Coup, Coup Ga Joob

In the complex world of hemispheric politics, where the name of Revolutionary War veteran James Monroe is still tossed about in glorious ancient relevancy, currency is everything and subtle shifts in the stance of the North American superpower start as ripples below the mouth of the Potomac, only to end as tidal waves on the shores of nations to our south. The late upset in Honduras has created what appears to be a neat left-right furrow in our own commentariat. Fresh from backing the Khomeini - er, democratic - faction in the dispute over the clearly fraudulent Iranian election, our right-wing voices (God bless 'em) are now arguing that the military takeover in the small Central American nation is anything but the coup d'etat that it so clearly is. As Larisa Alexandrovna writes for Raw Story , the right-wing nuts are trying... [read full story]                    

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