Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
I thought Trend might have talked about this, but I can't find it if he did, so I'll mention it. Reed Kurtz has an excellent piece up on how the Honduran elites are hiring Colombian paramilitaries to fight for their side in the coup . This is disturbing on multiple levels. As Kurtz notes, " Supposedly "demobilized" in 2006, the AUC [the Colombian paramilitary organization] has largely...
C-MONSTER.net (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Here’s how my day began yesterday: ran into these guys in the National Park in San Jose filming an anti-Oscar Arias skit. (That’d be Oscar Arias as in the Nobel Laureate and President of Costa Rica.) Later the same day, I ran into the real Oscar Arias at an event with the mayor of Beijing [...]
Right, Wing-Nut! (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
..."that thing" being his ludicrously unearned Nobel Peace Prize. While his team of handlers claim that the president is "quite humbled" by it, you wouldn't know it from some of the press releases and emails being sent out from the White House. And as usual, you need to go to the foreign media to learn about it - Toby Harnden reports : No opportunity to shoehorn in a mention of...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called his counterparts in Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia, vowing to strengthen cooperation with those countries on common challenges. According to a White House statement, Obama thanked Felipe Calderon of Mexico, Oscar Arias of Costa Rica and Alvaro Uribe Velez of Colombia for their respective calls regarding the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to Obama...
Time (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The much-admired Oscar Arias isn't getting kudos from his environmental countrymen, who see mining operations eating into ecological progress
Upper Left (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
…from Greg Laden . As an exercise in self appraisal, try this. Of the following individuals, which ones can you identify as to what country they are affiliated with, what they may have done to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (they all were), or what job they had? Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Albert Lutuli, Albert Schweitzer, Alfonso García Robles, Alfred Hermann Fried, Al Gore, Alva...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Here is a list of Nobel Peace Prize winners since 1980. There are some worthy recipients -- Lech Walesa, Shirin Ebadi, Mohammed Yunus. But most Nobel Peace Peace prizes go to conventional leftwing types popular with European elites -- Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, Mikhail Gorbachev. Before they break out the champagne at the White House, they may want to pause over the fact that Obama now shares...
Gateway Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted leftist leader of Honduras, is backed by Latin American Marxists Raul Castro, Evo Morales, Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez and American President Barack Obama. Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya poses with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro (L) and Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez (R) during the Central American integration meeting in Managua June 29, 2009. ( REUTERS /Miraflores...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
El gobierno costarricense designó el miércoles al periodista y diplomático José María Penabad como nuevo embajador en Cuba, medio año después de que el presidente Oscar Arias decidiera restablecer relaciones diplomáticas con el gobierno de la isla.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
CORAL GABLES, FL (MARKET WIRE) The Americas Conference, presented by The Miami Herald, the State of Florida, Florida International University (FIU) and The World Bank, concluded today at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida. Political leaders, economists and academia from across the region continued discussions that began yesterday after key presentations from Dr. Oscar Arias, President of Costa...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias on Tuesday commended the interim president of Honduras for saying he will reverse an emergency decree suspending civil liberties in his country.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias on Tuesday commended the interim president of Honduras for saying he will reverse an emergency decree suspending civil liberties in his country.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias on Tuesday commended the interim president of Honduras for saying he will reverse an emergency decree suspending civil liberties in his country.
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
De facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti has faced plenty of international pressure in the three months since the ouster of Manuel Zelaya. The demands against Micheletti have mounted after he issued a series of highly controversial decrees this week. Last Sunday the de facto government declared a “state of siege” and suspended a number of civil liberties including barring public gatherings...
Right in a Left World (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
Some months ago now, the Honduran government deposed sitting president , Manuel Zelaya under legal steps taken in accord with their constitution. Hondurans have been standing alone , falsely accused of a military coup, denied travel visas and ostracized by the so-called free world, led by Barrack Hussein Obama, Hugo Chavez and Hillary Clinton. The trio has shown themselves to be inept at virtually...
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