shit is heating up in honduras again. it doesn't look like the big o is willing to move in the right direction, likely driven by his own centrism and the militant support for the coup by the right wing. therefore, it seems that latin america is going to have to take care of this one on its own. for one, the people of honduras will have to lay it on the line, while i do my part by blogging. sounds like a fair trade. also, the governments and people of other nations in latin america will have to up their opposition. i, for one, think a unified military response is justified. the coup regime should be warned that they have only a certain amount of time to get the fuck out of town, or else. between a strong movement within honduras and a unified response from neighboring countries, the coup regime will have to split. hopefully, not too many are killed in the process. but remember, unified responses from latin america halted the dirty tactics within bolivia, and also forced columbia to stop raids in equador.

one thing we know; it ain't gonna come from the states. we are too tied to big business and an imperial foreign policy. all we want are military bases and sweatshops. to hell with the poor. in fact, the more poor, the more people to work in the sweatshops, and to pick the fruit. that's the whole problem. zelaya raised the minimum wage. when you do that, you raise dignity. you say to people, you are worthy of respect. and, you cut into profits. the reason these big corporations are entrenched in these countries in the first place is to steal their resources and then to work the people for next to nothing. you start to question this process, and you run into opposition from the powerful. therefore, you need power of your own; a militant population, and allies willing to lay it on the line.

stay tuned.