REPORT LINKS HONDURAN GOVT, INDUSTRY TO ACTIVIST KILLINGS

[Judi Lynn]

Jan 31, 6:31 PM EST

REPORT LINKS HONDURAN GOVT, INDUSTRY TO ACTIVIST KILLINGS



TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- An international watchdog group released a report Tuesday linking top Honduran politicians and members of the business elite to violence against land activists.

The report from London-based Global Witness, two years in the making, names several dozen Hondurans with ties to the government, military and industry who it says are implicated in attacks on activists and acts of corruption.

"The beneficiaries of corruption are the political and business elite, who use criminal means to take advantage of the country's natural resources and, with the support of state forces, terrorize and kill those who dare to get in the way," said Billy Kyte, a senior campaigner with Global Witness.

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The report calls on the United States to rethink its financial backing for Honduran industry, as well as the police and military, which it says "are heavily implicated in violence against land and environmental activists."


More:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_HONDURAS_ACTIVIST_KILLINGS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-01-31-18-31-21

lbn:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141685740

[Phoenix61]

1. What is so sad reading this is

realizing that I used to think our government would respond appropriately to that information. Now, I think they'd just give them pointers on how to do it without outright killing anyone and/or make sure they didn't get caught.

[Mika]

2. The current gov't of Honduras is a puppet US/corporate gov't, thanks to the Obama era Dept of State.

Picture is an interesting metaphor.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Who can forget Cuban "exile" Rep. Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was on one of the 1st flights

to Honduras right after the coup to congratulate Coup President Micheletti, "She Wolf" to greet "Goriletti" the moment the coup government had stolen office. Enough to make you barf.

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[Mika]

4. Yep. Mega outrage here over the supposed Russian interference in US primaries ...

... imagine if another country kidnapped the POTUS, ferried him to a foreign military base, installed a puppet regime, and then held fake elections after murdering many of the former president's party activists.
This is what is done in our name.

Mucho outrage if Russia does so - international sanctions, bank freezes, etc.

Republican or Dem, it's the American way. Our way, or die.