Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Reactions from Iran and Honduras: What Do You Expect?


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Of course Iran shot down a US spy drone. Any country would do the same. And Trump’s intention for greater tension is achieved. On this segment, legal scholar Marjorie Cohn argues that Iran had a legal right to shoot down the spy drone. And what a surprise, since Trump abrogated the nuclear deal, Iran has been pushed into exceeding uranium enrichment standards. And on part two, we look at Honduras ten years after the Hillary Clinton-approved overthrow of democracy. Central America expert James Phillips sheds light on what motivates so many to flee Honduras for the US. For example, under the new government if you criticize a powerful person, you can be charged with a “crime against honor.” And if you speak out at all you can be labeled a terrorist. Poverty is at about 70% while riches are extracted. What hath we wrought?
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