In Honduran Crimes, Police Are Seen As Part Of The Problem

[Judi Lynn]

In Honduran Crimes, Police Are Seen As Part Of The Problem
by Carrie Kahn
July 05, 201310:35 AM

In the fight against drug trafficking, Central America has become a large recipient of U.S. aid, receiving nearly half a billion dollars over the past seven years. The money is being spent on strengthening police and military forces that are outgunned by the narcotics traffickers.

The goal is to repeat the kind of success that took place over time in places like Colombia.

But in Honduras, which has become a favorite haven for drug cartels, the security forces remain weak despite the inflow of money. And allegations of corruption, human rights abuses and murder are soaring.

The Deaths Of Two Sons

On Dec. 7, Sandra Chaves de Sosa's son Eduardo went out at night for a quick run to the store. He never came back.

Chaves says that at about 4 in the morning, she was woken up and told that her son's body was on a side street, tossed to the curb, with two bullets to his head. He had recently married and had a 6-month-old daughter.

More:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/07/05/196262813/The-Police-Are-A-Major-Part-Of-The-Crime-Problem-In-Honduras

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After reading this article, I've decided this may be one of the vaguest, most pointless articles I've ever seen. Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick.

God forbid our US "news" writers should ever get serious and discuss the situations honestly.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Honduran Police State Repression

Honduran Police State Repression
by Stephen Lendman

On June 28, 2009, Obama colluded with Honduran fascists. With US approval and support, they ousted Honduras' democratically elected president. Manuel Zelaya was arrested at home. Security forces confronted him at gunpoint. Junta rule replaced him. Porfirio (Pepe) Lobo Sosa heads Honduras' government. It’s illegitimate.

State terror is policy. The infamous CIA-created Battalion 316 was reactivated. In the 1980s, death squads disappeared, tortured, and murdered regime opponents. A state of siege exists. Human rights violations are horrific. Killings, beatings, disappearances, and intimidation are commonplace.

Human rights workers, trade unionists, journalists, and other regime opponents are targeted. Honduras is Latin America's murder capital. It's a virtual free-fire zone. It's unsafe to live in.

For decades, Honduran officers have been trained at the School of the America's. It's now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISEC). State terror techniques are taught. Instruction includes ways to kill, maim, torture, oppress, exterminate poor and indigenous people, overthrow democratically elected governments, assassinate targeted leaders, suppress popular resistance, and solidify hard-right rule cooperatively with Washington.

More:
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/2013/03/honduran-police-state-repression.html