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peacebird

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17. It's from an article in Salon. A reputable non-rightwing news source.

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 08:22 AM

Jun 2015

“If you want to understand who the real power behind the coup is, you need to find out who’s paying Lanny Davis,” said Robert White, former ambassador to El Salvador, just a month after the coup. Speaking to Roberto Lovato for the American Prospect, Davis revealed who that was: “My clients represent the CEAL, the Business Council of Latin America.” In other words, the oligarchs who preside over a country with a 65 percent poverty rate. The emerging understanding, that the powerful oligarchs were behind the coup, began to solidify, and the Clinton clique’s allegiances were becoming pretty clear. If you can believe it, Clinton’s team sided with the wealthy elite.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hillary Clinton sold out Honduras: Lanny Davis, corporate cash, and the real story about [View all] Judi Lynn Jun 2015 OP

The two faces of Hillary . n/t orpupilofnature57 Jun 2015 #1

It always seems to be a "hard choice" for Hillary. FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #2

How can Honduras be less sexy? No flowing Arab costumes? Demeter Jun 2015 #3

Hillary was simply furthering business interests. She was doing this to help the economy. stillwaiting Jun 2015 #4

It appears Sec. Clinton acted in support of the coup which favored the wealthy elite Sienna86 Jun 2015 #5

Color me suprised. Not. peacebird Jun 2015 #6

Why did Obama go along with this? Why didn't he pull our embassy staff too? peacebird Jun 2015 #7

Good question. n/t whathehell Jun 2015 #15

Surprised - Not cantbeserious Jun 2015 #8

Wait, what? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #9

Bernie would need to get to 35% in the polls for the media to start to take notice. Dawgs Jun 2015 #24

But I don't see how most Republicans can attack her on this easily. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #10

Yep. Right wing coups are aptly labeled /nt think Jun 2015 #12

The American people, too many of them, have permenant cataracts, pangaia Jun 2015 #13

Which explains why they are not. zeemike Jun 2015 #18

As soon as they heard about the coup, Congressional Republicans were streaking to Honduras Judi Lynn Jun 2015 #38

A snippet... peacebird Jun 2015 #11

Always a bunch of bull shit innuendo from Bernie people. upaloopa Jun 2015 #14

the "proof" is from a book written by some Breitbart talking head dlwickham Jun 2015 #16

It's from an article in Salon. A reputable non-rightwing news source. peacebird Jun 2015 #17

This article isn't from the Bernie people kenfrequed Jun 2015 #28

Dramatic license to move the narrative Babel_17 Jun 2015 #29

sure kenfrequed Jun 2015 #30

Well, you're justified in being alert to unfair standards, but ... Babel_17 Jun 2015 #32

Wtf do Bernie's people have to do with this? Did you even READ the article? Bernie or 'his people' sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #36

Inform yourself. roody Jun 2015 #39

Right Wing Attack Cryptoad Jun 2015 #19

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanny_Davis Babel_17 Jun 2015 #20

Looks like a LOT of speculation and very little, if any, real substance. George II Jun 2015 #21

I have always thought Honduras was Hillary's Waterloo Oilwellian Jun 2015 #22

Well she can always hold Libya up as a shining contrast to Honduras. Right? FlatBaroque Jun 2015 #31

or Syria! MisterP Jun 2015 #33

Didn�t Someone Once Say � �Here We Go Again???� Gamecock Lefty Jun 2015 #23

Hillary wrote about her 'hard choices' wrt to Honduras. How on earth does her own words translate sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #37

I guess we need to brace ourselves Babel_17 Jun 2015 #25

Wow, that was quick! Babel_17 Jun 2015 #26

Poorly written article kenfrequed Jun 2015 #27

K&R! marym625 Jun 2015 #34

Personal gain has always been the Clinton's playbook. Paka Jun 2015 #35