Honduras - Anger at Honduras' elite rises -- by Mark Stevenson
Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya are increasingly turning their anger toward the country's wealthy business elite, a small but powerful cadre thought to back the interim government that removed him at gunpoint three months ago. Graffiti demanding "Turks out!" — apparently a reference to the country's large number of business people of Middle Eastern descent — is common in the capital, and on Saturday pro-Zelaya marchers lashed out at the elite. Meanwhile, reports emerged that the business community's firm support of interim President Roberto Micheletti might be faltering somewhat amid intense international economic and diplomatic pressure.
Note EU-Digest: The large Middle East business community in Honduras are mainly from Lebanese, not Turkish descent.
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