Beyond the hype of the US media about ousted Honduran president Mel Zelaya, there is a great unease in Central America. As David Wilson writes at MRzine.org

A more likely motive for the coup lies in the Honduran oligarchy's fear of what would happen if the people got a chance to write their own Constitution.

I've been amazed at how quickly the domestic politics of Honduras were morphed into a 'victory for Hugo' by one US outlet. Sadly, that view comes from the fact that Chavez was one of the first leaders to speak out the day the coup occurred.

Honduras is a young democracy, the constitution there isn't a 200-year old document. What's so wrong with a nation wanting to revisit a document that impacts the continued evolution of the people and country?

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