Monday, April 12, 2010

Urgent: Otto Reich in Honduras



Quixote Center confirms the presence of Otto Reich in Honduras, reunited and conspiring with the far-right, exactly like before the Coup d'État, coinciding with the  current agression against MUCA and MCA. 
Radio Liberada desde Honduras | Quixote Center


Dear Friend,
We are writing to ask you to call the U.S. State Department today regarding alarming developments in the Aguan region of Honduras where over 3,500 peasant families are currently at risk. The peasant families are part of the Unified Campesino Movement of the Aguan who have suffered intense repression in the last months due to land disputes with wealthy  businessmen. 
In the last 24 hours, as many as 5000 troops, police and commando units have moved into the region. The military has taken total control of roads leading into the region and a curfew was announced by the Honduran Government. Honduran Human Rights Organizations have issued alerts to the international community fearing a potential massacre. Two cooperatives - Guadalupe Carney and El Remolino are particularly at risk.
We have also received disturbing reports of U.S. air support for this military operation in the Aguan. Otto Reich is currently in Honduras reported to be meeting with representatives of the extreme right wing of the Honduran power elite.
Please call Ambassador Craig Kelly at the U.S. State Department  (202-647-6754) today and express your alarm about a potential for violent repression of peasant farmers in the Aguan and the participation of U.S. air support in this operation.  Check the Quixote Center web site for updates.
Jenny Atlee,
Quixote Center

Quixote Center
PO Box 5206, Hyattsville, MD 20782
301-699-0042 




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