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The Military Coup in Honduras - Part III

THE BANANA REPUBLIC

Banana workers strike against United Fruit. Photo LIFE, 1954. NOT TOO long ago Honduras was known as “The Banana Republic.” This was before foreign capitalists invaded the country to covert it into a maquiladora heaven. Banana was t… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on October 18, 2009 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

The Military Coup in Honduras - Part II

A US TRAINED GENERAL WITH A CRIMINAL PAST

The coup plotters. At the extreme right (middle) is general Romeo Vásquez. THE LEADING executor of the coup, general Romeo Orlando Vásquez Velásquez, is a two-time graduate of the U.S. Army School of the Americas. In f… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on October 17, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

The Military Coup in Honduras - Part I

The limits of Nicaragua and Honduras, at a border town called Las Manos. July 3, 2009. THE MORNING of Sunday June 28, I was at home when I received a call of a friend from Central America. My friend told me with an anxious voice that the military had violently kidn… Continue

Added by Carlos Marentes on October 16, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Military Vintage Vehicles

I been feeling better in the last week and decided to pick up on my photography. Today I continued with my model series. I attended a gathering of Flickr photographers to shoot some vintage military vehicles.… Continue

Added by buggs on June 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments