A remarkable turn of events in Honduras:
"Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution.
After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed President Manuel Zelaya said he had been kidnapped by soldiers in a "coup".
Mr Zelaya, elected for a non-renewable four-year term in January 2006, wanted a vote to extend his time in office.
His arrest came just before the start of a referendum ruled illegal by the Supreme Court and opposed by Congress.
There was also resistance within Mr Zelaya's own party to the plan to hold the vote."
This is a complex situation. Zelaya is not a traditional good/bad guy character. He pushed back against the exploitation of his country by foreign "investors," thereby making enemies of corporate interests in the US and the wealthy conservatives of Honduras. On the other side of the equation is Zelaya's attacks on the press and desire for dictatorial powers, which culminated in this coup. But the bigger concern is that other nations in the region will be dragged into this, perhaps into a violent conflict:
Obviously, the "Yankee empire" being blamed by Chavez is us. Obama has denied US involvement, but will anyone believe anything the US has to say when we have a history of tampering with governments and free elections in both South and Central America? Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Nicaragua will all likely believe we were involved, even if we were not. Are we involved? I honestly don't know. Are certain corporate interests involved? I am guessing yes.
