The message below is from Michael Ring of US-El Salvador Sister Cities
Dear Friends,
The situation in El Salvador is critical in certain parts of the country following the weekend's torrential rains and subsequent flooding and mudslides.
For details on the devastation, see the message below from our sisters and brothers on the ground who are
already working on emergency assistance for affected communities.
Funds will be critical to both the emergency effort and subsequent rebuilding.… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on November 10, 2009 at 3:45pm —
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The follwoing is excerpted from the July newsletter:
The Honduran Coup. We have enclosed an article that provides an overview and analysis of the June 28 coup in Honduras that was led by a graduate of the School of the Americas, also known as the School of the Coup - go to the web site of the SOA Watch… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on July 30, 2009 at 9:23am —
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Kristin Bricker posted the article "Honduras Prepares for Sunday's Controversial Opinion Poll" on Saturday the 27th, the day before the coup.
It provides an interesting context for the events that have since unfolded, and to some of the misinformation that continues to surround this situation. Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on June 30, 2009 at 11:08am —
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Al Giordano at Narco News provides some provacative analysis of various media and political responses to the Honduran coup.
He calls to task both the NY Times as well as some opposition voices for getting stuck in old patterns of thinking.
A excerpt:
"My point is this: Look at Simon Romero's… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on June 29, 2009 at 2:03pm —
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"The action taken against Honduran President Mel Zelaya violates the precepts of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus should be condemned by all. We call on all parties in Honduras to respect the constitutional order and the rule of law, to reaffirm their democratic vocation, and to commit themselves to resolve political disputes peacefully and through dialogue. Honduras must embrace the very principles of democracy we reaffirmed at the OAS meeting it hosted less than one month ago."… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on June 29, 2009 at 8:42am —
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ALERT - Military Coup in Honduras
June 28, 2009, 2pm
"[CONTACT: In Guatemala, Annie Bird (Rights Action co-director, annie@rightsaction.org, 011-502-5005-1530); in North America, Grahame Russell (Rights Action co-director, 1-860-751-4285, info@rightsaction.org)]
On the Day of the National Survey for Constitutional Reform, the Honduran President Was Captured by the Military
According to reports from national human rights organizations, at approximately 1am the president of Honduras, Mel Z… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on June 28, 2009 at 6:12pm —
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From the Nicaragua NetworkMOBILIZE YOUR COMMUNITY NOW
Demand Obama Denounce the Coup and Return President Zelaya to Honduras
[See below for phone numbers, web page and sample message.]
As of 11:15am Sunday June 28, 2009, Caracas time, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was speaking live on Telesur from San Jose, Costa Rica. He verified that soldiers entered his residence in the early morning hours, firing guns and threaten… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on June 28, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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From Real News Network. This report does a nice job of defining the context to the recent Salvadoran elections.
"At Summit Obama interested in looking forward, while many live the past every day - El Salvador report April 19, 2009"Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on April 22, 2009 at 8:00pm —
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March 13, 2009
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Washington is delaying $64 million in development aid to Nicaragua for three more months pending the resolution of an election dispute.
U.S. Ambassador Robert Callahan says the aid could be canceled if no solution is found after the 90-day period.
President Daniel Ortega's leftist Sandinistas won a majority of mayorships in the November vote, which the government defends as fair.
But the opposition argues the vote was fraudulent and complains that the… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on March 14, 2009 at 4:29pm —
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Last week, more than 30 Members of Congress joined Rep. Raul Grijalva in asking President Obama to affirm U.S. neutrality in El Salvador's Presidential election on Sunday March 15, to stop the recycling in El Salvador of US threats when Salvadorans voted in 2004. ...
Read the the Robert Naiman March 12, 2009 posting here on Huffington PostContinue
Added by Guy R Talbot on March 14, 2009 at 11:07am —
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"Last November 9, the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) won majorities in most of a series of municipal elections throughout Nicaragua. Because these elections were the first since the national balloting in 2006, in which the FSLN captured the presidency as well as gained influence in the National Assembly, they offer a significant indication of the relative positions of the ruling FSLN and other political parties in the country.
However, the nature of the balloting did not provid… Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on March 9, 2009 at 11:21pm —
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SAN SALVADOR -- After a 12-year civil war and a peace undermined by soaring crime, leftists in El Salvador are on the verge of completing a remarkable journey from armed struggle to the presidential palace. (click here for article)
By William Booth, Washington Post Staff Writer, Monday, March 9, 2009; Page A09 Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on March 9, 2009 at 9:15am —
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Join Sandino's Family to Celebrate 30th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution
Work on Projects to develop Food Sustainability and Eradicate Malaria with
ECHOES of SILENCE ECO-CULTURAL BRIGADE to NICARAGUA
JULY 14 - 29, 2009
Go to Echoes of Silence page for details Continue
Added by Guy R Talbot on February 17, 2009 at 9:00pm —
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What did you think it was?
TIME magazine reports on 
