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Focuses on the political situation in Honduras. Failure of the U.S.-based administration of President Roberto Suazo Cordova to effect democratic changes in Honduras; Role of the U.S. in the destabilization in Honduras; U.S. military's use of Honduras as an operational center for the secret war against the Salvadoran guerrillas and the Sandinistas in Nicaragua.

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An interview with Mexico based Laura Carlsen of the American Program of the Center of International Policy is presented. When asked about the reason for refugee children from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala in the U.S., she refers to unendurable conditions in their home country. She believes that the U.S. is responsible for the poverty, violence and unconstitutional regime in Honduras. She refers to the enforcement policy of the U.S. which creates the economic and humanitarian crisis.

The article focuses on the political crisis in Honduras, caused by the ouster Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on June 28, 2009. It states that the ouster is being condemned internationally, including the U.S. State Department. However, it notes that the agreement between Zelaya and interim president, Roberto Micheletti, marks the near end of the standoff. It also says that the agreement allows Zelaya to serve the last two months of his term, subject to approval by the Honduran Congress.

This article explores the implications of a coup against President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras on June 28, 2009 for the foreign policy of the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama. It considers the coup as one of the most disappointing foreign policy failures of the Obama administration. It criticizes the administration for not making enough actions against the coup regime. The article comments on the failure of the administration to exert its leverage to promote the return of legitimate democracy.