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From Coup-Lite to Truth-Lite: 10 Ways the U.S. Fought Democracy in Honduras

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That Washington is ignoring the Honduran president is evidenced by the failure of Secretary of State Clinton and President Obama to respond to his letters. The silence of the US government over the last six months regarding the ongoing human rights violations by the golpistas in Honduras confirms that the Obama regime has sought to support a death-squad democracy, rather than reinstating the nation's elected leader.

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.

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