Honduras: New president, but old problems
By RussiaToday : January 27, 2010
Today in Honduras Porfirio Lobo was sworn in as the country's new president. Lobo's inauguration brought to an end months of political turmoil in the country, which began with a coup last June that dethroned Manuel Zelaya. Are Honduras's political problems really over? And how should the international community react?
Honduras Culture and Politics
By hondurasculturepolitics.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010 ends one chapter in the unexpected history of Honduras, as the illegal regime headed by Roberto Micheletti cedes power to Porfirio Lobo Sosa, selected through a deeply flawed electoral process held while Honduras lacked freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of the press, and personal security for citizens exercising their constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of conscience.
Zelaya En Route to Dominican Republic
By hondurascoup2009.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
Manuel Zelaya Rosales went by car from the Brazilian embassy to Toncontin International Airport about 20 minutes ago and arrived at the airforce base there. He was accompanied by his wife, a daughter, Rasel Tomé and escorted by President Porfirio Lobo Sosa, fresh from his inauguration ceremony, President Colom of Guatemala, and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic. At the same time, the other people within the Brazilian embassy who were Zelaya supporters left the embassy without incident, La Tribuna reported. At the airport was a large crowd organized by the Frente de Resistencia to see him off. Crowd photos showed that there were many thousand people gathered peacefully there. At the air force base the Zelayas and Tomé boarded a twin engine Embraer jet, which has just taken off for the Dominican Republic.
Honduras: We Can't Pretend It Never Happened
By Lisa Haugaard - lawg.org : January 27, 2010
As National Party leader Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is inaugurated president of Honduras, we can't just pretend the June 28th coup and its bitter aftermath never occurred. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights just released a devastating 147-page catalogue of the violations of human rights and civil liberties that have occurred since the coup in Honduras.
The Puppet Master Pulls The Strings
By hondurascoup2009.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
If there was any doubt that the United States is orchestrating the political choreography going on in Honduras right now, it should be put to rest. Arturo Valenzuela, representing the United States at Porfirio Lobo Sosa's inauguration, told the press today that the United States has not made any decision about restoring aid to Honduras yet. "We haven't made any determinations yet," said Valenzuela. "The new president of Honduras has taken the country in the right direction," Valenzuela added after Lobo Sosa talked both about establishing a government of reconciliation, and establishing a truth commission in his first 100 days in office, both of which Valenzuela called "essential elements" to the restoration of democratic order in Honduras. "Things are moving pretty much in the right direction."
Honduras headed 'in right direction,' but no aid yet: US
By ca.news.yahoo.com : January 27, 2010
Newly-inaugurated Honduran President Porfirio Lobo is taking his country "in the right direction," but the United States has not decided whether to restore aid to Honduras, a US official said Wednesday.
Honduran ex-President Zelaya leaves Brazilian Embassy, heads to exile 7 months after coup
By canadaeast.com : January 27, 2010
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has left his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and is headed into exile seven months after being ousted in a coup. Hilda Cruz is an assistant of Zelaya's wife. She says the ousted leader left for the airport accompanied by President Porfirio Lobo, who was inaugurated hours earlier.
Honduran ex-President Zelaya leaves Brazilian Embassy, heads to exile 7 months after coup
By canadaeast.com : January 27, 2010
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has left his refuge in the Brazilian Embassy and is headed into exile seven months after being ousted in a coup. Hilda Cruz is an assistant of Zelaya's wife. She says the ousted leader left for the airport accompanied by President Porfirio Lobo, who was inaugurated hours earlier.
Hondurans boo Dominican leader despite helping end their political crisis
By dominicantoday.com : January 27, 2010
The agribusiness leader Porfirio Lobo today assumed office in Honduras for a period of four years, as Dominican Republic leader Leonel Fernandez, who helped broker a deal to end the Central American country's 7-month political crisis, was booed in the National Stadium.
Latin America boycotts Lobo's inauguration
By morningstaronline.co.uk : January 27, 2010
Mass demonstrations and a boycott by Latin American heads of state has greeted the inauguration of Porfirio Lobo as president of Honduras, as the leader ousted in last year's coup prepared to go into exile in the Dominican Republic. Mr Lobo, who led the right-wing National Party to victory in elections held under the regime of coup leader Roberto Micheletti, was sworn in for a four-year term under heavy military protection and accompanied by just two visiting foreign leaders.
Ambassador says that Porfirio Lobo's inauguration is a victory of coup plotters
By english.eluniversal.com : January 27, 2010
Venezuela's ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Roy Chaderton Matos, said on Wednesday that the inauguration of Porfirio Lobo as president of Honduras "has completed the successful circle designed by the coup plotters in Honduras" to oust former President Manuel Zelaya.
More US spin on Honduras...
By hondurascoup2009.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
What we are seeing in the spin given these moves by VOA is the US perspective. The US insists that Honduras go through a theatrical performance of enacting the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord even though that brokered compromise absolutely failed and is utterly irrelevant now. One hopes the US State Department doesn't suffer the illusion that Zelaya will not be prosecuted when he eventually returns to Honduras, because if so, they will likely be disappointed.
As President Zelaya Leaves, the Resistance Will Be There to Salute Him
By hondurasoye.wordpress.com : January 27, 2010
It seems like a good time to look back at the last seven months and honor the Honduran Resistance which hit the streets June 28, on the day of coup, and has not stopped. The Resistance is Not Afraid: The anthem of the Honduran Resistance is a beautiful and compelling song: "Nos tienen miedo porque no tenemos miedo" or in English, "They are afraid of us because we are not afraid."
Presidential inauguration must not eclipse coup's impact on press freedom
By rsf.org : January 27, 2010
Coinciding with Porfirio Lobo Sosa's inauguration today as the country's new president, Reporters Without Borders and six other organisations are releasing a report on the state of press freedom in Honduras since the 28 June coup d'état (available in Spanish). The report is the result of a joint fact-finding visit to Honduras from 1 to 7 November.
Zelaya to live in exile, US fails to reverse Honduras coup
By worldbulletin.net : January 27, 2010
The toppled leader Zelaya will leave Honduras on Wednesday for exile after pressure by the United States and Latin American countries failed to reverse a coup that ousted him last June.
Resisting in Honduras
By weeksnotice.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
Very soon, Honduras will largely drop off the U.S. media radar. Pepe Lobo will be inaugurated as president today, Mel Zelaya will leave the country for the Dominican Republic, and those responsible for the coup will sit in contented impunity.
Report #3 - Todos Somos Honduras Delegation
By hondurasresists.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
In Honduras, the decade of the seventies was characterized as a period of strong social movements that included students, workers, campesinos, and most social sectors. In the eighties, however, a National Security Doctrine was imposed with support of the United States which weakened the social movements through a strategy of deterntions, dissappearances, and severe repression. By the 1990's, neoliberal model is applied to Honduras in all of it's measures, including privatization, taxes, devaluation of the currency, and the shrinking of the state. That is except the military and police force.
Honduran congress approves Zelaya's free exit
By presstv.ir : January 27, 2010
The Honduran congress has voted to allow ousted president Manuel Zelaya to freely leave the country, as the Central American nation is preparing for its new president to take office.
Honduras President Elect under Coup to Assume Power
By prensa-latina.cu : January 27, 2010
The president elect under the coup in Honduras Porfilio Lobo will assume power on Wednesday in a ceremony marked by extreme security and absence of most of the world Head of States.
How badly can the press distort Honduras news?
By hondurascoup2009.blogspot.com : January 27, 2010
Infinitely, it would seem. Late Tuesday, Reuters reports say, the Honduran Congress voted an amnesty for José Manuel Zelaya Rosales. Reuters news wire headlined its story "Zelaya to exit Honduras in win for coup leaders". According to Reuters, Zelaya is headed into "exile" although the "political amnesty" voted by Congress would not affect "the criminal charges hanging over him". Only one problem with this account: it isn't quite accurate.
Lobo Set for Honduran Presidency Amid U.S., Latin America Split
By bloomberg.com : January 27, 2010
Porfirio Lobo assumes the presidency of Honduras today as the U.S. remains split from most of Latin America over whether the fledgling government is legitimate or should be rejected as the outgrowth of a coup. Lobo, 62, has vowed to unite the Central American country by naming a commission to investigate last year's coup against then-President Manuel Zelaya and by appointing opposition members to his Cabinet. Zelaya, 57, who has holed up at Brazil's Embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa, since September, says he'll leave for the Dominican Republic after Lobo is installed.
Honduran Congress approves amnesty for generals, Zelaya
By xinhuanet.com : January 27, 2010
The Honduran Congress voted late on Tuesday to approve amnesties for both the military and former president Manuel Zelaya. The amnesties will come into effect once official media have published the decree.
Honduras set to swear in Porfirio Lobo as President
By news.bbc.co.uk : January 27, 2010
Mr Lobo has said his first task as president will be to guarantee Mr Zelaya's safe passage out of Honduras. The removal last June of Mr Zelaya, who is holed up in Brazil's embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa, divided opinion in Honduras and internationally. Several nations refused to recognise the legitimacy of November's election.
Honduras: Obama's new puppets on display
By Felipe Stuart Cournoyer - links.org.au : January 27, 2010
During the dubious Honduran election process leading up to voting day on November 27, 2009, the people would chant "Santos[1] de santo no tiene nada. Lobo de lobo lo tiene todo" ["(Elvin) Santos gets nothing from the saints; Lobo's taken it all from the wolf."] On January 27 new puppets will take centre stage in the puppetry act Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Elected "president" Pepe Lobo (no doubt called "wolf, or little wolf" by his gringo controllers at the US embassy) will accept the strings of attachment to the invisible government and state power that continue to rule in Honduras. This obscure and menacing group is an unelected corps of representatives of the army high command and of the ten ruling oligarchic families. They meet under the informal moderation of the US ambassador of the day, and with the blessing of the ranking cleric of the Roman Catholic Church.
Honduras: 7 Months of Crisis. And then it was Over?
By joshuafrens-string.com : January 27, 2010
It's been just one day shy of 7 months since Honduran President Mel Zelaya was kidnapped from the presidential palace and sent out of the country by the Honduran military. But today, a new president, Porfirio Lobo, will take office (albeit under what Honduran papers are calling "extreme security") on what would have been the end of Mr. Zelaya's term in office. As various reports have indicated, Lobo has been trying his best to clean up the pieces of the June coup in the last weeks—all an attempt to regain favor with members international community who condemned the ouster of Mr. Zelaya.
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