Sunday, November 01, 2009

Latin America news roundup - November 1, 2009

Honduras' de facto leader Roberto Micheletti speaks during a news conference at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa October 29, 2009. Micheletti said on Thursday he was ready to sign a deal to resolve the country's political crisis that could include a return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (HONDURAS POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)

TOP STORY - New Reports Demolish Justifications for Ouster of Zelaya (Counterpunch)

Bolivia - Morales Speaks of Closer Bolivia-U.S. Relations (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Cuba - Cuba tops the class in UN development report (Green Left Weekly)

Ecuador - Ecuador Concerned Over Spying Ahead of Talks with Colombia (Latin American Herald Tribune)

Honduras - Solution or Stall? (The Nation)

United States - The Washington Post's 2002 "reporting" on Iran (Salon)

United States - "What journalists are supposed to do" (Salon)

United States - Real men don't read D.C. pundits (Salon)

Venezuela - Venezuela, Brazil sign cooperation agreements (Xinhua)

Venezuela - Chavez Compares Brazil's Lula to Jesus and Sees Venezuela in Mercosur (Brazzil Magazine)