deeds, not words

AMY GOODMAN: And the connection to the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia?


GREG GRANDIN: Well, a number of the leaders of the Honduran military were trained in the School of the Americas, both during the Cold War and after, at the end of the Cold War.


AMY GOODMAN: Like who?


GREG GRANDIN: Well, Romeo Vasquez, the head of the armed forces, who Zelaya removed from office just a few days ago, because he refused to support the referendum, non-binding referendum. He’s obviously behind it, as well as the head of the navy and other high-ranking officials.


The Honduran military is effectively a subsidiary of the United States government. Honduras, as a whole, if any Latin American country is fully owned by the United States, it’s Honduras. Its economy is wholly based on trade, foreign aid and remittances. So if the US is opposed to this coup going forward, it won’t go forward. Zelaya will return, if the United States—if Obama and Hillary Clinton are sincere in their statements about returning Zelaya to power.


speaking of words, hillary clinton would not even refer to what happened as a coup, for once the u.s government says that, they can't give aid to the nation that has had the coup. what kind of an opposition is it that won't even suspend aid, or call for the immediate return of an overthrown leader?