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SharonAnn

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1. I lived in Honduras in 1981. during the last days of the military government.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 05:50 PM

Jul 2014

The country was run by the military and the oligarchy.

After "democracy", it was run by the oligarchy and the military.

The military wrote their constitution which gives limited powers to the President and legislature and leaves the military and the oligarchy effectively in control.

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Honduran president links border crisis to U.S. policy divide [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2014 OP

I lived in Honduras in 1981. during the last days of the military government. SharonAnn Jul 2014 #1

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Not even Honduras' people can alter that corrupt, unwholesome, feudal formula. Judi Lynn Jul 2014 #3

Hernandez is right. candelista Jul 2014 #4