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he is definitely familiar with the situation. He o...

2009-07-19T15:22:02.256-06:00

he is definitely familiar with the situation. He often foments them.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB40/

OK - let's have a look at your points, then. 1) M...

2009-07-19T13:40:00.112-06:00

OK - let's have a look at your points, then.

1) Mis-spelling a name can be a genuine mistake or a typo - as a journalist you can understand that - however, as a journalist you should also already know that "slander" refers to the spoken word" and "libel" refers to the written word - therefore, no-one is slandering you!

2) "i re-post information without changing the title or any content" - as your site is moderated, it would not take much journalistic sense to check your sources before posting inflammatory information. Or perhaps your comment should read "i re-post information without changing the title or CHECKING any OF THE content"

3) Why wait until you return to Tegucigalpa? - why not contact him now? - after all, he is a "high-flyer" in the Zelaya camp and I'm certain Mel can give you contact details.

4) "killed by the Honduran army on July 5th" - not yet proven. For what was he arrested? - I would ask the Honduras police force if I were you, they would surely know.

5) "i do not defend domestic violence perpetrators" - I do not believe anybody accused you of doing this.

6) I see no "false and misleading information on your blog" - merely a collection of verified articles from various news-sources, not all of which can be trusted to reveal the truth.

7) This point is my point - as a journalist you should know the score - CHECK YOUR SOURCES!!

Unfortunately, the august world bodies go out of t...

2009-07-19T12:38:50.531-06:00

Unfortunately, the august world bodies go out of their way to make sure that the TRUE Honduran story does NOT get heard. The following appeared this morning in "Inside Costa Rica", a publication in San Jose, the Costa Rica Capitol.
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UN Ignores Honduras Coup Leaders

United Nations - The United Nations Security Council tossed aside a letter by Honduras coup leaders in which they requested its intervention after alleged threats and provocation by Venezuela.

UN diplomats told Prensa Latina that the letter has not received any attention, and it will not be distributed as an official document.

That decision was made by Ugandan Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, who received the document Thursday as Security Council chairman.

"The Security Council only receives correspondence from governments and organizations that it recognizes", the consulted diplomatic officials highlighted.

The letter is signed by Honduras de facto foreign minister Carlos López Contreras, who accuses Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez of plotting to invade the Central American nation.

He also claimed that the jet with Venezuelan registration in which Honduran constitutional President Manuel Zelaya tried to return to Honduras on July 5 had violated Honduras airspace.

The UN Security Council considers the de facto government in Honduras illegal, after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning the June 28 coup.

It has also called upon the UN 192 members not to recognize other government than ZelayaÂ�s.

Notwithstanding the fact that Arias says in one of...

2009-07-19T12:26:19.502-06:00

Notwithstanding the fact that Arias says in one of his seven points that Zelaya should forget about referendums for changing the constitution, in an interview with a Brazilian journalist today Zelaya says that if he is returned to power, he will STILL attempt to change the constitution.

"It is the will of the people", he says.

Will somebody please lock this man up as he is a danger to society!!!

See:

http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/mundo/ult94u597131.shtml

for the story (in Portuguese but Google can translate it)

While you criticize others for posting untrue or i...

2009-07-19T12:06:01.371-06:00

While you criticize others for posting untrue or inaccurate information, you do the same yourself. I can only speak for myself, so here goes:

(1) my name is Sandra Cuffe. there's an "e" at the end of my name. please get someone's name right if you're going to slander them!!!

(2) there was no "original" title regarding Jari Dixon's denuncia on my blog. i very clearly was NOT the author; CISPES is. i re-post information without changing the title or any content. it is quite clear that i am not the author of the blog post. when i am, that is also quite clear.

(3) Jari Dixon - whom i do not know - was in the United States when the incident occurred. it could easily be an understandable misunderstanding: ie, he hears partial and/or incorrect information of the arrest and assumes it is related to his outspoken activism against the coup. if/when he retracts or clarifies his statements, i will be more than happy to post those as well. in fact, i will actively seek him out for an interview when i return to Tegucigalpa.

(4) David Murillo, father of Isis Obed Murillo - killed by the Honduran army on July 5th - was arrested a few days after burying his son, upon leaving the COFADEH office where he gave testimony to State human rights prosecutors about the murder of his son. unbeknownst to him, there was an old arrest warrant out for his arrest, from an old case that even the couple who pressed charges has retracted their accusations... SO WAS DAVID MURILLO ARRESTED AT THIS MOMENT OVER TWO YEARS AFTER THE ARREST WARRANT WAS PUT OUT BECAUSE OF THE ARREST WARRANT OR BECAUSE HE WAS ACTIVELY DENOUNCING THE HONDURAN ARMED FORCES AND THE DE FACTO MICHELETTI GOVERNMENT???

(5) i do not defend domestic violence perpetrators. in fact, i have worked very closely in Honduras and in North America with organizations fighting the impunity of domestic violence criminals and working to create safe spaces for women and children who are victims of gender violence.

(6) i would appreciate if you would correct the false and misleading information on your blog, namely the spelling of my name and the supposed "originality" of my blog post, which was clearly an unaltered re-post of a CISPES communique.

Thank you.

Sandra Cuffe
http://hondurassolidarity.wordpress.com

"why can't the international bodies get these info...

2009-07-19T11:54:40.065-06:00

"why can't the international bodies get these information?"

I would ask everyone to contact their favorite media outlets and ask THEM why they are not reporting all of the facts from Honduras!

I also ask everyone who thinks there is being an injustice done here in Honduras to contact your representatives, presidents, prime ministers and demand that they look at the evidence!

Ask them to send investigators/auditors/diplomats to review the evidence. I'm sure they would be welcomed with open arms by the legal government of Honduras.
Mel being ousted in his pajamas does not compare to the damage he has done, and continues to do, in Honduras.

LG, If you are able to dig and find out so many o...

2009-07-19T11:00:36.863-06:00

LG,

If you are able to dig and find out so many of these corruptions, why can't the international bodies get these information ? It is great what you are doing but is there a way we could also send these information to USA, OAS, EU and UN so they know why Mel cannot return to Honduras as a President ? He sucks blood from the people and yet a bunch of supposedly intelligent teachers and Union leaders are supporting Mel because their pockets are filled with a few Lempiras. How could they do this to their country ? Do they not see what is happening in Venezuela just a few days ago ? Are these people beyond help ?

It`s clear that not only the `human rights` bodies...

2009-07-19T09:16:28.701-06:00

It`s clear that not only the `human rights` bodies everywhere are `infected` of those horrendous leftist bias but also mainstream media voices of the likes of CNN now clearly shows it...

Mary, it is interesting that many people say that ...

2009-07-18T19:22:03.491-06:00

Mary, it is interesting that many people say that Mel never had his day in court, but Honduras was not given their day in court. They were immediately isolated and no one was even willing to look at the documents, much less talk to anyone. I blame Insulza for that. He let his friendship with Mel get in the way of good judgment.

RE: LG on Compromise: Absolutely right!

2009-07-18T18:55:17.491-06:00

RE: LG on Compromise:

Absolutely right!

My wife and i live near Talanga. We bought almost ...

2009-07-18T18:47:04.793-06:00

My wife and i live near Talanga. We bought almost all our food from the pulperia owned by Ada Hernandez mother of Jeri Dixon.(no more) Her other son assalted his wife Lisa the mother of his three children. She had moved to her mother's house with her children, for their protection, and returned home to get their clothes. She asked two policemen to go with her. When they arrived, and asked for permission to enter the house, permission was denied, so the police forced the door open, at that time the husband attacked the officers. He was arrested and jailed. NO SHOTS WERE FIRED!! That is all there is to it. Lisa asked my wife to visit her. Lisa received a broken leg, two cracked ribs, and was choked by Jeri Dixon's brother. Great family you have there Jeri. Why am i not surprised that you support the thug Zelaya?

Anon, the Honduran people have been compromising w...

2009-07-18T18:45:09.827-06:00

Anon, the Honduran people have been compromising with corruption for too many years. This is their opportunity to raise their country up. Imagine how much less the poor would suffer if they had clean water, decent homes, good educations. They could have those things if so much of the money wasn't stolen at the top. I call that evil.

Ghandi also said: "All compromise is based on giv...

2009-07-18T18:29:07.689-06:00

Ghandi also said:

"All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take."

Mostly a response to last anonymous, How do you c...

2009-07-18T18:17:43.680-06:00

Mostly a response to last anonymous,

How do you compromise by neglecting wanton destruction of your citizens rights and property by Government officials? That is what Zelaya was doing. I have lived here for 14 years now. Yes, we have problems. And I agree I sure would prefer no war too.

But compromise requires thinking, by individual thinkers, that will change direction. I'm not so sure Zelaya, listening to Chavez fits that bill.

I believe in compromise too, but not in National Suicide!

the people of Honduras have spoken, and they are p...

2009-07-18T18:13:47.850-06:00

the people of Honduras have spoken, and they are proud to have stood up to fight the corruption in their country. I am still in shock over the biased news. Today on Reuters and BBC more use of the word "coup", more footage of a few pro-Zelaya protesters in Costa Rica, and always the implication of the delay of Zelaya's return causing violence. We never see any footage of the thousands and thousands of Hondurans peacefully protesting the return of Zelaya, and standing up to let the world know that they want democracy, NOT Mel. Why do the news networks not show them??

Gandhi once said something like - I love truth so ...

2009-07-18T17:50:45.829-06:00

Gandhi once said something like - I love truth so much that I believe in compromise.
Your complete rejection of mediation leaves me very sad - for the refusal to dialogue has been a major catalyst for the current crisis, together with the way all sides demonize their opponents.
Compromise, mediation, dialogue, negotiation, and a sense of civility are desperately needed here in Honduras.

Always enjoy your take on Honduran politics and li...

2009-07-18T17:17:21.137-06:00

Always enjoy your take on Honduran politics and life there...hoping for the best for all of you and especially Laurie and my cousin, Todd, in Tegus.......
ANON...let's not put 'leftist' in the mix! The left has done well at times in CA. But as in any situation, or country, let's put freedom and honesty first before corruption and greed......the right has had plenty of that too......

Just to let you know,there are plenty of good folk...

2009-07-18T10:27:26.064-06:00

Just to let you know,there are plenty of good folk in the US who support a free Honduras. We have not all consumed the leftist kool aide.

Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that, Daniel. William,...

2009-07-18T10:22:22.304-06:00

Hmmm. I hadn't thought of that, Daniel.

William, thanks for being a loyal reader. I appreciate hearing from you. Yes, we are very proud of Honduras and so are a whole lot of Cubans, Venezuelans, and Nicaraguans who wish that their government had been strong enough to do it.

Anon, no way to prove that that photo was taken by La Prensa 2 days ago, but I doubt they would have had a photo of her on file. If she was covered with bruises, she sure would have known who to call and THEN her photo would on the NY Times, Washington Post, and every other newspaper in the world.

Confused, you've got that right. Mel and the human rights folks are pushing for strong sanctions, despite that the poor are always the first to suffer. I'm sure that irony is not lost on the world leaders.

Orlina, yes, that movie really made me think....and laugh. I'm living it now, though, and it's not so funny to read about massacres, massive human rights violations, brutalities and all that crap that is not happening.

Anon, well, we made through another day Mel-less. We'll see about tomorrow.

Anon 9:27, thanks for one more verification!

Thanks to politicians and people that approve the ...

2009-07-18T10:14:29.237-06:00

Thanks to politicians and people that approve the return of Zelaya, Nicaraguans have an Ortega,and venezuelans have a Chavez. These dictators plus Zelaya, are not interested in sharing the wealth, but in controlling and owning the wealth themselves. Hondurians have said No !! collectively....and this is called bravery, honor and the desire to have a brand new goverment,good for the people of Honduras...hopefully free of corruption...thanks LG, great, great article...

K, will do. I'll link your videos on the front pag...

2009-07-18T10:09:41.607-06:00

K, will do. I'll link your videos on the front page. Nice.

Anon, well, they all screwed up when they refused to talk to anyone in the government or do any investigation. I'm seeing more and more articles now that are waffling by saying, "well, maybe it was legal but using the military makes it a coup!" I beg to differ. They haven't read the constitution.

I'm sure there are more than a few world leaders thinking that if they don't crush Honduras, it could happen to them. I have noticed that "big master - naughty boy" attitude and it's really annoying.

Yes, I am very proud of Honduras. The longer they hold out, the closer the world is going to look at all of this....and the more dirt they will dig up on Mel and the rest of them in the meantime.

Safariman: Hear! Hear! But I hope it doesn't come to that.

Don Godo, really? Ya think? Hmmm, I doubt they would accept an anonymous article, do you think? Now more than ever, I need to maintain my anonymity.

Gerardo, what a sweet thing to say. Thank you! I just really hate injustice and that is what is happening here.

Sharon, I don't get it either. On the government side, what could they do? Put the whole congress, supreme court, and the general in jail and then put the worst corrupto in charge. Oh, yeah. That makes a lot of sense. Putting Mel back is the worse thing that I could imagine happening to Honduras.

Forget that last part. You know how I feel about all that "diplomatic crap." ;-D

Good article, well thought out and complete with f...

2009-07-18T09:47:20.044-06:00

Good article, well thought out and complete with factual information.

It bothers me that I read in one article that part of the proposed negotiation proposal was that both sides would be granted amnesty for their crimes. Now, why would the Supreme Court of Honduras need amnesty for issuing a legal arrest warrant or why would the soldiers need this amnesty for carrying out a direct order from the Supreme Court of the land? To give this proposal credit and make it part of a negotiation would mean that Zelaya would be absolved of the things he has done. He would return and maybe try to assemble his own coup to get back into power.

Hey, can we vote you Ambassador to Honduras for the U.S.?

May the GOD bless you for all the love you have fo...

2009-07-17T23:19:26.572-06:00

May the GOD bless you for all the love you have for this country, i feel like you have so warmly embraced living in Honduras. I admire you and wish you only well. You should be at least be made honorary consul of your conutry in La Ceiba.

Mel not coming till Sunday says Mrs. Mel: http://...

2009-07-17T22:23:03.070-06:00

Mel not coming till Sunday says Mrs. Mel:

http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN1749101420090718

You should send this as a letter to the editor or...

2009-07-17T21:53:50.814-06:00

You should send this as a letter to the editor or an op-ed to the Wash. Post and N.Y. Times. It's a great piece.