Honduras

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Jorge Cabrera / Reuters Demonstrators march toward the National Congress in Tegucigalpa on Thursday. Among them are teachers who say they haven't been paid in six months.

Honduras is facing is severe financial crisis. The government hasn't paid the millions it owes in debts, to include billions in foreign debt, and is on the verge of bankruptcy. Several government agencies have been closed due to a lack of funds. Teachers have been striking to protest unpaid salaries. Doctors are unable to properly care for patients. Soldiers have not received their salaries and according to Robert Naiman, "If they keep not paying their soldiers, those soldiers are probably going to stop being soldiers and maybe take some other action". The economic turmoil has spread to the Supreme Court as well, which hasn't convened for a month and a half. Naiman goes on to say that "In many ways, the state is no longer functioning". Congress has only partially passed a budget that will pay some government workers and contractors. There is a proposal however to create the countries first sales tax which would presumably generate 1.2 billion in revenue, but has yet to be voted on. As for now, Honduras is a country in financial peril with no clear path to regain its ability to provide for its citizens. This article should be a warning to legislatures in the U.S. of the consequences of not passing fiscal legislation that will prevent the United States from experiencing the same calamity as Honduras.

Arce, Alberto. "Honduras 'No longer Functioning' After Plunging Over Fiscal Cliff". //The Associated Press//. NBCnews.com. 25 January 2013. Web. 27 January 2013.

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Jessy Fisher

**Behind deadly confrontations in Honduras, a new anti-drug strategy**

The article discusses the drug problem in Honduras, and the actions that have been taken in trying to resolve this issue. Multiple strategies are in place to disrupt traffickers, including numerous shootings, specifically two where US agents killed suspects. These shootings, although controversial, have been beneficial to the anti-drug operations even though there have been at least four civilians killed. Advancements are being made against the war on drugs. The article mentions one example where officials seized 2300kg of cocaine and have made several arrests. Even though there are critics in Honduras that believe that United States agents should not be killing any citizen of Honduras, there is proof that progress is being made in the better interest of the country.

I chose to write about this article because I was surprised that there was such a drug problem in Honduras. I was only aware of the drug war in Mexico. I find it interesting that the United States is helping Honduras to better their country. Even though I do not believe that violence will resolve anything, perhaps Mexico can take some tips from Honduras and establish a plan to help end the drug violence in their country.

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Site: http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/11/world/americas/honduras-operation-anvil/index.html

Ryanna L. Smith-Torres