 The main question here is why any negotiations at all are being conducted with a criminal, coup government that violently kidnapped and forced a democratically elected president into exile. The US government says it won't negotiate with terrorists, yet it will negotiate with criminals, repressors, human rights violators, kidnappers and coup leaders. And, its letting them roam freely through the halls of Congress today. 
—Eva Golinger
Honduras Coup - Day 10 - July 07, 2009
- Honduras: a new screenplay by the CIA and associates
By Stella Calloni, translated by Karla Jacobs - tortillaconsal.com : July 07, 2009
The June 28th coup d'etat in Honduras against the government of President Manuel Zelaya (who emerged from the Liberal Party but formed independent positions rejecting impositions such as the Free Trade Agreement, joining the Latin American integration project ALBA and forming alliances with popular organizations) is and forever will be one of the biggest exercises of media terrorism, among other destabilization models. But behind the coup there are many important messages that require analysis.
- In Russia, President Obama Explains His Support for Ousted President...
By Jake Tapper - abcnews.com : July 07, 2009
"America supports now the restoration of the democratically-elected President of Honduras, even though he has strongly opposed American policies," the president told graduate students at the commencement ceremony of Moscow's New Economic School. "We do so not because we agree with him. We do so because we respect the universal principle that people should choose their own leaders, whether they are leaders we agree with or not."
- Honduras, Washington, and Liberal-Left Grasping at Straws
By Paul Street - zmag.org : July 07, 2009
We'll return to Washington and Honduras in a moment, after some comments on why Obama's "progressive" fans are clutching at straws. It's been a weird and lonely time for many of them, what with Barack Obama's blatant escalation of terrorist, civilian-slaughtering war in South Asia, his apparently indefinite continuation of the Iraq occupation, his increase of the "defense" (empire) budget (Morgan Stanley reported last November that Obama rejects the silly concept of a "peace dividend"), his advance approval for an Israel attack on Iran, his refusal to move in any serious way against Israel's occupation of Palestine, his continuing refusal to permit Jean Bertrand Aristide back into the Caribbean, and...so on (the list goes on and on).
- Meeting with Clinton Over; Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Will Lead "Negotiations" With Coup Govt in Honduras
By Eva Golinger - chavezcode.com : July 07, 2009
The main question here is why any negotiations at all are being conducted with a criminal, coup government that violently kidnapped and forced a democratically elected president into exile. The US government says it won't negotiate with terrorists, yet it will negotiate with criminals, repressors, human rights violators, kidnappers and coup leaders. And, its letting them roam freely through the halls of Congress today.
- Clinton Announces Mediation of Honduras Conflict, Zelaya Says Talks to "Plan Withdrawal of the Coup"
By Laura Carlsen - Americas Mexico Blog : July 07, 2009
When asked if the restoration of order meant the return to power of President Zelaya, she refused to confirm that position. "Now that we have a mediation process that we hope can begin shortly, I don't want to prejudge what the parties themselves will agree to." State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly later dodged the question in the same way.
- Hillary Clinton's Remarks at the Top of the Daily Press Briefing
By Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State - state.gov : July 07, 2009
We call upon all parties to refrain from acts of violence and to seek a peaceful, constitutional, and lasting solution to the serious divisions in Honduras through dialogue. To that end, we have been working with a number of our partners in the hemisphere to create a negotiation, a dialogue that could lead to a peaceful resolution of this situation. We are supporting the efforts that the OAS has made, but we think there needs to be a specific mediator, and to that end we are supporting President Arias of Costa Rica to serve in this important role.
- Honduran Coup President, Ousted Leader to Meet
By Matthew Walter and Janine Zacharia - bloomberg.com : July 07, 2009
The political standoff in Honduras between deposed President Manuel Zelaya and the regime that ousted him will be mediated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias in negotiations the U.S. helped to broker.
- Venezuela: US Must Clarify its Position on Honduras
By Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com - trinicenter.com : July 07, 2009
Speaking on behalf of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Monday, former Venezuelan interior minister, Ramón Rodríguez Chacín called on United States president Barack Obama to clarify his government's position on the coup d'etat in Honduras, in which democratically elected president, Manuel Zelaya was ousted on June 28.
- President Zelaya in Washington to Meet With OAS
and Secretary of State Clinton at 1PM Today
By Eva Golinger - chavezcode.com : July 07, 2009
President Manuel Zelaya arrived early this morning to Washington, D.C., to participate in several meetings with the Organization of American States (OAS) and the U.S. Department of State. The Honduran president, ousted in a military coup on Sunday, June 28, has a scheduled meeting at 1PM (EDT) with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It is unclear what exactly is expected of this meeting.
- Venezuelan Solidarity Convoy Bound for Honduras Detained in Colombia
By Kiraz Janicke - Venezuelanalysis.com - trinicenter.com : July 07, 2009
A solidarity convoy of sixty people bound for Honduras was detained in Maicao, Colombia, by military forces, Venezuelan public television channel VTV reported on Monday. The convoy, which included nineteen Honduran doctors, was initiated by grassroots organisations, workers representatives and students in Venezuela and aimed to show solidarity with the Honduran people in the aftermath of the military coup that ousted the democratically elected president of that country, Manuel Zelaya, on June 28.
- Honduran Teachers Defy Coup Government, Maintain Strike
By Kristin Bricker - narconews.com : July 07, 2009
With the death of 19-year-old Obed Murillo at the hands of Honduran soldiers at Tegucigalpa airport yesterday while President Manuel Zelaya was attempting to land there, the coup government demonstrated its willingness to resort to lethal force to maintain its power. Likewise, the Honduran people have demonstrated their resolve to oppose the coup government, no matter the cost.
- The Coup d'Etat in Honduras: Character, Evolution and Perspectives
By Leticia Salomón - quotha.net - trinicenter.com : July 07, 2009
This article is a continuation of an article written and distributed on July 29th, titled "Honduras: Políticos, empresarios y militares: protagonistas de un golpe anunciado" (posted in Spanish earlier on Quotha.net). Leticia Salomón is an Honduran sociologist and economist who specializes in defense, security and governability.
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