Honduras dictatorship, day 341

Radio Globo has a lot of interference, doubtless not accidental. Felix Molina complains about being sent a message of a kind that he’s not supposed to read on air (two journalists were recently censored by Globo’s management, which has been threatened into not talking about the lack of transparency of congressional accounts administered by Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado). There’s growing rage about the desalojos (evictions) in Bajo Aguan.

Just so that everyone is clear that the patronizing attitude toward Zelaya in the Ford cable is not entirely unique, Spain’s diplomats also had unkind words about Latin American leaders. While it’s unclear whether these were simply what the Americans wanted to hear or actually what Spain’s senior political figures generally think, this will impact Spanish influence in Latin America both for good and for ill. According to La Jornada, Zapatero’s chief of cabinet Bernardino León and foreign affairs minister Trinidad Jiménez were the sources for these comments. Ecuadoran president Correa is “prone to rudeness/stupidity”. Daniel Ortega is “erratic, unpredictable, a lost cause.” [or, here, a "mad man"] Bolivia’s Evo Morales is honest but “ignorant” and “inexpert”. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is “a clown”, a “beast”, “a nut”. They were proud that they had refused to meet with Cuba’s leadership, which I believe contradicts their public stance.