Right. And simultaneously our surrogate, the IMF, gives Honduras $164 million.
Peter "IMF Gives $164 million to Coup Government in Honduras, Following Familiar Pattern By Mark Weisbrot ________________________________________ This column was published by The Guardian Unlimited on September 3, 2009. If anyone wants to reprint it, please include a link to the original. UPDATE: As this column was posted, the U.S. State Department issued a release announcing "the termination of a broad range of assistance to the government of Honduras as a result of the coup d'etat that took place on June 28." See this CEPR press release http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/state-department -steps-coup/ for an explanation." -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Devine Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 5:03 PM To: Pen-l Subject: [Pen-l] a little late... September 4, 2009 / New York TIMES U.S. Terminates $22 Million in Aid to Honduras By GINGER THOMPSON WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, responding to calls to increase pressure on the de facto Honduras government, announced the termination on Thursday of about $22 million in United States aid that was suspended immediately after President Manuel Zelaya was deposed. "Restoration of the terminated assistance will be predicated upon a return to democratic, constitutional governance in Honduras," said the State Department announcement. The announcement came after Mrs. Clinton's meeting with Mr. Zelaya, who had called on the United States to match its tough words on his ouster with action. United States trade and assistance are the lifeblood of the Honduran economy. [SNIP] _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
