Honduras Coup: Template for a Hemispheric Assault on Democracy

The people of Honduras have now suffered more than 40 days of military rule. The generals’ June 28 coup, crudely packaged in constitutional guise, ousted the country’s elected government and unleashed severe, targeted, and relentless repression.

The OAS Treaty: Blueprint for Dismantling the Second Amendment

The Obama administration’s offensive against the Second Amendment has begun.

What the Cowardly Honduras Coup Lost Today

Sometimes the drama is of such high volume that the ways it changes the narrative go unnoticed in the exact moments that it happens.

But here are some of the very significant realities that shifted today:

Honduras coup is just the tip of the iceberg, who is next?

The traditional right wing power sectors of Central America and South America are in panic. The single argument in their speeches and strategies is: “we have to stop the election of a “Chavez” or an “Evo Morales” in our country.” They have expressed their hatred to the Alba leaders very eloquently.

MSM: Hugo Chávez vows to ‘bring them down’ after seeing Honduran ally ousted in military coup

(Guardian) – The army in Honduras has ousted and exiled its leftist president, Manuel Zelaya, , in Central America’s first military coup since the cold war, after he upset the army by trying to seek another term in office.

Venezuelan, Cuban, and Nicaraguan Ambassadors to Honduras Kidnapped

Military personnel kidnapped the ambassadors of Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua in Honduras, along with the Honduran Foreign Relations Minister Patricia Rodas, according to Venezuela’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), Roy Chaderton.

‘Coup’ in Honduras; Chavez Blames US for Involvement

Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who was arrested by soldiers earlier on Sunday, is in Costa Rica and has asked for asylum, CNN’s Spanish-language channel reported, citing the Costa Rican government.

Video: Obama Supports Treaty Outlawing Gun Possession

As Lou Dobbs notes here, Obama is in favor of the ratifying CIFTA, the Inter-American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.