Differing Perspectives in the Western Hemisphere

I returned from Central America last week and continue to be amazed by the differing perspectives of the news reported in the United States versus those of Latin America. Those in the United States seem to think the focus of the crisis in Honduras in its president, Manuel Zelaya. Latin Americans, by contrast, view this as an issue of orderly transition of power. Even if they do not like Zelaya, they do not want him removed in a military coup.