tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post7960664961322789207..comments2023-09-12T01:15:08.356-07:00Comments on Honduras Coup 2009: US Congressional Actions you don't see covered in the Wall Street JournalRAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-50038443507770806932009-08-13T18:19:16.115-07:002009-08-13T18:19:16.115-07:00But the Mack report is even more troubling, becaus...But the Mack report is even more troubling, because the way they described Llorens' acknowledging that Article 239 was not invoked until as a post-facto rationale contrasts with other parts of his report. <br /><br />Mack gives Article 239 top billing in his extremely biased background to the trip; then he says the ambassador and his staff "felt it was unnecessary" to talk about it; then he describes "President" Micheletti giving the delegation copies of the Constitution and asking them to "examine" Article 239.<br /><br />What he does by threading this through in this way is imply that he and Micheletti are taking the right approach by using Article 239 to justify the coup, while the ambassador and his staff are somehow lax. It is a nasty piece of writing all the way around.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-71361776266091822652009-08-13T12:38:13.524-07:002009-08-13T12:38:13.524-07:00Titozone's report is an extremely important in...Titozone's report is an extremely important indication of the truth of the economic situation, which the de facto regime is trying to cover up.<br /><br />After the report of the drastically lowered economic growth projections by the Central Bank yesterday, de facto regime members went on the offensive claiming that the Zelaya regime's original projections (which actually matched other independent projections) were overly optimistic.<br /><br />We can expect continuing lies, and so it is critical that we get first hand reports like this one.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-46806407720496638692009-08-13T12:24:56.049-07:002009-08-13T12:24:56.049-07:00Yes, the in-text link above leads to the same stat...Yes, the in-text link above leads to the same statement. Originally I was going to paraphrase it but it really needs to be read in full, to be appreciated. <br /><br />I particularly like the fact that they know that Tegucigalpa life was normal because there was a wedding at the Hotel Intercontinental. <br /><br />What is useful in the report, though, are two things they try to spin but cannot quite manage to completely obscure: one is the paraphrases of Llorens' briefings, which are more frank than any other direct source about him. <br /><br />The other is their dismissive report on their meeting with "civil society" by which they mean the groups protesting the coup. While they condescend to the group, what comes through is an articulate critique of the current situation, which was apparently otherwise invisible to the group.<br /><br />I also must say, the beginning, in which they frankly admit they went against the request of the US government, is illuminating as well.RAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097415587406899236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-50082759509082170472009-08-13T10:09:04.170-07:002009-08-13T10:09:04.170-07:00Since the subject of Congressional involvement has...Since the subject of Congressional involvement has come up: take a look at the cringe-making <a href="http://www.cape-coral-daily-breeze.com/page/content.detail/id/509214.html" rel="nofollow">report</a> of Rep. Connie Mack (R-Nation of Miami) on his weekend jaunt to support the coup three weeks ago. It reads in several places as if written by a grade schooler (suspects include the staffers he took along, named in the report).Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2341954168256070610.post-61032572935469995372009-08-13T09:31:10.818-07:002009-08-13T09:31:10.818-07:00I have a service contract with Marriott Hotel next...I have a service contract with Marriott Hotel next to the Presidential Palace. The hotel administration has suspended every third party contractor for one month (august)and might extend the suspension if this situation continuous.<br /><br />After the coup, the average occupation osilates from 15 up to 30%. Before the coup, it was about 80%.<br /><br />Additionally, there is a campaign against the business that have been identified as pro-coup (financially) consisting in not buying their products. Would this "popular" sanction have an impact in the long run?TITOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986510928517428309noreply@blogger.com