This is an interview with Carlos H. Reyes, Independent party candidate for president and long time union leader who renounced his bid for presidency. In the course of his candidacy, he recieved numerous death threats and his arm was broken by the Honduran Army. In this interview, he gives a brief history of Honduras, the election and mandate of Zelaya, and thoughts about the future of Honduras and the illegitimacy of the elections.
School of the Americas Watch’s posted an excellent comic history of the coup in Honduras, written by Dan Archer and Nikil Saval.
by Larry Kuehn, International Staff Person at British Colombia Teachers’ Federation
(see attached original document)
*Decreto PCM-M-029-2009*
COFADEH Alert: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 *Military Dictatorship arms itself with weapons and munitions of death and declares war on the National Front of Non-Violent Resistance.*
Amidst expectations of large-scale repression and warnings to stay safe at home during the elections, the Honduran Ministry of Health has issued an emergency communiqué alerting all Department level Health Directors and Hospital Directors to have all medical personnel on call 24 hours a day, to reprogram elective surgery, and to stock up on medicine and equipment for the period of November 19 – December 4, 2009.
