Thursday, July 2, 2009

Honduran drugs: Yes or No?

"The regime that ousted Manuel Zelaya in Honduras claimed Tuesday that the deposed president allowed tons of cocaine to be flown into the Central American country on its way to the United States. "Every night, three or four Venezuelan-registered planes land without the permission of appropriate authorities and bring thousands of pounds ... and packages of money that are the fruit of drug trafficking," its foreign minister, Enrique Ortez, told CNN en Espanol. "We have proof of all of this. Neighboring governments have it. The DEA has it," he added. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Rusty Payne in Washington said he could neither confirm nor deny a DEA investigation."

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/1121745.html

It would make sense to get the DEA to "confirm or deny" the involvement of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in cocaine trafficing before we insist on his restoration to office.

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