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How long before Zelaya is openly portrayed in the US as a Honduran Allende?

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 01:33:38 PM EST
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They'll have to kill him first.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 02:39:58 PM EST
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First we demonized Allende as a Communist Revolutionary, then we organized the coup and assassination. But it was a long ways away and there was Vietnam as a distraction, so not too much effort needed to be put into the cover story.  Kissinger and a few RW "journalists."

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Nov 6th, 2009 at 04:56:11 PM EST
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Is "as a Honduran Allende" a positive or negative portrayal in the US?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 04:23:18 AM EST
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My take is that, from the moderate center to the right wing fringe, that would clearly demonize Zelaya, or at least make him disposable.  Perhaps 30% would continue to support him here.  That is possibly generous. And the RW will tar any US supporters of Zelaya as "soft on [whatever works as a stand-in for Communism these days.]" Worse, less than 15% of the US electorate is even aware of the Honduran situation, until and unless RW talk radio turns "State Department betrayal of US interests" into their rant of the day.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 10:20:07 AM EST
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Once again, the US conventional wisdom is diametrically opposite to the rest of the world's...

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 03:34:31 PM EST
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In that case, they first portray him as a Honduran Allende, then they kill him.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Nov 7th, 2009 at 03:35:07 PM EST
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