A new article on the Wall Street Journal Online analyzes the links between the Colombian guerilla, Hugo Chávez, and the UD party in Honduras. Apparently the UD is listed in the documents that were recovered in last year’s raid of a rebel base in the Ecuadorian jungle.

The article places the FARC’s share of the Colombian cocaine market at 60%. It highlights the contradictory postures of Mexico’s President Calderon, and US President Obama in backing Manuel Zelaya’s return to office, and the growing cost of the war on drugs.

No mention is made of Zelaya’s imprudent comments. These rash words probably had a chilling effect in Calderón’s attitude toward Zelaya. Word of mouth says he swore loudly when he heard of them.

Although the Honduran issue is not on the agenda for the ongoing summit between the presidents of Canada, the US and Mexico, the topic is very likely to come up.

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