The entry of U.S. troops into Costa Rica is a threat to Latin America

We would like to express our strong rejection of the decision by Laura
Chinchilla’s government to allow the entry of 7000 marines and 46 warships
into Costa Rica from July 1 to December 31, 2010 under the pretext of
fighting drug trafficking.

Witnessing Resistance in Honduras

Quixote Centre Honduras Delegation update July 1st, 2010

Caitlin Power Hancey, Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network (ARSN)

 The Honduran resistance movement is real—it is also strong, diverse, and decidedly non-violent.

Monday, June 28th one year after the coup d’état, the Commission of Truth will be installed in Honduras. The Commission is an initiative of the human rights community and people of Honduras who are committed to making sure that the truth is told about those responsible for the coup d’état and the torrent of human rights abuses unleashed in its aftermath.

Hot off the presses, there's a new letter just out to Sec. of State Hillary Clinton on human rights violations in Honduras. It comes from 27 US congressmen who, contrary to the Secretary's statements in Lima earlier this month, maintain that "political violence continues to wrack Honduras" one year after the June 28, 2009 coup. According to the legislators, they write to: