well, it was always bitterly oppressed, but in 2009, honduras had a mildly reformist president, mel zelaya. the honduran powerful, rich elite couldn't tolerate that. a military coup took place, expelled him from the country. it was harshly condemned all through the hemisphere, with one notable exception -- the united states. the obama administration refused to call it a military coup, because if they had, they would have been compelled by law to withdraw military funding from the military regime, which was imposising a regime of brutal terror. honduras became the murdrder capital of t the world. a fraudulent election took place under the military junta. again, harshly condemned all over the hemisphere, most of the world,d, bubut not by the united states. the obama administration praised honduras fofor carrying outut an electioion, moving towardsds democracy and soso on. now people are fleeing from the misery and horrors for which we are responsible. and you have this incredible charade taking place, which the world is looking at with utter astonishment. poor, miserable people, families, mo