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<div align="center"><b><big><big><big><font face="Arial Narrow">Radio
Globo reports: Snipers fire on Zelaya<br>
</font></big><font face="Arial Narrow"><big>Mercenaries and
paramilitaries arrive in Honduras</big><br>
</font><font color="#660000" face="Arial Narrow">Urgent - Take Action
Now!</font></big></big></b><br>
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<b>Call Now</b> - demand and end to the attacks on Zelaya and a
restoration of civil liberties.<br>
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<li><font face="Georgia">Honduras Desk, U.S. State Department
202-647-3482</font> </li>
<li><font face="Georgia">State Department Main Switchboard
202-647-4000</font> </li>
<li><font face="Georgia">White House 202-456-1111</font> </li>
<li><font face="Georgia">OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000</font> </li>
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<font face="Georgia">The situation is grave in Tegucigalpa. According
to a message from the organization, Pastors for Peace, <i>Radio Globo</i>
from Honduras is reporting that snipers are shooting into the Brazilian
Embassy where President Zelaya and hundreds of supporters have taken
refuge. There is no word yet on injuries. <br>
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Also, according to an Oct. 9 AP report, paramilitaries from Colombia
are arriving in Honduras now. Many of these paramilitaries were
trained in torture and repression at the infamous School of the
Americas in the U.S.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000"><big><font face="Arial Narrow">Support the
people of Honduras in their heroic struggle against the brutal coup
regime!</font></big></font> </b> Thousands of courageous working people
are taking to the streets, in spite of the growing brutality of the
criminal right wing forces, who are armed and trained by the U.S.<br>
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The following is a report from the delegation of U.S. activists in
Honduras, who will be holding a news conference today, October 9, at
5pm EST at the offices of the Bottlers’ Union, a center in Tegucigalpa
of the National Front for Resistance Against the Coup:<br>
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<blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Georgia"> In the last 24
hours, the situation in Honduras has reached a profound level of
urgency. The illegal, de facto Micheletti regime is clearly reaching a
point of desperation—and there is a serious danger in this, as the
rightwing can and will do anything when they are desperate.</font><font color="#333333"><br>
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</font><font color="#333333" face="Georgia"> Last night, we
received word that at the Brazilian embassy, where President Manuel
Zelaya has been seeking refuge, two scaffolds had been erected and two
snipers placed on them—one from the Honduran police and one from the
Honduran army. Heavy military activity was also occurring on the ground
around the embassy, with military convoys placed at strategic places
all around the windows and doors of the embassy. The fear is that an
assassination attempt on Zelaya’s life may be carried out soon.</font><font color="#333333"><br>
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</font><font color="#333333" face="Georgia"> Another alarming
report relayed to us today from Honduran human rights leaders is of the
presence of 120 paramilitaries—experts in killing—from other Latin
American countries in Honduras. Many of these paramilitaries have been
trained at the School of the Americas based in Georgia.</font><font color="#333333"><br>
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</font><font color="#333333" face="Georgia"> Today while we were
in a meeting, the human rights leader we were meeting with received a
phone call that police at the pedagogical university had given
protesters there 10 minutes to disperse or face dire consequences.
Military convoys had been brought in to surround the protesters.</font><font color="#333333"><br>
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</font><font color="#333333" face="Georgia"> As this email is
being written, members of the U.S. Delegation in Solidarity with the
Honduras Resistance are at the U.S. embassy, attempting to meet with
representatives there to alert them of the situation and demand the
discontinuation of U.S. aid to the de facto regime, a freeze on the
assets of the golpista government members, and the abandonment of any
electoral process that doesn’t first involve the restitution of
President Zelaya, as is the will of the Honduran people.</font><br>
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The delegation also reports that despite the coup government's
announcement that it had lifted the ban on civil liberties, the country
still remains under martial law. The coup government is telling the
world that it has lifted martial law, but they haven't told anyone in
the police or military, from the top commanders to the troops in the
streets. There is still a massive armed presence, and protesters and
dissidents are still being brutally attacked and arrested.<br>
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That's why it is so important for us to support the Delegation in
Solidarity with the Honduran Resistance. The corporate media is echoing
the coup government's press releases claiming that martial law has been
lifted and civil liberties restored, and ignoring the fact that
repression is intensifying. We need you to help get the word out.<br>
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<big><font face="Arial Narrow"><u><b>What you can do now:</b></u></font></big><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Georgia"><b>Call</b> - Honduras Desk, U.S.
State Department 202-647-3482</font><br>
<font face="Georgia"> State Department Main Switchboard
202-647-4000</font><br>
<font face="Georgia"> White House 202-456-1111</font><br>
<font face="Georgia"> OAS Washington Office 202-458-3000</font><br>
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<font face="Georgia"> Demand an end to the attacks on Zelaya
and Honduran activists. Demand a restoration of civil liberties in
Honduras.</font><br>
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<font face="Georgia"><b>Sign the Petition</b> - Demand safe passage
for the U.S. delegation - <a title="blocked::http://www.iacenter.org/honduras/honduras_delegation100609/" href="http://www.iacenter.org/honduras/honduras_delegation100609/" target="_blank">http://www.iacenter.org/honduras/honduras_delegation100609/</a></font><br>
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<font face="Georgia"><b>Make an emergency donation</b> to help with
the expenses of the delegation and to help us spread the word - <a title="blocked::http://www.iacenter.org/donate/" href="http://www.iacenter.org/donate/" target="_blank">http://www.iacenter.org/donate/</a></font><br>
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For daily photos and reports from the delegation, see <a title="blocked::http://hondurasdelegation.wordpress.com/" href="http://hondurasdelegation.wordpress.com" target="_blank">http://hondurasdelegation.wordpress.com</a>.<br>
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To follow reports from the delegation on Twitter, go to <a title="blocked::http://twitter.com/iacenter" href="http://twitter.com/iacenter" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/iacenter</a>.<br>
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