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The army in Honduras would never have made this coup without ASSURANCES that America would talk tough but otherwise do nothing. The School for the America’s trained Generals do nothing unless America says so, well the anti Commie secret Government part of America. The IRI is the Anti Commie secret Government’s foreign policy wing run by John McCain (its former chair) and friends. They certainly have the political power to make assurances to the Generals in Honduras that America will do nothing, just look at the hard time they are giving Obama on everything. We know or at least we Hope that Obama’s people were unaware
The IRI currently operates with a robust budget of $79 million. Though one of John McCain’s goals as chairman of the organization has been to increase private funding for the IRI, the overwhelming majority of funds for the organization comes from two public sources, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
My bold However what do you want to bet the IRI is using TAX PAYER cash to support this coup?
Not only does the NED represent a misuse of taxpayers’ dollars, but its interference in the affairs of supposedly sovereign nations is illegal and its lack of transparency should disqualify it from receiving public funds. However, the opposite has happened and NED funding has risen from $59 million in 2005 to $74 million in 2006, in addition to $10 to $15 million in operation-specific funds mandated by Congress.USAID is the other major donor to the IRI. Established in 1961, the organization has the “two-fold purpose of furthering America’s foreign policy interests in expanding democracy and free markets while improving the lives of the citizens of the developing world.” It is important to note that the ultimate goal of USAID is to advance US interests, with the secondary goal being to benefit the citizens of the world. This technicality explains why USAID sponsors the IRI, an organization that sometimes foregoes the latter goal in its pursuit of the former. USAID had a $176 million budget for operations in Latin America in 2006, a significant portion of which went to the IRI.
My bold what do you want to bet that this money we can’t find out how it was spent was used to support the Coup? John McCain as a past head of the IRI and as a Senator approving money to be used for Coups across South America should RESIGN or face War Crimes. Obama must cut all the IRI’s public funds we could use the money on Stimulus jobs. We must have Congressional investigations of the IRI. Or we can have multiple wars in South America sending millions of refugees to America. Which the GOP would love they love low wage workers the Tea Baggers and Minute Men have never caught on to that. Also the Anti Commies very well might lose this time after decades of failed Military rule how many people outside the rich are likely to support IRI backed governments this time?http://www.coha.org/2008/06/a-hidden-agenda-john-mccain-and-the-iri/
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Here is the link http://www.coha.org/2008/06/a-…..d-the-iri/
Thanks TCU. It’s the usual suspects behind the “color revolutions” in Iran as well — NED/CIA, ex-pats.
McCain and friends have been busy since McCain lost almost like they were preparing the world for someone else to be in charge of America I fear.
Obama has to take them down hard if he wants control of America’s foreign policy there is no other way.
I think McCain assumes that nobody in South America will oppose this directly. McCain is not thinking about South America’s preferred tactic jungle warfare and revolution.
Unlike the 70’s and 80’s the anti commie position does not have broad public support in South America look at all the countries that have gone Left there Brazil, Bolivia, Peru etc the Death Squads McCain supported has ruined the anti commies reputation, them and the Chicago School Economists
A reputation is a very hard thing to rebuild the trust a good reputation brings takes time and good acts to rebuild.
America is identified with the IRI in South America if Obama wants to change America’s Reputation getting the President of Honduras back in power would give us back much of our old reputation.
The Usual Suspects are behind Iran great last time they played the game and lost they created a Religious State that hated us given how weak the oil producing Arab states are huge numbers of oppressed foreign workers who do the actual work. But are mistreated ill payed, cheated of pay sometimes kept as slaves with no real legal rights well all Iran has to do to hold those lands is offer to pay the foreign workers more.
If your right I expect Iran to stop selling oil listed in American Dollars if they have not already.