Honduras: What the U. S. Main Stream Media is Not Reporting
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Why did Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez jointly sponsor a U. N. resolution condemning the people of Honduras for resisting the spread of Marxists communism by evicting a would-be dictator, former President Manuel “Mel” Zelaya. Hondurans view “Mel” as a puppet of Venezualan dictator Hugo Chavez and rightly so. The coup started after “Mel” defied the Honduras Supreme Court’s bar on his grab to be “Preisdent for Life” setting up a communist dictatorship like Castro and Chavez.
In Honduras, demonstrators have appealed to the media to tell the truth. One sign said in Spanish: “CNN: That the entire world opens its eyes…Honduras wants peace not a dictatorship.”
Yet America’s media report on the turnout of a couple hundred pro-Zelaya protesters in Honduras, ignoring the many thousands that have demonstrated in support of ousting the radical leftist tyrant. Demonstrators carried signs saying, “Peace and democracy. Out with Mel and Chavez.” Others said, “Democracy yes; communism no.”
Ironically the :”new media” which was extolled in Iran is being ignored in Honduras. Bloggers charge Zelaya with adopting the style, advice and funding from left-wing leaders such as Hugo Chávez, Fidel Castro, Evo Morales, Rafael Correa and Daniel Ortega.”
An anti-communist alliance called UnoAmerica, the Union of Democratic Organizations of America, has recognized the new government of Honduras and urges support for it, issuing a statement saying that “in Honduras there has not been a blow to the state, but rather a constitutional succession, perfectly legitimate, after the intent of ex-president Manuel Zelaya to violate the constitution and maintain power, following the mandate of Hugo Chavez.”
Regarding Obama’s ally, Venezuelan ruler Chavez, UnoAmerica said that “He is tied to Colombian narcotics terrorism (FARC) and to the government of [Iranian President] Ahmadinejad. He finances the Cuban dictatorship. He permanently tramples the Constitution and kidnaps the liberties of the people. He commits electoral fraud. He forcibly represses peaceful and disarmed Venezuelans. He closes means of communication. He hates the Catholic Church.”
Rebutting charges of a “military coup,” UnoAmerica noted that “the Armed Forces of Honduras have been limited to obey the judicial mandate, that which obligates a reestablishment of constitutional order, thus showing its subordination to the civil authority.”
Complicating plans by the Obama White House and its U.N. allies for a forced return of the former president, Honduras Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez told CNN en Espanol that Zelaya was implicated in drug trafficking from Venezuela into the U.S.
“Every night, three or four Venezuelan-registered planes land without the permission of appropriate authorities and bring thousands of pounds…and packages of money that are the fruit of drug trafficking,” he said. “We have proof of all of this. Neighboring governments have it. The DEA [U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration] has it,” he added.
At a U.N. meeting on October 13, 2008, Zelaya had openly called for the legalization of drugs - supposedly to reduce violence - just weeks after the Obama supporter George Soros-funded Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy had met to discuss how to pursue such a course of action. The group subsequently released a report calling for a “paradigm shift” on how to handle the illegal drug problem. Billionaire Soros, a long-time funder of campaigns to legalize dangerous drugs, has purchased the services of several former Latin American government officials to push this cause.
Zelaya’s comments were immediately denounced by U.N. Office of Drug Control regional representative José Manuel Martinez Morales, who said such an approach was to “stick our heads under the sand like ostriches and accept the drug trade which is annihilating our youth.”
Last November Zelaya appeared with Soros at a U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean conference in the Dominican Republic.
At the Tuesday news conference at the United Nations, where a resolution was adopted in favor of returning Zelaya to power, the ousted Marxist ruler was asked if the United States had been behind the “coup” that forced him out. No, Zelaya said. “The United States has changed a great deal,” he explained. He went on to say, “I have listened to President Obama. It is not only that he condemns the events, but he has demanded the restoration of the President,” referring to himself.
On this point, Zelaya was correct. The United States has certainly changed under Obama. When Ronald Reagan was president, the United States assisted pro-freedom forces and endeavored to keep the communists out of Central America. Now, the United States intervenes on behalf of the communists and their allies, using the U.N. as cover.
Zelaya held his press conference at the U.N. with the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Miguel D’Escoto, a communist priest who received the Lenin Peace Prize from the old Soviet Union.
D’Escoto is another one of Obama’s allies, having worked with his Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice to forge a new international socialist order at the recent United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis. The scheme involves world government financed by global taxes, another cause that is very popular with George Soros.
This article is based in part on on a published analysisby Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media on July 1, 2009 confirmed by other sources and edited and amended.
Comment by Alex on 3 July 2009:
I am writing from Tegucigalpa. And to say that people in the marchs supporting the new government are biased by local media or been paid is totally false. People say that all we see in Honduras are local news telling us a biased story of the situation, but the media is not saying how CNN is basing most of their news from reporters of TELESUR, a news channel loyal to Chavez. I have been watching CNN since sunday afternoon, which was when electricity and TV were restored. People in Honduras are outraged by the constant news by CNN tellin the international viewers that life and business are not being carried as usual and there has been misinformation inside the country. Totally false, why don’t CNN reporters como to Honduras instead of depending on Telesur or other leftist reporters. Let them go into a restaurant and film how CNN news are being displayed all around We are tired of listening to CNN and CNN in Spanich portray lies about what’s going on in Honduras. Things are peaceful. Zelaya’s thirst for power is unstopable and he is trying to do whatever is possible to return to power. He has issued threats to the new government and has been telling lies to the international media. Thousand of Honduras have been marching and writing to international reporters to tell them the truth about the situation but their messages have been discarded. I truly believe you are right by callling CNN, Chavez’s News Network.
Comment by Richard on 3 July 2009:
Alex: Yhank you for the on-site report. I and other thinbking Americans are dismayed by Obama’s kowtow to Cahvez and that SOB Zelaya. Be assured all Americans do not agree with Obama or CNN and support Honduras freedom and liberty.
Comment by Alex on 5 July 2009:
Richard,
Thank you. On behalf of many Hondurans, Nicaraguans, Ecuadorians, and Venezuelans I want to thank you for this website and quest for objectivity and truth. We believe in America, and we believe on the democratic precepts that are deeply rooted in the American society. We know, and read in the media how disturbed are americans with Obama’s policies and new preferences.
As I write this message, Nicaraguan troops sent by Ortega and Chavez have been movilized to the frontier despite the fact that OAS mentioned the need to respect the sovereignity of the member countries.
Things here are being carried out as usual. Last night I went to the supermarket and noticed that restaurants(Applebees, Ruby Tuesday, local franchises were packed around the city. This is contrary to Zelaya and Insulza’s statements that are portrayig the situation in Honduras as unmanageable, genocides, military shooting people. All lies. Since Monday this week, the General Attorney has carried out investigations all around to estimate the length and depth of the atrocities committed by Zelaya. They found US$3 million in Zelaya’s office, and a locked refrigerator which many Hondurans speculate is full of coke (not the soda), since everyone for a long time has known the fact that Zelaya has been a consumer for a while.
I fear that there is going to be a military incursion forced by Chavez and Ortega, but people here are willing to go the ultimate mile to defend their constitution and freedom, and to keep Chavez out of here. Right now, Chavez has instructed a Venezuelan jet to bring Zelaya back into the country.
Chavez is not going to allow one of his colonies to separate from Alba.
Regards,
Comment by Richard on 5 July 2009:
Alex: You are welcome. I saw firsthand what happened in El Salvador and elsewhere — remember the commuists murders of nuns, and other horros. Hopefully there will be an ephiphany. I have little hope for OAS or the UN. I guess its up to folks like you to liberate people there.
Comment by Mario on 6 July 2009:
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ARTICLE!
America needs to know the truth! We’ve been betrayed by Obama and Latin American countries, this is the saddest year of my life, I never thought they’d turn their backs on us for defending our constitution against Mel Zelaya, drug lord and criminal.
Comment by Richard on 6 July 2009:
Mario:
Hopefully Obama’s misguided support and comments will not tip the balance toward Chavez and Ortega adverturism and inspire Russia or China. The whole thing shows how tenusous freedom and liberty remain in the region and how easily it can be subverted especially with the complicity of America’s “Campaigner-in-Chief.” The coming weeks and months will tell the tale. Greatm good luck and good furtune.
Comment by slowsmile on 7 July 2009:
Great article Richard, a prime example of how the present US Commander-in-Chief has been Kowtowing to the established Socialist South American Wing. He appears to be running from the truth with this one. And this is proof positive that the American media seems to similarly bow and scrape to his wishes. One also can’t help wondering what else Obama has been lying about, what else he’s been “steering”.
From the blogs here, undoubtedly the reporting by CNN might be defined generously as having been politically steered or, perhaps, very lazy and too convenient at best.
Soon the internet and personal experiences will be all we have left….
Comment by Richard on 7 July 2009:
Slowsmile: I am flumoxed by Obvama’s siding with Chevez and even the OAS, I am not surprised by the U. N. prefunctory gestures - that’s to be expected. U. S. mainstream media is increasingly meaningless and unreliable.