Is Hugo Chavez…
…starting to run out of other people’s money?
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Honduras update
Could it be that Obama blinked? But if he finally has retreated from his former abominable position on Honduras, he’s kept awfully mum about it.
Continue reading →Finally: Obama gets a foreign policy success—unfortunately, it’s in Honduras, not Iran
Fausta reports that Honduras has caved to Obama’s pressure and agreed to reinstate Chavez’s protege Zelaya in a power-sharing interim government. Apparently, Honduras got more than a taste of the Chicago Way, and it wasn’t very appetizing: El Heraldo (in … Continue reading →
Totten on Honduras and US sanctions
Michael Totten makes a rare detour from Middle Eastern venues to write an insightful piece about US sanctions on Honduras. Totten points out what the Obama administration seems not to have even considered—the consequences of its threats: Sanctions are supposed … Continue reading →
Zelaya’s not so fond of the accommodations at the Brazilian Embassy
We already knew that Zelaya was a Leftist with aspirations to follow the example of his buddy Chavez and usurp ever more power in his country. But until now we didn’t know that he was delusional. How else to explain … Continue reading →
Interim Honduran President Micheletti speaks
Read his piece in today’s WaPo. Hope he can stay the course against the thugs in DC and elsewhere: We are, of course, disappointed with the position of the United States and the European Union, both longtime friends. We look … Continue reading →
Today’s Honduras (and SEC investigation) updates
See Fausta for more on Honduras, much more. And this editorial by Monica Showalter at IBD is must-reading on the topic of US policy towards Honduras, the reaction of other nations, and the likely consequences. In a completely unrelated affair, … Continue reading →
Why Honduras matters more and more
Obama cuts aid to Honduras in an attempt to blackmail the country into accepting Zelaya. Isn’t it interesting that our President comes down so hard on a country for merely attempting to assert its own constitution against a power grab … Continue reading →
How tyrannical takeovers happen: past, present, future
Today commenter “Artfldgr” asked the following question, “anyone else realize that what happened in germany took 12 years to go from start to finish?” Coincidentally, last night (before that comment was posted) I had spent some time reading “The Rise … Continue reading →
Honduras continues to matter…
…and Obama continues to fight against Honduras’s efforts to retain its democracy, its constitution, and its autonomy. And Obama’s alliance with Hugo Chavez and against the forces of freedom in Honduras continues to pass under the radar screen of most … Continue reading →
Don’t forget Venezuela—and forgetting Afghanistan
Dr. Sanity reminds us to connect a few dots between President Obama, Bill Ayers, and Hugo Chavez. The picture we end up with when we do so is not a pretty one. And Byron York points out the increasingly obvious … Continue reading →
Why Honduras matters (cont.)
I know I keep harping on Obama’s reaction to Zelaya and Honduras, even though for most people it’s small potatoes compared to some of the other issues facing us, such as health care “reform.” But Honduras matters deeply to me—perhaps … Continue reading →