Unrest In Honduras -- News Updates For August 7, 2009

ON CAMERA: Supporters of the Honduran interim government claim that this security video from the Central Bank of Honduras shows aides to President Manuel Zelaya withdrawing large sums of cash before he was overthrown.

Ousted Honduran Leader Accused Of Theft -- Washington Times

Probe launched after foes say president stole from government.

Honduran officials are investigating allegations that President Manuel Zelaya and his chief of staff stole millions of dollars from the central bank before the military ousted Mr. Zelaya last month, according to a senior Honduran official, government documents and other evidence.

A security video from the Central Bank of Honduras made available to The Washington Times shows officials entering the bank June 24 and withdrawing large amounts of Honduran currency. The money was driven to the office of Mr. Zelaya's chief of staff, Enrique Flores Lanza, according to depositions by three witnesses to Honduran prosecutors.

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My Comment: (Of course) no other U.S. or international news network is covering this story. They should, it raises even more troubling questions on what President Zelaya and his closest advisers were doing before they were removed.

More News On The Unrest In Honduras

U.S. drops call to restore ousted Honduran leader -- McClatchy News
U.S. Decides Not to Impose Sanctions on Honduras -- Wall Street Journal
Honduran police crackdown on student protests -- AFP
Police clash with Honduran students -- BBC
Senior official denies Zelaya setting up militias in Nicaragua -- China View
Honduran Coup Shows Business Elite Still in Charge -- New York Times

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