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Ricardo Salgado is a Honduran, and independent researcher heavily involved in social work in Honduras. He gives us an inside view of the situation there, including the massive marches, occurring almost daily for two months now, and how the movement has grown to the extent that the aspirations of the people go far beyond the return of their elected President, who has been exiled by the coup regime.

The popular Resistance Front is threatening to boycott elections due to be held at the end of November, if their President is not reinstated. The situation becomes more and more tense as the election day draws near. The people now are determined, and prepared for the 'long haul' to see their demands for social justice recognised, and end of the grip on the country held by generations of the 'ten families'.

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Tortilla con Sal pt.2
Toni Solo (of Tortilla con Sal Nicaraguan web magazine) analyses the 65th day of continual protest in Honduras, by hundreds of thousands of protesters almost daily. They are protesting in a non violent way, against the coup regime who abducted their legally elected President and preventing his return. Police and military repression against the non violent protesters is mounting, but going unreported in the mainstream media. The popular resistance has grown so strong that by now, the reinstatement of President Zelaya is just one aspect of a massive demand for social justice. Honduras will never be the same.

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Tortilla con Sal pt.1
Toni Solo (of Tortilla con Sal Nicaraguan web magazine) analyses the 65th day of continual protest in Honduras, by hundreds of thousands of protesters almost daily. They are protesting in a non violent way, against the coup regime who abducted their legally elected President and preventing his return. Police and military repression against the non violent protesters is mounting, but going unreported in the mainstream media. The popular resistance has grown so strong that by now, the reinstatement of President Zelaya is just one aspect of a massive demand for social justice. Honduras will never be the same.

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Tortilla con Sal pt.3
Toni Solo (of Tortilla con Sal Nicaraguan web magazine) analyses the 65th day of continual protest in Honduras, by hundreds of thousands of protesters almost daily. They are protesting in a non violent way, against the coup regime who abducted their legally elected President and preventing his return. Police and military repression against the non violent protesters is mounting, but going unreported in the mainstream media. The popular resistance has grown so strong that by now, the reinstatement of President Zelaya is just one aspect of a massive demand for social justice. Honduras will never be the same.

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Tortilla con Sal pt.4
Toni Solo (of Tortilla con Sal Nicaraguan web magazine) analyses the 65th day of continual protest in Honduras, by hundreds of thousands of protesters almost daily. They are protesting in a non violent way, against the coup regime who abducted their legally elected President and preventing his return. Police and military repression against the non violent protesters is mounting, but going unreported in the mainstream media. The popular resistance has grown so strong that by now, the reinstatement of President Zelaya is just one aspect of a massive demand for social justice. Honduras will never be the same.

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Tortilla con Sal pt.5
Toni Solo (of Tortilla con Sal Nicaraguan web magazine) analyses the 65th day of continual protest in Honduras, by hundreds of thousands of protesters almost daily. They are protesting in a non violent way, against the coup regime who abducted their legally elected President and preventing his return. Police and military repression against the non violent protesters is mounting, but going unreported in the mainstream media. The popular resistance has grown so strong that by now, the reinstatement of President Zelaya is just one aspect of a massive demand for social justice. Honduras will never be the same.

Hello again gentle listener. This week we celebrate the lives of two great muses... Daddy Cool and Les Paul. We smuggly contemplate the collapse of the Tower of Power and the spineless excuse-making from the police. The Repco Rally gets another decent slice of scorn and it's all mixed and mulled with some tasty musical biscuits. Once again, it's a large cod we've pasted so patience while you're downloading. Cheers.

Welcome gentle listener. It's been far too long since we got together, our fault, not yours. This week Jack & Bob discuss the ILLEGALLY erected POLICE TOWER! We also think of new and innovative ways to peacefully disrupt the planned Repco World Rally. PLUS, we reveal the true and ephemeral nature of money. Plus the usual sift-through of events, both local and global. And to finish off, we give you the winning performance from the Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup, Benna Zennabomb!! The entire show is fully encapsulated in one larger than average pod so even though the download is bigger it is well worth it. Join us.

Fred Fuentes from Caracas in Venezuela gives us an update on the tense relations between Venezuela and Colombia, after a US decision to build another five major military bases in Colombia.

Sandra Cluff, one of the few independent journalists in Honduras talks about the latest wave of repression. Reportage from people on the spot.

Jose Texeira, Fretilin parliamentarian talks to community radio about the increasing defensiveness of the ruling AMP coalition on economic mismanagement and corruption. Fretilin, who were the core of the resistance in the struggle of liberation from Indonesian occupation is looking good, after a major reconfiguration of the party.

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David Rovics gave a riveting performance to an appreciative audience in Lismore on Sunday August 9, at the Winsome Hotel. Challenging, entertaining, informative  ... David's performance is informed with strength, skill, and integrity. Anyone with a social conscience would have to come away from a performance by David feeling that they have shared some of that strength and sense of commitment.

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An extraordinary interview with David Rovics, musician, songwriter, activist and world traveller. He brought a world of experience from his travels and his activism to Lismore Sunday August 9 with a strong performance from heart and head. A local audience was enthused and informed with his commitment, and an honest well worked performance.

David's current Australian tour (he has been doing gigs nightly over the last fortnight, and will be performing in various venues in Sydney next week) has been in support of the Palestinian people. In this frank interview with community radio he refers to some of his experiences in Palestine and Israel, as well as the situation of music and musicians in how change may occur.

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2NimFM community radio managed to catch David Rovics for a phone interview from a coffee shop in Melbourne in the middle of his intensive tour of Australia in support of the people of Palestine. David is coming to Lismore Sunday night August 9 to perform at the Winsome Hotel with other artists. Details of his tour, and his career as a committed singer of social protest can be found on his website; http://www.davidrovics.com/
Community Radio 2NimFM will be broadcasting another, longer interview with some examples of his music, early next week.

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Toni Sola, of "Tortilla con Sal"   gives us an update on the situation in Honduras. The people are maintaining an unremitting resistance to the coup, and there is an emerging understanding thtat the resistance is less about the personality of 'Mel Zelaya'  (the deposed and exiled President), than the will of the people of Honduras, who are just sick and tired of the selfish, egocentric oligarcic elite who resented someone who was willing to raise the minimum wage above subsistence levels and divert a bit of tax money to education and health programs.  Meanwhile the US State Department ducks and weaves when they could stop the neo-fascists in their tracks. But that's RealPolitik, no?

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Karen Spring, Canadian observer working with "Rights Action" in Honduras was on the spot, on Thursday July 30 when the military forces of the coup regime suddenly escalated the violence and repression against the tens of thousands of protestors out on the streets daily, demanding the return of their elected president, who was ousted and flown out of the country on June 28 this year.