I don't know what kind of news coverage the situation in Honduras is receiving in the states, but here it is big news. It's like the eighties all over again. I thought Central America was past military coups. Honduras, our northern neighbor is closer than you can imagine and the thought of the region becoming militarized again is frightening. According to CNN, the military-backed government claims that Nicaragua is sending troops to the border. The Nicaraguan government is denying such claims. Many of you who know me well, or even those who don't, may know about my almost yearly pilgrimage to the gates of Ft. Benning, Georgia to protest the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC, formally known as the School of the Americas). The coup in Honduras was led by graduates of the school. Click here for more information from the SOA Watch movement. They have good up to date information about the goings on in Honduras. Our good friend Fr. Joe Mulligan S.J. is headed to Honduras to represent the SOA Watch movement and to stand in solidarity with the people of Honduras. Please keep him and nuestros hermanos y hermanas hondureños in your thoughts and prayers.
On a lighter and more personal note...
We just celebrated Christine's 23rd birthday at the beach! ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
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