Micheletti was born in Honduras, not Italy. That website refers to his family ancestry, not where he was born.
Roberto Micheletti was born in El Progreso, Honduras, as quick google search will verify.
A correction is in order.
I'm missing the causal relationship.
How did our training of General Vasquez 25 years ago result in this weekend's coup?
Posted by Crawdad at June 29, 2009 02:36 PMi'm missing where i said it was causal. just another in a series of fine performances by soa grads.
Posted by Turkana at June 29, 2009 04:49 PMHow is it that our president waits several days about what's happening in Iran and takes only hours to respond about Honduras. People were killed in Iran and this seems to be bloodless so far.
Posted by peter at June 29, 2009 05:18 PMHow is it that our president waits several days...
No doubt you mean Obama's statement made on the 12th of June about the Iranian election that took place the 12th of June?
Posted by phidipides at June 29, 2009 05:41 PMHow is it that our president waits several days about what's happening in Iran and takes only hours to respond about Honduras.
Because it's perfectly reasonable to accept the CIA during the bu$h/cheney administration had assests in place for years prior to the coup.
At least they were in place when I was there 20 years ago.
Could it have anything to do with the illegal logging industry? Big bucks for Home Depot.
And then we couldn't have Honduras going to far to the left especially with Dole being a huge corporation there.
My bet is on Dole... you can drive through those Banana plantations for hours.
Posted by Seven of Six at June 29, 2009 08:43 PMMy bet is on Dole...
That would be silly. No doubt you're going on that thing where our actions in the Honduras were dubbed the "Banana Wars". As Smedley Butler said: "I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903."
Why, these little brown people should be thankful they have a job...at .63 cents an hour for shucking them banananas. Thankful, I say. We're a grateful, giving nation. Just ask their dictators.
Posted by phidipides at June 29, 2009 09:25 PMi'm missing where i said it was causal. just another in a series of fine performances by soa grads.
You said it was a "serious issue" and that the U.S. "bears responsibility."
The U.S. trained approximately 61,000 people at SOA under 11 different administrations.
What is the "serious issue" if you are not alleging a causal relationship between the school and the actions of some of its graduates? If the SOA had no causal connection then why mention it?
Posted by Crawdad at June 29, 2009 10:57 PM