Video: Honduran Soldiers Shoot Pro-Zelaya Supporters’ Tires

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 In this video footage released by CNN on Friday, protesters en route to a rally in support of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya find their travels cut short when a troop of soldiers, apparently representing the same military force that ousted Zelaya last Sunday and replaced him with Roberto Micheletti, move in and shoot out their bus tires. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduran Coup Leaders Stand Defiant

Staff / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 The Honduran coup leaders are showing their bravado. Said hombres have defied an international deadline to return democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya to power within 72 hours, doubling down on their swagger with a quip that "only a foreign invasion could reinstate him." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Undo the Coup

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Jul 1, 2009 The first coup d'etat in Central America in more than a quarter-century occurred last Sunday in Honduras. It was led by a graduate of the U.S. Army's School of the Americas, a military facility that has trained some of Latin America's worst torturers, murderers and human rights abusers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Honduran President Shall Return

Staff / Truthdig Jun 30, 2009 A day after he was forcibly removed from office, Manuel Zelaya said he will return to Honduras on Thursday to reclaim his presidency. Zelaya enjoys the support of many of his fellow Latin American leaders as well as the president of the United States. However, he still has to deal with his military and political rivals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras’ Leftist President Gets the Boot

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2009 President Manuel Zelaya won a free trip to Costa Rica on Sunday, courtesy of his nation's military. The Honduran president was ousted after attempting to hold an unofficial referendum on extending presidential term limits, over the objections of the Honduran Supreme Court and Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Land of Coups

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2009 The demonstrations that have vexed Bangkok for the last few days took an ugly turn Monday as the Thai army fired at a crowd of protesters and ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called for revolution. Current PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, the object of the protesters' ire, has promised to restore order, though he himself rose to power on the back of public unrest. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mugabe’s Last Stand?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2008 The U.S. has finally decided that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe to be shown the door. This after he stole an election in June, subverted a power-sharing arrangement and run his once-prosperous nation into the ground. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Political Crisis Puts Thailand on Hold

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2008 The Thai army is debating whether or not to intervene in a political standoff it helped launch some two years ago when it ousted then-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Opponents of both Thaksin and the current PM have seized and shut down Bangkok's two airports, a devastating blow to a country dependent on tourism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A View From the South

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Nov 20, 2008 Evo Morales knows about "change you can believe in." He also knows what happens when a powerful elite is forced to make changes it doesn't want. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘¡Adios, Ambassador!’ Say Chavez and Morales

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2008 Two Latin American leaders, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Bolivia's Evo Morales, expelled the U.S. ambassadors to their nations after claiming that the American embassies in both countries were supporting rebel groups aimed at toppling their governments. Salvador Allende and Jacobo Arbenz were unavailable for comment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pakistani President Musharraf Resigns

Staff / Truthdig Aug 18, 2008 After months of mounting pressure and speculation, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced Monday that he is stepping down, but not before defending his legacy, challenging his detractors and admitting that he "may have committed follies." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bloodless Coup Leaders Arrest Mauritania’s President

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2008 The government of President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdellah came to an end Wednesday in the West African state of Mauritania, as military officers arrested both Abdellah and the prime minister in a coup against a government denounced for its "corruption and ineptitude in handling rising food prices and oil revenues." Sound familiar at all? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )