The White Man’s Burden

Not exactly diplomatic, these guys…

Enrique Ortez Colindres and wife, Patricia D’Arcy (photo: NetoRivas)

According to the Argentine newspaper El Clarín, the new “chancellor” [Foreign Minister of Honduras], Enrique Ortez Colindres, … [referred to]  President Barack Obama of The United States as “that little black man who doesn’t know anything”.

(via La Pagina [El Salvador], translation by Inca Kola News)

The translator adds that the “Chancellor’s” exact words were “Ese negrito que no sabe nada de nada” which Otto politely refrains from tranlating as “That nigger don’t know nothin’.”

Honduras’ ethnic composition — according to the C.I.A. World Fact Book — is 90% mixed race (mostly Amerind and European), 7 percent Amerind, 2 percent black and 1 percent “white.”  The Chancellor appears to be a member of the last of the aforementioned groups.

Ortiz Colindres wrote his doctoral dissertation on the history of the 1823-1840 Central American Republic and a second book on international law and Central American cooperation .

A post on the (extreme right-wing) “Infidel Bloggers” by Carlos Echevarria, refers to

… our dear family friend, whom had just met with my father on Thursday in Tegucigalpa, has been named Foreign Minister of Honduras, Dr. Enrique Ortez Colindres.

He is a career, senior level Ambassador with long tenures in France, under different administrations, and at the United Nations. A staunch anti-communist and pro-American to boot! (of course not Barry’s Amerika)

Echevarria speaks of himself (and his connection to Honduras) thusly:

For the record my father was a “company” man for many years and conducted a plethora of activities in Latin America, especially Honduras during the Contras period in the ’80’s.

He has, moreover, been engaging in business in that Central American nation for well over 40 years…I know all aspects of Honduras quite well.

If “the company” to which Echeverria is referring is “THE COMPANY” … and the de facto foreign minister was holding meetings with representatives of that organization that is intriguing information.  I know nothing about Carlos Echeverria, other than he has a website called “Let’s Get It Right” — which quotes mostly rightist opinion pieces, when it isn’t pumping Sarah Palin as a presidential candidate or other odd extremist causes.

I hit what may be paydirt — Patty D’Arcy is the niece of, and a commentator for, whomever runs  NetoRivas.Net.    I just found this while looking for a photo of the “chancellor” and haven’t had time to read through, digest and translate.