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July 19, 2010 By Fausta

The Argentinian gay marriage Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

LatinAmerWelcome to this week’s Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Argentina is now the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.

LATIN AMERICA
Marcela Sanchez: The Toll of 200 Years of Latin America Independence

ARGENTINA
Gay rights activists celebrate Argentine vote for same-sex marriage

Argentine Senate backs bill legalising gay marriage
The Argentine Senate Debate continued until the early hours of Thursday
Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalise gay marriage after the Senate voted in favour.

A queer calculation

Argentina: Cronyism and Corruption Are Killing Economic Freedom

BRAZIL
Brazil’s foreign-aid programme
Speak softly and carry a blank cheque
In search of soft power, Brazil is turning itself into one of the world’s biggest aid donors. But is it going too far, too fast?

Searching for Eldorado

BOLIVIA
Latest Hezbollah Hideout: Bolivia?

CHILE
Entrevista a Luis Valenzuela “Si Santiago quiere crecer, necesitamos muchos más instrumentos que solo un Plan Regulador”

Luis Valenzuela _ Rechazo al PRMS from Plataforma Urbana on Vimeo.

COLOMBIA
The cracks start to show

CUBA
Spy for Cuba, Unrepentant, Gets Life
Former State Department Aide, a Scion of Telephone Inventor, Was Recruited With His Wife in ’70s; ‘Fidel Is Wonderful’
After Friday Sentencing, Flashback: Newspapers Painted Spies for Cuba as Endearing Elderly Couple

Welcome to Spain, Suckers…

Fidel Castro appears on television to talk about Iran and North Korea

Look at plundered railways hints at reason for ouster of Transportation minister in May

Exclusion, the Real Counterrevolution

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A Factory Defies Stereotypes, but Can It Thrive?

ECUADOR
Críticas a Ley ‘Mordaza’ en Ecuador llueven de todas partes

In the media vs. Chevron, an uncertain winner

EL SALVADOR
Media in El Salvador push for transparency law

GUATEMALA
Court rules for Guatemalan woman seeking asylum

Ranchers and Drug Barons Threaten Rain Forest

HONDURAS
Chavez Con Canillera por Honduras Saca las Garras Despóticas

Internet is the new breakfast

Teresa Searcy and SMART Medical Teams in Honduras

MEXICO
Inside Mexico’s Drug War, Americans Allege Abuse

The Past Week in Mexican Politics Captured in a Single Headline

Yet Another Example Why I Cancelled My Subscription to the Post Years Ago
: Mexican drug cartels’ newest weapon: Cold War-era grenades made in U.S. Never Let Go of the Narrative

As we’ve covered extensively in the past, only 8-percent of cartel firearms are purchased in U.S. gun shops, and the number of firearms traced to the U.S. for any reason—including stolen weapons— is still just 18-percent.

Car Bomb Signals Deadly Intensification of Mexican Drug War

Mexican Drug Lords Now Use Car Bombs

Mexico cracks down on the border

NICARAGUA
Ortega Squeezes, the OAS Is Silent
Nicaragua’s president subverts its constitution.
This was the topic of this morning’s podcast.

PANAMA
July 16, 17 and 18 Meetings in Panama City to Regularize Migratory Status

95% of population get electric subsidy

PERU
Peru in the Eye of the Drug-Hurricane

Savia to invest US $120 million in oil exploration in Peru

PUERTO RICO
Suspected Drug Kingpin Arrested in Puerto Rico

VENEZUELA

Esposa de Peña Esclusa y Micheletti en Programa LA NOCHE de RCN Colombia

¿Ocultismo con restos de Bolívar?

Occam’s razor

Chavez’s Reign of Legal Terror Widens

Venezuela: When having the largest oil reserves in the world is basically useless

Chávez’s Assault on the Press
Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of a television station critical of the Venezuelan government, has fled the country rather than face arbitrary arrest.


World Citizen: The Death of Chavismo

Hugo’s Tilt-a-Whirl

Will Obama Help Chavez Spread Marxism?

IMMIGRATION
It’s not just Mexicans crossing our southern border illegally

The week’s posts and podcasts:
Hugo Chavez, Tomb Raider
Chavista distraction of the day: Exhume Bolivar!
Chavez’s widening legal terror UPDATED with VIDEO
Chavista unions on a rampage
Castro speaks: 15 Minutes on Latin America
Olguita Guillot, in memoriam

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Filed Under: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Carnival of Latin America, Colombia, Communism, Cuba, Daniel Ortega, Dominican Republic, drugs, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fidel Castro, Guatemala, Hugo Chavez, Lula, Mexico, Nicaragua, oil, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela Tagged With: Fausta's blog, gay marriage, Gwendolyn Myers, Jose Figueroa Agosto, Kendall Myers, Roberto Micheletti, Simon Bolívar

January 29, 2010 By Fausta

Zelaya leaves Honduras: 15 Minutes on Latin America

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Following Pepe Lobo’s inauguration, Mel Zelaya left the country, but promises to return.

I’ll talk about this in today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern, and you can also read my post at Real Clear World.

Related reading:
La Gringa’s Outside interference and Honduran reaction.

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Filed Under: Honduras Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Pepe Lobo, Real Clear World, Real Clear World Blog, Roberto Micheletti

December 10, 2009 By Fausta

Honduras: Zelaya may be heading to Mexico? UPDATE: Nope.

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La Gringa, last night:

Proceso Digital, an online Honduran newspaper, reports that Mel Zelaya has requested a ‘salvoconducto’ (safe conduct) and may be leaving for Mexico in the next hours. Radio Globo reported earlier in the day that they had information that Zelaya was making arrangements to leave the country.
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Update 10:00: Enrique Flores Lanza, former Minister of the Presidency (who also has charges against him for withdrawing L.40 million in cash from the national bank two days before the proposed June 28 poll), has confirmed to Telesur that Zelaya has not asked for political asylum.  The Mexican Chancellor confirmed that Zelaya does not have political asylum in Mexico. Political asylum would prevent Zelaya from political activities and apparently his intent was to do some last minute campaigning with foreign governments to try to return to office. As mentioned above, he’s now talking about negotiating a new agreement of some sort. Please! He’s violated every clause of every agreement so far.

This morning Noticias 24 reports that Mexico had requested safeconduct for Zelaya to travel to Mexico as a guest. The Honduran government denied the request, instead insisting that Zelaya would be allowed to leave if Mexico grants him assylum – which Zelaya has refused.

The NYT says, Fate of Ex-Honduran Leader Is in Doubt

In an interview with the Mexican TV network Televisa, Mr. Zelaya said that the de facto government had placed a “denigrating” condition on his departure from Honduras, offering him safe passage out of the embassy only if he would seek political asylum. He added that he has not asked for political asylum.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that

Mexico’s foreign ministry, in an e-mailed statement, said it was acting upon a request from Zelaya

Apparently, Zelaya wants to head to Cuba by way of Mexico,

Zelaya, speaking earlier on Venezuela’s Telesur television channel, said he wanted to visit several countries in his role as the Central American country’s elected leader. He would not confirm earlier comments to Telesur by his chief of staff, Enrique Flores Lanza, that he was seeking to travel with his family to Mexico and then Cuba to attend a summit of the Venezuelan-led Alba trade bloc.

But then, maybe not.

Either way,

Honduran authorities denied Mexico’s request because it did not meet the legal requirements for granting safe-conduct to political asylum seekers, Rene Zepeda, a spokesman for the acting government, said in comments broadcast on Telesur.

As of now, Manuel Zelaya exile move from Honduras ‘postponed’

As Drudge says, developing…

UPDATE, 4PM Eastern
Noticias 24: Mexican government states there is no possibility of granting Zelaya asylum, since Zelaya himself turned it down. The Mexican government had sent an airplane last night to Honduras, where the plane was denied permission to land and had to land in El Salvador instead.

For the time being, then, Zelaya remains in the tin-foil lined room at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa.

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Filed Under: Honduras, Mexico Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti

December 4, 2009 By Fausta

Honduran Congress rejects Zelaya’s reinstatement: 15 Minutes on Latin America

Today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern,
The Honduran Congress will not reinstate Mel Zelaya, and what that means to the Obama administration.

Related reading
U.S. `disappointed’ by vote against Zelaya
U.S. officials said they were `disappointed’ with the Honduran congress’ vote against returning former President Manuel Zelaya to office.

Brazil to reconsider stance of not recognizing Honduras’ elections
Honduran Parliament to Obama: Pound sand

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Filed Under: Blog Talk Radio, Honduras Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Pepe Lobo, Roberto Micheletti

December 3, 2009 By Fausta

Honduras Congress will NOT reinstate Zelaya

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111 out of the 128 members of the Honduran Congress present voted against reinstating deposed president Mel Zelaya. The vote came after an all-day session where the Congress reviewed several reports from the country’s institutions, including the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, and various members of the political parties, including pro-Zelaya.

Following the vote, the Congress issued an official statement, which La Gringa translated,

“This Congress has fulfilled its responsibility under the Agreement Tegucigalpa / San José in a transparent and democratic manner. We call on all of the international community and regional bodies, including the Organization of American States, to respect our sovereignty. Having elected a new president, all Hondurans have already begun the process of national unity and reconciliation. Those seeking to continue the controversy and to perpetuate the political crisis in our country are obsessed with the past and personal agendas and not the welfare of our country,” added Ramón Velásquez Nazar, Vice President of Congress and member of the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras.

You can read the original in Spanish here.

Roberto Micheletti will remain as president until Pepe Lobo‘s January inauguration. Micheletti had stepped aside during the election.

We’ll see where Zelaya decides to go next, unless the Brazilians simply love having him hanging around the tin foil-lined room.

UPDATE
Welcome, Hugh Hewitt, Red State, Moe Lane and Hot Air readers. Please visit often.

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Filed Under: elections, Honduras Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti

November 30, 2009 By Fausta

Honduras: Pepe Lobo Wins

My latest article, Honduras: Pepe Lobo Wins, is up at Real Clear World. Please go read it.

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Filed Under: elections, Honduras Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Pepe Lobo, Porfirio Lobo, Real Clear World, Real Clear World Blog, Roberto Micheletti

November 30, 2009 By Fausta

The Honduran election Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean

LatinAmerWelcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean. Today the Carnival’s dedicated to the Honduran election.

Here’s a roundup of links:
Good news from Honduras

Honduras election results in decisive win for democracy

Don’t miss Daniel’s two posts: Honduras and the US win; Chavez and Lula lose and Recognizing Honduras elections

Congratulations, Honduras

Was the Election in Honduras a referendum on Socialism?

Honduran Voters Defy Leftist Thug Zelaya – Record Turnout Reported in Today’s Elections …Update: Conservative Lobo Wins

The tribunal say more than 60 percent of registered voters had cast ballots.

WALKBACK COMPLETE: US RECOGNIZES WINNER IN HONDURAN ELECTION

Morning Bell: A Victory for Democracy in Honduras

The Supremacy of Honduras

The Honduran vote

In-country reports from the Heritage Foundation:

Zelaya Opponent Wins Honduran Election by Large Margin

On his knees and other candidate news

Zelaya fans flames of discontent in Honduras also at This ain’t hell

Another must-read: Distorting Honduran History at the New York Times

Honduras Holds Presidential Election…Chavez And Obama Hit Hardest

The Mouse That Roared: Congratulations, Honduras

Ley seca en Honduras para elegir presidente “con ayuda de Dios”

Alone, and right, on Honduras

Honduras Votes Amidst Bomb Attacks as Police Seize More Explosives

Obama Backing of Honduras Election Crimps Latin Ties

Obama and Chavez Backed Zelaya Repudiated in Honduras election

More links on Honduras, via Larwyn:
Congratulations to the Little Country That Could

Thank You, Honduras


Honduras Elects Porfirio “Pepe” Lobo As President

Welcome, Andrew’s readers. Please visit often.

ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION:
LATIN AMERICA
Summit of Amazon Countries Want Rich Nations to Pay Them for Global Warming

Ahmadinejad visit wrap-up

ARGENTINA
suerteArgentina

BRAZIL
If I Were Lula’s Political Rivals

A hug from Lula
Why Brazil’s president offered a red carpet to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

18,000 miles to Washington
Motorcyclist rides from Brazil in hopes of getting patent case heard

UK police settle over de Menezes shooting

CUBA
Maletines a Yoani: Te felicito, pero discrepo

Reading the fine print

That Blockheaded bloqueo means U.S. companies miss out on THIS.

Bastion and distraction

Arnaldo Márquez Gil, Cuban Political Prisoner of the Week, 11/29/09

MEXICO
Our Neighbor to the South and Do We Care?

PANAMA
The best home defense

VENEZUELA
Dubai, Greece and Venezuela, three countries, three different debt profiles

Chávez pays a ‘lightning’ visit to Raúl, Fidel after talks with a high-level Cuban mission

Chávez’s achievement

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Filed Under: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Pepe Lobo, Roberto Micheletti

November 30, 2009 By Fausta

Honduras: Porfirio Lobo elected new president

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In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern,
Honduras elects Porfirio Lobo as new president
Rival Elvin Santos concedes defeat as ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, declares vote illegitimate

Profile of Porfirio Lobo (in Spanish).

Electoral map results at El Heraldo.

La Gringa‘s election day post.

In other presidential elections in the hemisphere, Uruguay elected a former Tupamaro:
“Pepe” Mujica es el nuevo presidente de Uruguay
Mujica, dirigente histórico de la guerrilla Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros (MLN-T), recibió nueve balazos, estuvo preso en 1970 y participó en una masiva fuga en setiembre de 1971.

UPDATE
Mary O’Grady at the Wall Street Journal:
In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez
The tiny country beats back the colonial aspirations of its neighbors.

Mr. Zelaya had already showed his hand when he organized a mob to try to carry out a June 28 popular referendum so that he could cancel the elections and remain in office. That was unlawful, and he was arrested by order of the Supreme Court and later removed from power by Congress for violating the constitution.

It is less well-known that as president, according to an electoral-council official I interviewed in Tegucigalpa two weeks ago, Mr. Zelaya had refused to transfer the budgeted funds—as required by law—to the council for its preparatory work. In other words, he didn’t want a free election.

Mr. Chávez didn’t want one either. During the Zelaya government the country had become a member of Mr. Chávez’s Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), which includes Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua. If power changed hands, Honduran membership would be at risk.

Last week a government official told me that Honduran intelligence has learned that Mr. Zelaya had made preparations to welcome all the ALBA presidents to the country the night of his planned June referendum. Food for a 10,000-strong blowout celebration, the official added, was on order.

ALBA has quite a bit of clout at the Organization of American States (OAS) these days, and it hasn’t been hard for Mr. Chávez to control Secretary General José Miguel Insulza. The Chilean socialist desperately wants to be re-elected to his OAS post in 2010. Only a month before Mr. Zelaya was deposed, Mr. Insulza led the effort to lift the OAS membership ban on Cuba. When Mr. Zelaya was deposed, Mr. Insulza dutifully took up his instructions sent from Caracas to quash Honduran sovereignty.

Unfortunately for him, the leftist claims that Honduras could not hold fair elections flew in the face of the facts. First, the candidates were chosen in November 2008 primaries with observers from the OAS, which judged the process to be “transparent and participative.” Second, all the presidential candidates—save one from a small party on the extreme left—wanted the elections to go forward. Third, though Mr. Insulza insisted on calling the removal of Mr. Zelaya a “military coup,” the military had never taken charge of the government. And finally, the independent electoral tribunal, chosen by congress before Mr. Zelaya was removed, was continuing with the steps required to fulfill its constitutional mandate to conduct the vote. In the aftermath of the elections Mr. Insulza, who insisted that the group would not recognize the results, presides over a discredited OAS.

Additionally,

Almost 400 foreign observers from Japan, Europe, Latin America and the U.S. traveled to Honduras for yesterday’s elections. Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, the German parliament and Japan will also recognize the vote. The outpouring of international support demonstrates that Hondurans were never as alone these past five months as they thought. A good part of the world backs their desire to save their democracy from chavismo and to live in liberty.

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Filed Under: Blog Talk Radio, elections, Honduras, Latin America, Uruguay Tagged With: Fausta's blog, Manuel Zelaya, Mel Zelaya, Pepe Lobo, Pepe Mujica, Porfirio Lobo, Roberto Micheletti

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