As I detailed in Saturday’s post, US Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens played a significant role in negotiations preceding the military coup, hosting a meeting between President Manuel Zelaya and the coup plotters and discussing options for Zelaya’s (non-coup) removal from power. Despite the central role Llorens played in the political drama, his name has …
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The US Role in the Honduran Coup
The Obama administration’s waffling response to the coup in Honduras — calling it a coup, then pulling back; continuing diplomatic relations; failing to cut off military aid (update: $16 million in military aid has been cut off); allowing coup leaders into the US to hold press conferences — raises questions about the US commitment to …