[R-G] From Iran to China, Skipping Honduras

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

As far as the Western mass media are concerned, they went from Iran
(electoral conflict in an oil-rich country) to China (ethnic conflict
in an oil-rich region), skipping Honduras (a coup d'état in an
oil-poor country dependent on foreign aid and remittances* where the
USG has a military base).
Yoshie

*  "Honduras is the hemisphere's fourth-poorest country and directly
finances nearly 20 percent of its budget with foreign donations and
credit. . . . [Remittances represent] about 18 percent of the Honduran
economy" (Will Weissert and Theresa Bradley, "Honduras Coup Costs Oil,
Aid as Economy Stalls," AP,
<http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Honduras-coup-costs-oil-aid-apf-2453756509.html>).