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Good said, Doloras. We have had in Catalonia verba...

2009-07-04T13:56:24.148-04:30

Good said, Doloras. We have had in Catalonia verbal attacks from right-wingers for promoting (unsuccessfully) a non-binding referendum about the future of Catalonia. Apparently, those so-called democrats abhore non-binding (and, of course) binding referenda. Another example was the non-binding referendum promoted by the former Basque government, that was stopped by the Spanish Congress. The non-binding referendum in Honduras was a way to let people express their feelings about a new Constitution for Honduras. The coup has taken that as an excuse, but the real issue is that they fear people's movements such as schoolmasters, peasants, indigenous peoples, etc.

Awesome blog, EvaG. You seem to have scooped the w...

2009-07-03T21:17:54.037-04:30

Awesome blog, EvaG. You seem to have scooped the world. I'll definitely be checking back to know the latest.

First thing: why be embarrassed about the U.S. Sta...

2009-07-03T20:20:01.245-04:30

First thing: why be embarrassed about the U.S. State Department, or any other organ of the U.S. regime? These people are our enemy -- whether we want to understand this or not. And this is how our enemy is going to behave.

Second thing: who is explaining to the World that the honduran "congress" and "supreme court" are in fact run by the honduran oligarchy for their own sole benefit? And that the only reason they hold these bodies -- same as in most "democratic" bourgeois countries -- is because of their near monopoly of resources and over the mass-media of that country?

Third thing: someone has touched on the apparent fact that it is a lie that the honduran "supreme court" has the power to reinstate the fired military chief. Amongst other things. Such a fact should be given the utmost attention in the Left media.

Fourth thing: there will be no such thing as "supreme courts" -- a supreme conceit of a hierarchical, elitist bourgeois regime -- in any socialist country. Because in a socialist country the people themselves will be the supreme law of the land -- and their own living constitution, as well.

Fifth thing: I wonder how this yanqui double-talk over coups/golpes is playing in America Latina...

Sixth thing: whatever sanctions are undertaken by ALBA and others against this junta really must be undertaken with the consent and support and collaboration of the resistance inside Honduras, as is being implied in an above comment.

thanks so much, eva, for the excellent posts. i...

2009-07-03T18:14:29.610-04:30

thanks so much, eva, for the excellent posts. i've tried to spread them around to activists groups with which I'm involved.
I listened to your speech at Howard Univ. I wrote two chapters on U.S. Intelligence and multinational corporations incredible grip on virtually all media in the United States. I also wrote some chapters on U.S. Intelligence's development of the Latin American assassination program, Operation Condor, which I imagine you know about.
If you had an interest my book is The FBI War on Tupac Shakur and Black Leaders, sutitled U.S. Intelligence's Murderous Targeting of Tupac, MLK, Malcolm, Panthers, Hendrix, Marley, Rappers and Linked Ethnic Leftists.
For sake of credibility, i've been interviewed on Pacifica's WBAI Evening News (New York) twice. www.fbiwarontupac.com
keep up the great work. john potash

Why is the above commenter "Andrew" and ...

2009-07-03T18:09:37.625-04:30

Why is the above commenter "Andrew" and "James" at the same time? I've seen truckloads of people "just asking questions" on leftist blogs about Venezuela, and it seems to be a co-ordinated PR move to sow doubt in the minds of people who want the rightfully elected president and constitutional order restored in Venezuela.

That non-binding referendum question, as you can find virtually everywhere on teh intarwebz:

¿Está de acuerdo que en las elecciones generales de 2009 se instale una cuarta urna en la cual el pueblo decida la convocatoria a una asamblea nacional constituyente? = Sí…….ó………..No.

Do you agree with the installation of a fourth ballot box during the 2009 general elections so that the people can decide on the calling of a national constituent assembly? Yes or no.

This article from WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/arti...

2009-07-03T15:38:46.614-04:30

This article from WSJ:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124663749855792701.html

is quoting that

"the Obama administration has halted joint military operations"

Anyone's guess what that actually means..

But I'm wondering if you have a good resource for information on what the initial referendum that Zelaya suggested actually contained?

The above article says that a supreme court order had forbade him from such a referendum, is that true?

Thanks for the info.

James

It's very self-evident for now, that the very ...

2009-07-03T14:43:28.798-04:30

It's very self-evident for now, that the very future of Honduras will be decided in the streets of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, etc. It's important for the Frente Popular de Resistencia to gain spaces. Internacional community must not punish Honduras for the golpista clique: sanctions must be taken in the most effective way to evict the usurper government. If sanctions are implemented in an indiscriminated way, then the usurper Goverment will play the flag of "internacional aggression" to wide its base in Honduran population.

How sad and ridiculous of the state department! I&...

2009-07-03T13:22:10.654-04:30

How sad and ridiculous of the state department! I'm actually embarrassed.

Other oligarchs in other countries will surely take not to see what type of coup--excuse me, "golpe de estado"-- the US finds acceptable.