Re: [Marxism] U.S. Suspends $30 Million To Honduras

2009-09-04 Thread Bhaskar Sunkara
Actually I'm sorry I linked to yesterday's article.  Here is today's news

http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/imf-may-withold-aid-honduras/

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Bhaskar Sunkara
wrote:

> Reports right now make it seem likely that the IMF is going to withhold
> those funds in the wake of Clinton's announcement.
>
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/03/imf-honduras-aid-zelaya
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Intense Red  wrote:
>
>>
>>   And on the third hand, Democracy Now! reports this morning that the IMF
>> is giving Honduras $150 million, which more than makes up for the loss of
>> the $30 million from the US.
>>
>>

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Re: [Marxism] U.S. Suspends $30 Million To Honduras

2009-09-04 Thread Bhaskar Sunkara
Reports right now make it seem likely that the IMF is going to withhold
those funds in the wake of Clinton's announcement.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/03/imf-honduras-aid-zelaya

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Intense Red  wrote:

>
>   And on the third hand, Democracy Now! reports this morning that the IMF
> is giving Honduras $150 million, which more than makes up for the loss of
> the $30 million from the US.
>
>

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Re: [Marxism] U.S. Suspends $30 Million To Honduras

2009-09-04 Thread Intense Red
 > http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/world/americas/04honduras.html?em
 > Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that the
 > United States would formally suspend nearly $30 million in aid to the
 > coup-installed government in Honduras.

   But on the other hand (!) the US did not call it a military coup, which 
would have meant tighter restrictions on Honduras.

   And on the third hand, Democracy Now! reports this morning that the IMF 
is giving Honduras $150 million, which more than makes up for the loss of 
the $30 million from the US.

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[Marxism] U.S. Suspends $30 Million To Honduras

2009-09-03 Thread Bhaskar Sunkara
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/04/world/americas/04honduras.html?em

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Thursday that the
United States would formally suspend nearly $30 million in aid to the
coup-installed government in Honduras. She also suggested for the first
time that the United States might not recognize the country’s elections
this fall if the ousted president was not returned to power by then.

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