The General Retreats Further Into His Labyrinth

The General Retreats Fu...

More disturbing evidence emerged this past weekend that the regime of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is increasingly taking on the characteristics of everything he purportedly opposes.  On Friday, Venezuela’s attorney general proposed legislation that would effectively curb the...
A Coup, Wouldn’t You?

A Coup, Wouldn’t ...

Never mind the fact that the only government currently recognizing the legitimacy of the de facto government of Honduras is, well, the de facto government of Honduras!  The Wall Street Journal gave over prime-time real estate this weekend in its opinion pages to Roberto Micheletti, the...
Healing the Veins of Latin America?

Healing the Veins of La...

Just over six weeks after the Organization of American States readmitted Cuba after a forty-seven year suspension, continued signs that the United States has reengineered its policy toward the small Caribbean island emerged this weekend from Guantanamo Bay.  There, the US and Cuban...
The Phantom Menace

The Phantom Menace

Apparently Roberto Micheletti and certain policy circles in Washington didn’t get the memo that the 1980s are over.  First, the Honduran de facto ruler led a coup toppling a democratically elected government.  Now, beltway insiders are warning that the United States faces an...
Honduras: The Content of the Coup Crew’s Character

Honduras: The Content o...

Now Ex-Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez on Barack Obama: “Me gusta el negrito del batey.” Charming. If you had any questions as to the character of the new regime that overthrew a democratically elected government, they can be put to rest by the case of Enrique Ortez, who, when...