More info on Xiomara Castro heading to border

[magbana]

Xiomara Castro refused to move towards the border without being accompanied by the protesters. There is fear that she and maybe others will be captured and explelled to Nicaragua.

A few minutes later, Xiomara just left on her way to the border. She is travelling with 40 vehicles to meet with President Zelaya.

Radio Globo is off the air in El Paraiso, Olancho, y Choluteca. Violation of freedom of expression continues.


Primera dama ya va en camino a la Frontera. Se moviliza con mas de 40 vehículos al encuentro del Presidente de la república Manuel Zelaya. 44 minutes ago
Primera Dama no acepta moverse hacia la frontera sin la compañia de manifestantes. Teme sea capturada y expulsada a otro país. 47 minutes ago

Radio Globo, fuera del aire en los departamentos de El Paraíso, Olancho y Choluteca. Continua la violación de la libertad de expresión. about an hour ago

[Judi Lynn]

1. Glad she has a lot of witnesses with her. Hope she makes it.

They must all be so damned tired by now.

Thanks for the alert.

[Downwinder]

3. What did I say? Women can change the world.

[magbana]

2. APORREA: "La Fuerza Militar Se Ha Doblegado"

""La fuerza militar se ha doblegado": Caravana encabezada por familia presidencial hondureña avanza a frontera con Nicaragua
La primera dama hondureña, Xiomara Castro, informó que "viajo con mis dos hijos, mi madre, y la madre del presidente Zelaya".
Credito: TeleSUR
28 de julio 2009. -La caravana hondureña, encabezada por la Primera Dama de la nación, avanza hacia la frontera de ese país con Nicaragua para encontrarse con el mandatario legítimo Manuel Zelaya, gracias a una orden emitida por la Corte Suprema de Justicia que ha permitido que los retenes militares que se han encontrado en el camino no les impidan el paso.

Así lo detalló la primera dama, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, en un reciente contacto telefónico con teleSUR. "La fuerza militar se ha doblegado, han salido para sus batallones a recluirse, porque hoy no solamente el pueblo los ha juzgado, sino que el mundo entero", expresó.

La caravana avanza, pasando los obstáculos impuestos por el gobierno golpista de Roberto Micheletti, quien desde hace cinco día mantiene retenes militares en la zona, que han detenido y reprimido a manifestantes que apoyan al presidente constitucional, Manuel Zelaya.

"Hoy estamos felices porque sentimos libertad de poder desenvolvernos", expresó la Primera Dama. Indicó que la meta "es que todos los hondureños que quieran llegar a la frontera que hoy puedan reconocer y saludar a su Presidente".

Denunció que "cinco días estuvimos retenidas ahí por la duereza de las armas del Ejército,
impidiendo que pudieramos llegar hasta el vecino (país) y estar con el presidente".

"Impideron también que pudiera pasar el pueblo, han pasado muchas cosas, hay jóvenes que han perdido a vida", continúo.

No obstante, dijo que los militares comienzan a retirarse, "para que el pueblo no les reclame" por sus acciones golpistas, represoras, y "se han levantado los retenes que han habido en cada uno de los sectores de El Paraíso (sur de honduras, frontera con Nicaragua)".

En el momento del contacto telefónico con teleSUR, la Primera Dama detalló: "Ahorita estamos llegando a otro reten donde hay otros elementos de la policías y vamos a bajarnos para asegurar que éste también sea suspendido".

Aseveró que continuarán en la lucha, porque "estamos defendiendo la libertad y la libere locomoción".

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http://www.aporrea.org/tiburon/n139500.html

[Judi Lynn]

4. Google translation of your article:

"The military has bowed"
Caravan family headed by a presidential Honduran border with Nicaragua is progressing

The first lady of Honduras, Xiomara Castro, reported that "I travel with my two children, my mother, and mother of President Zelaya.
Credit: TeleSUR

July 28 2009. The Honduran-caravan, led by the First Lady of the nation is moving toward that country's border with Nicaragua to meet with the legitimate president Manuel Zelaya, thanks to an order issued by the Supreme Court has allowed the military checkpoints encountered on the road does not hinder the passage.

This was elaborated on the first lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, in a recent telephone contact with TeleSUR. "The military has bowed, have left their battalions to retreat, not only because today people have tried, but the entire world," he said.

The caravan advances, passing the obstacles imposed by the government of coup Roberto Micheletti, who for five days maintains military checkpoints in the area, have arrested and repressed demonstrators who support the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya.

"Today we are happy because they feel free to be able to do," said the First Lady. Indicated that the goal is that all Hondurans who want to get to the border today to recognize and salute the President. "

Reported that "five days we were there for the retention of weapons duereza Army
preventing neighbor may be up to (country) and be with the president. "

"Impideron that could pass the people, have spent a lot of things, there are young people who have lost lives," he continued.

However, he said that the military began to withdraw, "so that people do not claim them by their actions putschists, repressive, and have lifted the roadblocks that have occurred in every sector of El Paraiso (southern honduras border with Nicaragua).

At the time of telephone contact with Telesur, the First Lady explained: "Right now we are reaching another checkpoint where there are other elements of the police and we will get off to ensure that it will also be suspended."

He asserted that the fight will continue because "we are defending freedom and free movement."

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They are very brave to make this effort. Both mothers, too. Hope they will be allowed to go in peace.

[flamingdem]

5. I agree. What other first lady would ever subject herself to this, she is a dauntless nt

[Peace Patriot]

7. Agree. And so is her husband. And so are the Honduran people! Viva Honduras! nt

[magbana]

6. No wonder it is taking the First Lady some time to get to the border . . .

I am watching telesur and it showed she is in a town called, i think, Jacaleapa, and it doesn't look like it's very close. So she has not arrived yet.

[flamingdem]

8. She said the military have disappeared from their checkpoints, a sign of support for her nt