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Honduras: ¿quién le paga a Lanny Davis?4 comments

robvato wrote 4 months ago: “Si quiere comprender quién es el poder verdadero detrás del golpe de estado” [hondureño], dice Robe … more →

Tags: Clinton, Empire, History, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, LATINO VOTE, national security, obama, Sovereignty Issues, Uber-Hypocrisy

Our Man In Honduras

robvato wrote 4 months ago: Our Man In Honduras Roberto Lovato “If you want to understand who the real power behind the [H … more →

Tags: national security, History, Central America, obama, Clinton, Sovereignty Issues, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS

Honduran Women at Forefront of Resistance to Coup3 comments

robvato wrote 4 months ago: Honduran Women at Forefront of Resistance to Coup New America Media, Interview, Roberto Lovato, Post … more →

Tags: activism, History, Central America, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Sovereignty Issues, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, gilda rivera and honduran coup, honduran women and coup, honduras and women's movement. gilda rivera and hondura

Honduras' El Libertador Puts Faces-and Names- on "Los Golpistas", coup ring leaders: BIG BUSINESS15 comments

robvato wrote 4 months ago: Considering the repressive conditions under which it was published, this statement by El Libertador … more →

Tags: activism, Central America, Clinton, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, media, national security, obama, Sovereignty Issues

What Next For Honduras After Failed Negotiations? GRITtv Interview With Laura Flanders1 comment

robvato wrote 4 months ago: This interview with Laura Flanders is chock full of information and analysis of the current situatio … more →

Tags: Central America, Clinton, Empire, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, national security, obama, Sovereignty Issues

What Kind of "Hope" is Obama Offering Honduras and Latin America?

robvato wrote 4 months ago: For a U.S. audience, to watch as the wet, pinkish-red jelly — the brains of Isis Odem Murillo, … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Central America, Clinton, Economic Crisis, El Salvador, Empire, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA

Honduran, Latin American & U.S. Activists Prevail: Obama Cuts Military Aid to Honduran Government Obama1 comment

robvato wrote 4 months ago: This report from Reuters confirms that the Obama Administration will cut military aid to the Hondura … more →

Tags: activism, Central America, Clinton, El Salvador, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, Latino politics, media

Latin América's Neda: Video of Killing of Isis Oved Murillo12 comments

robvato wrote 4 months ago: The parallels -mass protest against military governments, military killing non-English-speaking mill … more →

Tags: Central America, Clinton, El Salvador, Empire, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, Latino politics, national security, obama, Uber-Hypocrisy

"NUESTRO NEDA": PIC OF HONDURAN YOUTH KILLED BY US-FUNDED MILITARY

robvato wrote 4 months ago: Picture of our Neda: boy killed by Honduran military with bullets and M-16’s paid for by the U … more →

Tags: activism, Central America, Clinton, El Salvador, Empire, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS, Latino politics, national security, obama

Death, Detention and the Dream of Legalization: GritTV Panel on Immigration Reform3 comments

robvato wrote 4 months ago: This show about the possibilities of immigration reform this year was deftly done by the folks at Gr … more →

Tags: activism, Border Issues, Economic Crisis, global migration, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Labor, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS

Of América Quoted in France's Le Monde About Honduran Coup

robvato wrote 5 months ago: This article from France’s Le Monde newspaper, quotes this site on the situation in Honduras. … more →

Tags: national security, activism, History, Central America, Uber-Hypocrisy, the Politics of Language, obama, Clinton, Sovereignty Issues

Obama Has the Power-and Responsibility- to Help Restore Democracy in Honduras20 comments

robvato wrote 5 months ago: Viewed from a distance, the streets of Honduras look, smell and sound like those of Iran: Expression … more →

Tags: national security, activism, History, Central America, Uber-Hypocrisy, obama, Clinton, Of African América, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS

Arrest of Gang Intervention Leader Alex Sanchez Raises Questions, Concerns in Community15 comments

robvato wrote 5 months ago: Today’s FBI arrest of Alex Sanchez, one of the most respected gang intervention leaders in the … more →

Tags: activism, Barbarianisms and Other Babel, Border Issues, Central America, Culture, Economic Crisis, El Salvador, global migration, History

Mision Cumplida Indeed: Salvadorans Inaugurate Funes as They Embark on a Journey Out of Darkness

robvato wrote 5 months ago: Taken during the celebrations of the historic victory of the FMLN in the recent presidential electio … more →

Tags: fellow travellers, activism, History, Central America, HOPE, ESPERANZA, obama, Clinton, Empire, Sovereignty Issues

Time to Declare "Silence=Death" on Immigrant Death & Detention as Obama Signals Right On Reform?2 comments

robvato wrote 6 months ago: This post was inspired by a spirited and sometimes overly visceral discussion on a listserv. More sp … more →

Tags: Race, Latino politics, Immigration, media, Culture, the Politics of Language, obama, History, HOPE

Climate of Hate Means Immigrant Rights Organizations Should Commit to Excluding Punitive Policies in Any Reform Proposal3 comments

robvato wrote 6 months ago: This post was inspired by another post by my friend, Alisa Valdez, who uses the MSM’s coverage … more →

Tags: Barbarianisms and Other Babel, Border Issues, Culture, Economic Crisis, global migration, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Labor

Silencing the Breakers of Silence: UN Durban II Conference Threatened by Conflicts5 comments

robvato wrote 7 months ago: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Before asking him about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s controversial speech here at … more →

Tags: Culture, Economic Crisis, Empire, global migration, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Immigration, Indigenous Rights, Latino politics

Mo(u)rning in El Salvador7 comments

robvato wrote 8 months ago: Roberto Lovato March 26, 2009 In Izalco, El Salvador, an idyllic but very poor village nestled under … more →

Tags: activism, Central America, El Salvador, Elections, Empire, global migration, History, HOPE, ESPERANZA, LATIN AMERICA-US RELATIONS

CUNY TV Interview on El Salvador Elections

robvato wrote 8 months ago: This interview with CUNY TV’s Gary Pierre-Pierre goes over lots of terrain. Thanks to CUNY TV … more →

Tags: national security, History, Immigration, Central America, HOPE, ESPERANZA, Labor, obama, Empire, Sovereignty Issues


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