Opened new U.S. military base in Honduras
ABN .- A new U.S. military base, supposedly to combat drug trafficking, was inaugurated Thursday in Honduras.
This was announced by the Website Telesur, quoting the U.S. ambassador, Hugo Llorens, who said his country had invested two million dollars in the construction of military facilities, and donated four boats and provided advisers.
The naval base is located in the northeastern department of Gracias a Dios in the border with Nicaragua, has a multifunctional building and an operations center that contributes to the increased capacity to accommodate more staff and as a pier for mooring of boats on patrol.
In addition, the diplomat explained that the base will be coordinated by the Navy of Honduras, assisted by officers of the U.S. military's Southern Command.
The U.S. already has a military installation in that Central American nation in Palmerola, in the central department of Comayagua, and has capacity for the landing of large aircrafts due to the length of its runway.
It should be mentioned that despite the White House denied any support for the coup against the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya, the Palmerola base was the site where he was initially taken , after his deposal on 28 June 2009.
Source: ABN
New Military base against drug trafficking in the Caribbean in Honduras funded by the U.S., inagurated
Tegucigalpa, April 8 (EFE) .- Porfirio Lobo, and the U.S. ambassador of Honduras, Hugo Llorens, inaugurated today the new premises of a naval base to combat drug trafficking in the Honduran Caribbean, funded by United States.Caratasca naval base in the department of Gracias a Dios (northeast),in the border with Nicaragua, belongs to the Naval Forces of Honduras, and the project was inaugurated today consists in new buildings and pier, equipped with modern technology at a cost of two million dollars, according to Llorens.The new facilities are based on the shores of Lake Caratasca, separated from the Caribbean Sea by a narrow strip of land.Llorens said in his speech that "these facilities are here to strengthen the battle against drug trafficking" and that it will be an operation center to combat the drug shipments coming from South America from entering the Honduran territory".The base will "cover the entire northeast coast of Honduras," but it also "will be a platform to combat drug trafficking in the region," thanks to its "strategic location," he said.The diplomat said the United States also donated two speed boats that operate on the base."We stand firm in our support to Honduras in the fight against drug trafficking," said Llorens, and reported that last year some 13 tonnes of drugs were seized in Honduras.The project began more than a year ago, during the government of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, deposed in a coup on June 28, 2009.For his part, President Wolf told reporters that the base of Caratasca "will contribute in a much more effective way in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime," and it will be important also to "exercise sovereignty" in that area.Llorens asked Lobo in his speech that "he should send the president (Barack) Obama his appreciation for this great contribution, which is a big step in fighting drug trafficking and organized crime.""Honduras and the United States are united in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime," said the Honduran leader.The department of Gracias a Dios, which covers the northeast corner of Honduras and includes the vast region of the Mosquitia, is one of the main entry points for drug shipments from South America by air and sea routes, according to local authorities .According to these authorities, the inhospitable and isolated location of that department, which is one of the poorest and abandoned of Honduras, facilitates the operations of drug traffickers, who have extended their activities, among other areas, a wide corridor between Gracias a Dios and Copán, bordering Guatemala.
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ABN .- A new U.S. military base, supposedly to combat drug trafficking, was inaugurated Thursday in Honduras.
This was announced by the Website Telesur, quoting the U.S. ambassador, Hugo Llorens, who said his country had invested two million dollars in the construction of military facilities, and donated four boats and provided advisers.
The naval base is located in the northeastern department of Gracias a Dios in the border with Nicaragua, has a multifunctional building and an operations center that contributes to the increased capacity to accommodate more staff and as a pier for mooring of boats on patrol.
In addition, the diplomat explained that the base will be coordinated by the Navy of Honduras, assisted by officers of the U.S. military's Southern Command.
The U.S. already has a military installation in that Central American nation in Palmerola, in the central department of Comayagua, and has capacity for the landing of large aircrafts due to the length of its runway.
It should be mentioned that despite the White House denied any support for the coup against the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya, the Palmerola base was the site where he was initially taken , after his deposal on 28 June 2009.
Source: ABN
This was announced by the Website Telesur, quoting the U.S. ambassador, Hugo Llorens, who said his country had invested two million dollars in the construction of military facilities, and donated four boats and provided advisers.
The naval base is located in the northeastern department of Gracias a Dios in the border with Nicaragua, has a multifunctional building and an operations center that contributes to the increased capacity to accommodate more staff and as a pier for mooring of boats on patrol.
In addition, the diplomat explained that the base will be coordinated by the Navy of Honduras, assisted by officers of the U.S. military's Southern Command.
The U.S. already has a military installation in that Central American nation in Palmerola, in the central department of Comayagua, and has capacity for the landing of large aircrafts due to the length of its runway.
It should be mentioned that despite the White House denied any support for the coup against the constitutional president, Manuel Zelaya, the Palmerola base was the site where he was initially taken , after his deposal on 28 June 2009.
Source: ABN
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US-Marinebasis in Honduras eingeweiht
Mit den Putschisten – gegen die Drogen?
Von André ScheerDie US-Administration belohnt die Putschisten in Honduras und die aus der von diesen kontrollierten Wahl hervorgegangene Regierung. Am Donnerstag (Ortszeit) wurde in der direkt an der Grenze zu Nicaragua gelegenen Ortschaft Caratasca von Regierungsvertretern aus Washington und Tegucigalpa eine neue Marinebasis eingeweiht. In diesen nach der Luftwaffenbasis Soto Cano in Palmerola zweiten Stützpunkt der US-Militärs in dem zentralamerikanischen Land habe das Pentagon zwei Millionen US-Dollar investiert, erklärte Wa shingtons Botschafter in Honduras, Hugo Llorens. Hinzu kämen vier »gespendete« Schiffe. Wie derzeit üblich begründete Llorens die Einrichtung dieser Marinebasis mit dem »Kampf gegen den Drogenhandel«. Offiziell verantwortlich sei für die Anlage die honduranische Kriegsmarine, die allerdings von Offizieren der US-Armee »beraten« würde.
Der von den meisten Regierungen Lateinamerikas nicht anerkannte Staatschef von Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, bat Llorens bei der Feierstunde, US-Präsident Barack Obama »unseren Dank für diese wunderbare Unterstützung« auszurichten. Ursprünglich vereinbart hatte die Errichtung des neuen Stützpunkts sein Amtsvorgänger, der am 28. Juni 2009 gestürzte Präsident Manuel Zelaya. Nach dem Staatsstreich hatte auch Washington zunächst zumindest offiziell die militärische Zusammenarbeit mit dem De-facto-Regime auf Eis gelegt. Seit dem Amtsantritt Lobos Ende Januar ist für die US-Administration jedoch alles wieder in Ordnung. Die ohnehin nie konsequent umgesetzten Sanktionen wurden aufgehoben.
Unterdessen wurde bekannt, daß in Tocoa im Norden des Landes mit dem 35 Jahre alten José Manuel Álvarez Guerra seit Jahresbeginn bereits der vierte Bauer offenbar im Auftrag von Großgrundbesitzern ermordet wurde. Rund 3000 Bauernfamilien kämpfen dort seit Monaten um eigenes Land.
Der von den meisten Regierungen Lateinamerikas nicht anerkannte Staatschef von Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, bat Llorens bei der Feierstunde, US-Präsident Barack Obama »unseren Dank für diese wunderbare Unterstützung« auszurichten. Ursprünglich vereinbart hatte die Errichtung des neuen Stützpunkts sein Amtsvorgänger, der am 28. Juni 2009 gestürzte Präsident Manuel Zelaya. Nach dem Staatsstreich hatte auch Washington zunächst zumindest offiziell die militärische Zusammenarbeit mit dem De-facto-Regime auf Eis gelegt. Seit dem Amtsantritt Lobos Ende Januar ist für die US-Administration jedoch alles wieder in Ordnung. Die ohnehin nie konsequent umgesetzten Sanktionen wurden aufgehoben.
Unterdessen wurde bekannt, daß in Tocoa im Norden des Landes mit dem 35 Jahre alten José Manuel Álvarez Guerra seit Jahresbeginn bereits der vierte Bauer offenbar im Auftrag von Großgrundbesitzern ermordet wurde. Rund 3000 Bauernfamilien kämpfen dort seit Monaten um eigenes Land.
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