10-10-2009, 03:32 PM
Came via email. I haven't been able to confirm this and radio Globo is off line and un-contactable via phone.
Radio Globo reports: Snipers fire on Zelaya
Mercenaries and paramilitaries arrive in Honduras
Urgent - Take Action Now!
Call Now - demand and end to the attacks on Zelaya and a
restoration of civil liberties.
Honduras Desk, U.S. State Department 202-647-3482
State Department Main Switchboard 202-647-4000
White House 202-456-1111
OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000
The situation is grave in Tegucigalpa. According to a message from
the organization, Pastors for Peace, Radio Globo from Honduras is
reporting that snipers are shooting into the Brazilian Embassy
where President Zelaya and hundreds of supporters have taken
refuge. There is no word yet on injuries.
Also, according to an Oct. 9 AP report, paramilitaries from
Colombia are arriving in Honduras now. Many of these
paramilitaries were trained in torture and repression at the
infamous School of the Americas in the U.S.
Support the people of Honduras in their heroic struggle against the
brutal coup regime! Thousands of courageous working people are
taking to the streets, in spite of the growing brutality of the
criminal right wing forces, who are armed and trained by the U.S.
The following is a report from the delegation of U.S. activists in
Honduras, who will be holding a news conference today, October 9,
at 5pm EST at the offices of the Bottlers? Union, a center in
Tegucigalpa of the National Front for Resistance Against the Coup:
In the last 24 hours, the situation in Honduras has reached a
profound level of urgency. The illegal, de facto Micheletti regime
is clearly reaching a point of desperation?and there is a serious
danger in this, as the rightwing can and will do anything when they
are desperate.
Last night, we received word that at the Brazilian embassy,
where President Manuel Zelaya has been seeking refuge, two
scaffolds had been erected and two snipers placed on them?one from
the Honduran police and one from the Honduran army. Heavy military
activity was also occurring on the ground around the embassy, with
military convoys placed at strategic places all around the windows
and doors of the embassy. The fear is that an assassination attempt
on Zelaya?s life may be carried out soon.
Another alarming report relayed to us today from Honduran human
rights leaders is of the presence of 120 paramilitaries?experts in
killing?from other Latin American countries in Honduras. Many of
these paramilitaries have been trained at the School of the
Americas based in Georgia.
Today while we were in a meeting, the human rights leader we
were meeting with received a phone call that police at the
pedagogical university had given protesters there 10 minutes to
disperse or face dire consequences. Military convoys had been
brought in to surround the protesters.
As this email is being written, members of the U.S. Delegation
in Solidarity with the Honduras Resistance are at the U.S. embassy,
attempting to meet with representatives there to alert them of the
situation and demand the discontinuation of U.S. aid to the de
facto regime, a freeze on the assets of the golpista government
members, and the abandonment of any electoral process that doesn?t
first involve the restitution of President Zelaya, as is the will
of the Honduran people.
The delegation also reports that despite the coup government's
announcement that it had lifted the ban on civil liberties, the
country still remains under martial law. The coup government is
telling the world that it has lifted martial law, but they haven't
told anyone in the police or military, from the top commanders to
the troops in the streets. There is still a massive armed
presence, and protesters and dissidents are still being brutally
attacked and arrested.
That's why it is so important for us to support the Delegation in
Solidarity with the Honduran Resistance. The corporate media is
echoing the coup government's press releases claiming that martial
law has been lifted and civil liberties restored, and ignoring the
fact that repression is intensifying. We need you to help get the
word out.
What you can do now:
Call - Honduras Desk, U.S. State Department 202-647-3482
State Department Main Switchboard 202-647-4000
White House 202-456-1111
OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000
Demand an end to the attacks on Zelaya and Honduran
activists. Demand a restoration of civil liberties in Honduras.
Sign the Petition - Demand safe passage for the U.S. delegation -
http://www.iacenter.org/honduras/hondura...ion100609/
Make an emergency donation to help with the expenses of the
delegation and to help us spread the word - http://www.iacenter.org/
donate/
Radio Globo reports: Snipers fire on Zelaya
Mercenaries and paramilitaries arrive in Honduras
Urgent - Take Action Now!
Call Now - demand and end to the attacks on Zelaya and a
restoration of civil liberties.
Honduras Desk, U.S. State Department 202-647-3482
State Department Main Switchboard 202-647-4000
White House 202-456-1111
OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000
The situation is grave in Tegucigalpa. According to a message from
the organization, Pastors for Peace, Radio Globo from Honduras is
reporting that snipers are shooting into the Brazilian Embassy
where President Zelaya and hundreds of supporters have taken
refuge. There is no word yet on injuries.
Also, according to an Oct. 9 AP report, paramilitaries from
Colombia are arriving in Honduras now. Many of these
paramilitaries were trained in torture and repression at the
infamous School of the Americas in the U.S.
Support the people of Honduras in their heroic struggle against the
brutal coup regime! Thousands of courageous working people are
taking to the streets, in spite of the growing brutality of the
criminal right wing forces, who are armed and trained by the U.S.
The following is a report from the delegation of U.S. activists in
Honduras, who will be holding a news conference today, October 9,
at 5pm EST at the offices of the Bottlers? Union, a center in
Tegucigalpa of the National Front for Resistance Against the Coup:
In the last 24 hours, the situation in Honduras has reached a
profound level of urgency. The illegal, de facto Micheletti regime
is clearly reaching a point of desperation?and there is a serious
danger in this, as the rightwing can and will do anything when they
are desperate.
Last night, we received word that at the Brazilian embassy,
where President Manuel Zelaya has been seeking refuge, two
scaffolds had been erected and two snipers placed on them?one from
the Honduran police and one from the Honduran army. Heavy military
activity was also occurring on the ground around the embassy, with
military convoys placed at strategic places all around the windows
and doors of the embassy. The fear is that an assassination attempt
on Zelaya?s life may be carried out soon.
Another alarming report relayed to us today from Honduran human
rights leaders is of the presence of 120 paramilitaries?experts in
killing?from other Latin American countries in Honduras. Many of
these paramilitaries have been trained at the School of the
Americas based in Georgia.
Today while we were in a meeting, the human rights leader we
were meeting with received a phone call that police at the
pedagogical university had given protesters there 10 minutes to
disperse or face dire consequences. Military convoys had been
brought in to surround the protesters.
As this email is being written, members of the U.S. Delegation
in Solidarity with the Honduras Resistance are at the U.S. embassy,
attempting to meet with representatives there to alert them of the
situation and demand the discontinuation of U.S. aid to the de
facto regime, a freeze on the assets of the golpista government
members, and the abandonment of any electoral process that doesn?t
first involve the restitution of President Zelaya, as is the will
of the Honduran people.
The delegation also reports that despite the coup government's
announcement that it had lifted the ban on civil liberties, the
country still remains under martial law. The coup government is
telling the world that it has lifted martial law, but they haven't
told anyone in the police or military, from the top commanders to
the troops in the streets. There is still a massive armed
presence, and protesters and dissidents are still being brutally
attacked and arrested.
That's why it is so important for us to support the Delegation in
Solidarity with the Honduran Resistance. The corporate media is
echoing the coup government's press releases claiming that martial
law has been lifted and civil liberties restored, and ignoring the
fact that repression is intensifying. We need you to help get the
word out.
What you can do now:
Call - Honduras Desk, U.S. State Department 202-647-3482
State Department Main Switchboard 202-647-4000
White House 202-456-1111
OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000
Demand an end to the attacks on Zelaya and Honduran
activists. Demand a restoration of civil liberties in Honduras.
Sign the Petition - Demand safe passage for the U.S. delegation -
http://www.iacenter.org/honduras/hondura...ion100609/
Make an emergency donation to help with the expenses of the
delegation and to help us spread the word - http://www.iacenter.org/
donate/
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