By Dana Frank, October 24, 2009
As the original date for the Honduran elections, November 29, approaches rapidly, it’s clear that a free and fair election is impossible: The legitimate president, Manuel Zelaya, remains a near-captive in the Brazilian Embassy in the Honduran capital, military repression rages throughout the country and a leftist candidate, Carlos Reyes, is still recovering from a brutal beating by the coup government’s minions.read more