It has that wonderful Arapiraca Campesino’s 1st Choice wrapper from Brazil over a Dominican De Olor binder and a filler blend of 4 Piloto Cubano tobaccos from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. The Capadura line comes from Luba Cigar Corporation in Miami, FL. Luba Cigar Corp. has a mission of importing and distributing Artesian handcrafted cigars from small tabacaleras, who maintain consistent quality and taste by using the same tobaccos from the same fincas, and fermented by the same processors every year. Also available in Robusto, Torpedo and Jumbo sizes, Capadura cigars come packaged in wooden boxes of 25 cigars. Our Cigar of the Week selection to end the month of September is a traditional 7” x 48 ring gauge Churchill. Dale "the road warrior" is back from the Republic of Kalifornia, kudos to the Four Seasons hotel in Palo Alto for superior service! Bob finds evidence that Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras is causing disruption again. We continue our discussion of the taste experience with cigars, delving into Spice and Heat! Based on the Tobacconist University curriculum. Dark Side Selection Marque- Ramon Allones, Frontmark, - Asia Pacific RE 2009- Celestiales Finos - 46 x 137mm (5.4"), Vitola - Britanicas (perfecto). Standard band w/ the Exclusivo Asia Pacifico 2nd band. Packaged in slb of 25 cigars, 4,000 boxes made. Ramón Allones is a pre-revolution brand introduced circa 1845. It is a Habanos Local brand with a minor market share. Comprises full strength cigars using tobacco from the premium Vuelta Abajo region. There is a non-Cuban brand with the same name. There really was a Ramon Allones who developed the brand back around 1845 and is said to be the first to employ brightly colored lithographed labels on the boxes to distinguish his brands. At the time of nationalization, the brand was owned by Cifuentes, Pego y Cia the owners of Partagas. The brand was trimmed in 2002 when 10 models were dropped. The line includes machine and hand made full bodied cigars. NY Mayor Bloomberg's continued war on tobacco - single cigar sales and bans in open air parks. What's My Band? Bob smokes an Augusto Reyes Gran Cru, Dale smokes a Romeo y Julieta. We get a nice email from Rob about the El Primer Mundo Rosado Oscuro Maduro, our Producer's Pick for the month! What Else have the DWCR guys been smokin'? Gurkha Assassin, John Hay Statesman, John Hay Anniversary Series, Fuente Hemingway Short Story, La Tradicion Cubana Special Anniversary Series Figurado. Congratulations to Mark Franks for winning the Silver Palio cutter in our Palio of the month contest! The Expedition: Esteli 2010 trip is sold out, but so many more folks want to join in - stay tuned, there may be another opportunity???? We're pleased to let Richard Baum know he is the winner of a one year subscription to the European Cigar Cult Journal! Opening theme music provided by 25 Smokin' Figurados from their album Divine Spirits, Holy Smoke. Closing theme Longboard Cowboy provided by The Surfonics.

 Epicentro Julio 25  2009 Segmento 1   Al aire: José López Zamorano. En estudio: Maria Peña de la agencia EFE, Julio Marenco de La Prensa Gráfica de El Salvador y Marcelo Raimon de la agencia ANSA. La jueza hispana Sonia Sotomayor hace historia al convertirse en la primera magistrada de origen hispano en llegar al supremo tribunal de los Estados Unidos. 09:15 Break (2:00) Segmento 2  En estudio: Maria Peña de la agencia EFE, Julio Marenco de La Prensa Gráfica de El Salvador y Marcelo Raimon de la agencia ANSA. La implementación de nuevas medidas en los centros de detención de inmigrantes en todo el país, la pauperrima situación en la que sobreviven muchos y el preambulo de la cumbre de Guadalajara. 19:05 Break (2:00) Segmento 3 En estudio: Maria Peña de la agencia EFE, Julio Marenco de La Prensa Gráfica de El Salvador y Marcelo Raimon de la agencia ANSA. Manuel Zelaya, el momento hondureño y el papel estadounidense en la crisis del país centroamericano.  End 29:00 For more information: Maria Peña de la agencia EFE, Julio Marenco de La Prensa Gráfica de El Salvador y Marcelo Raimon de la agencia ANSA. Senior Producer: Luisa Fernanda Montero: luisa.fernanda@hcnmedia.com  202-558-0010 Engineer: Julio González: julio.gonzalez@hcnmedia.com, 202-340-9131 Enginner: Daniel Olaya: daniel.olaya@hcnmedia.com, 202-360-4136  Sonia Sotomayor made history Thursday when the Senate confirmed her to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice.

Este audio fue grabado de las paginas electronicas de Radio Globo de Honduras y TELESUR. Escucharan manifestaciones de apoyo al regreso de Manuel Zelaya desde las afueras del aeropuerto Toncontin, la represion, el anuncio de la muerte de joven, la presencia del jet que transportaba al presidente Zelaya, y aviones de la FFAA y helicoptero. Posteriormente escuchamos del piloto del jet que dice que la torre de control no le recibe y finalmente el presidente Zelaya reporta lo acontecido y dice que lo que esta pasando en Honduras "... es un barbarie" Freya Rojo

Transmitido el 010709 CERN, Michel Jackson, Manuel Zelaya, y mucha más diversión Madame Dognac y el Chef Ente

Today on Flashpoints, Diplomatic efforts to restore President Manuel Zelaya to power in Honduras fail today, and Zelaya vows again to return to the country, we'll continue to look closely at the volatile situation in the twelfth day of the coup; we'll also be joined by regular Friday co-host Evelyn Sanchez, who will focus on immigrants' rights and new proposals to transform the system and end the sweeps; and on Flashpoints en Espanol, we'll also focus on Honduras.   The post Puzzling Evidence – May 8, 2009 at 3:00am appeared first on KPFA.