Tag: Honduras

Neoconservatives rail against Eritrean dictator Isaias Afewerki

Filed in International by on November 19, 2009 4 Comments

Hah, just kidding. Neocons don’t even know where Eritrea is. Afewerki announced in May 2008 that elections would be postponed for “three or four decades” or longer because they “polarize society.” All forms of media are controlled by the government. At least 10 local journalists remain in prison since their arrests in 2001. (Link: Parade) […]

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Coup In Honduras

Filed in International by on June 28, 2009 37 Comments

It appears there has been a coup in Honduras and a new president has been sworn in. The details are still a bit sketchy, but the old president was exiled by the military to Costa Rica this morning. The news reports say that the president resigned, but (former?) President Manuel Zelaya denies this. There were […]

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