Obama Owes Honduras the Audacity of ‘Nope’
The international and domestic problems of el Presidente Chávez are increasingly pressing, and a few well-placed nudges might help him further along the path toward irrelevance in the Americas. Now would be a good time for the purveyor of hope to stop trying to befriend Chávez — and instead show that he has the audacity to say “nope.” Conceivably, the escalating threats and actions by Chávez’s ally, former Honduran President Zelaya, might push Obama in that direction, even if ever so slightly.
As previously noted here, Chávez had opposed negotiations in Costa Rica over the situation in Honduras, and they have thus far been unsuccessful. Only a few hours after President Arias announced the resumption of negotiations in Costa Rica on July 18, Zelaya openly called for insurrection — not if the negotiations fail, but immediately.
Chávez had already pronounced the negotiations dead. Zelaya apparently agrees, and sees insurrection as his only hope for reinstatement as president. An offer by the interim president to step down, provided that Zelaya does not return, apparently did not sway him.
Zelaya addressed his supporters in Honduras on July 14, during a press conference with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom. Zelaya said that insurrection is legitimate “when faced with a usurping government and a coup-supporting military. … When the democratic order of a country is disrupted … I want to tell you to not leave the streets, that is the only space that they have not taken from us.”
Zelaya called for strikes, marches, takeovers, and civil disobedience. Although he did not expressly call for violence, the message was clear that he wants it, and more of it than his unsuccessful effort to return to Honduras following the “coup” produced. Martyrs are useful, and the more of them the better. Speaking earlier in Nicaragua, Zelaya had pledged he would pay “any cost” to reclaim his presidency. It has been reported, but not confirmed, that Zelaya may now be on his way back, and that people are infiltrating through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. Hundreds of pro-Zelaya protesters have begun blocking roads and a curfew has been imposed by the interim government. It seems likely, if the insurrection continues, that the costs will be high and that Zelaya will pay far less than his followers and other Hondurans.
The United States has a small military component in Honduras of about 550 U.S. military personnel and some 650 U.S. and Honduran civilians. The military component has been claimed by Chávez to have been, in some unspecified way, involved in the recent “coup.” In the event the violent insurrection threatened by Zelaya continues, the U.S. personnel would almost certainly come under attack by Zelaya’s supporters.
Although Secretary of State Clinton was instrumental in facilitating the negotiations in Costa Rica, President Obama was four-square against the “not-legal coup” in Honduras from the beginning. By calling for insurrection even before the negotiations resume on July 18, Zelaya appears to have demonstrated that his participation lacked good faith — he was never willing to accept any result other than reinstatement, and that is unlikely to happen. President Obama has been characteristically silent, insofar as public statements are concerned.
It has been suggested that there is a growing difference of opinion between Obama and Clinton. President Obama should, at least, now condemn Zelaya’s recent call for violent insurrection — an insurrection which Chávez’s loyal ally, Ortega, might back even were Chávez himself not in the mood to do so.
Chávez has many other fish to fry, and they continue to pile up. Chávez will continue do whatever he thinks best for Chávez, in Honduras and elsewhere. His own “coup” against opposition leader Mayor Antonio Ledezma — overwhelmingly elected in November as the mayor of Caracas — was accomplished by installing a non-elected “super mayor” in his place and depriving the elected mayor of his offices and most of his budget. It seems to be failing, and that may have an impact on the Honduran situation.
José Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the OAS, finally agreed to meet with Ledezma after the situation in Honduras “settles down.” Meetings have been announced for July 21 in Washington. This may mean that Insulza thinks Honduras will have cooled by that time, one way or another. Unless Zelaya goes forward with his threatened insurrection, apparently already underway, that might be possible. On the other hand, Insulza may foresee a prolonged and violent conflagration in Honduras, and may hope that it will give him a credible excuse not to meet with Mayor Ledezma; Chávez would like that.
To the extent that President Obama persists in coddling Chávez, Zelaya, et al, this seems more likely. Even a meeting with no substantive result would be awkward for Chávez. Should Chávez think that giving further help to Zelaya would enhance his own domestic and international power, he may try to provide it; otherwise, not.
In the news:
“Micheletti Offers to Resign
By Steven L. Taylor
Via the AP: Honduran interim leader: I’m willing to step down
The offer was presented by a Honduran delegation to the Washington-based Organization of American States, Micheletti told reporters in Tegucigalpa. It was unclear if the OAS had received the proposal.
[...]
If Micheletti were to resign, under Honduran law the presidency would pass to Supreme Court President Jorge Rivera. The Supreme Court backed the coup.
One suspects that Zelaya won’t be too keen on that offer. Indeed, from his perspective, what would be the difference? Certainly in terms of rectifying the situation, Micheletti’s resignation would hardly reverse the coup.”
What’s better, Honduran politics or Honduran soccer?
Obama come to the aid of Honduras? You got to be kidding! He’s doing all he can undercover to cut American support from that small embattled republic. Obama will stand nobly on the side while Chavez or Ortega does the dirty work.
Vivo:
If the world hasn’t acknowledged that the Legislature and Supreme Court were acting in accordance with their constitution and rule of law, then what’s the point?
Demonstrating continued adherence and respect to the Honduran constitution would be wasted on a bigoted world (including Obama) that sees Latinos as capable of only having el-Presidentes for Life, Generals and Perons.
It is good to see a President supporting democracy
obama is in a codependant relationship with every political thug in the world and, like an abused dog, only wants to please them.
Since obama favors a strong Chavez regime, I can’t imagine he would consider undercutting him at a moment of weakness.
The enthusiasm, smiles and body language that obama exhibited in the company of Chavez is something that the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the citizens of Honduras can only dream about.
Update
16 July 7:00 PM EDT According to a one sentence Associated Press report, a Zelaya aid stated that Zelaya will establish a headquarters in Honduras and fight the “final battle” from there. Where or how were not mentioned.
16 July 7:35 PM EDT Secretary Clinton denied any rift with President Obama, as she headed off for a week in India and Thailand. It was not reported that she said anything about the stew brewing in Honduras.
16 July 10:48 PM EDT Fidel Castro blames “Unscrupulous characters of the extreme right who were trustworthy officials of George W. Bush” at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras and elsewhere for the Honduran “coup,” and claimed that they conspired with “coup” leaders to broker a false diplomatic solution while Obama was distracted by travels in Russia. He also said that mediation efforts are intended to exhaust opposition to the ousting of Zelaya
17 July 12:09 AM EDT President Arias of Costa Rica, mediator in the dispute, rejected “as not a solution” Micheletti’s proposal to resign on condition that Zelaya not return to power. According to this article, Arias stated that reinstatement of Zelaya was not a matter for negotiation, and that “Any solution (in Honduras) needs to include Zelaya’s reinstatement.”
17 July Interim President Micheletti stated in a televised speech that there are “unofficial” reports that Zelaya may try to enter Honduras by coming across the border with Nicaragua, where he had spent Friday, 16 July. An advisor to Zelaya stated that ”He will try to return by parachute, boat or plane — any way he can get there. . . .There shouldn’t be the least amount of doubt about that.” Another adviser stated that he was already on the way back to Honduras.
Obama, the OAS, the UN, and our State (Mistake) Department got this wrong from the beginning and continue to hamstring the legitimate Honduran government from honoring its own constitution. By getting it wrong from the beginning, they empowered Zelaya, Chavez, Ortega and their supporters against the legitimate Honduran government. Obama will continue to side with Zelaya because his ego will never permit him to say that he was wrong. Obama does not care a fig about democracy or even our constitution. Just ask the Chrysler and GM ‘secured’ bondholders how that works!!!!
#1 “The Supreme Court backed the coup.” Then it wasn’t a coup, was it!
What Fred said!
It wasn’t a coup. Zelaya was removed from office legally. To be a coup, the removal must be illegal. Look it up.
The Usurper is not going to give his approval to the legal removal of an elected politician who has violated the Constitution since that act lies in his own future.
“Venezuelan oil exports continue to fall, dropping by more than 75,000 barrels per day from May to June.” In the first six months of this year, at least fourteen airplanes, from Venezuela, loaded with 4,000 kilos of cocaine, have either crashed or were captured in Honduras. Even the Chavez puppet Zelaya can’t protect all of them.
Does anyone, except me, see a connection here? Why does thug Hugo Chavez desperately wants his partner, in crime, Mel Zelaya restored to power in Honduras? What is Obama’s stake in this? I know that Rep. Thaddeus McCotter has written a letter asking Obama, if he, the DEA, the State Dept., or a member of his administration knew that Zelaya was involved in drug smuggling to the United States? (From what i read-almost all the members of the house and senate must be on drugs.)What did Obama know, and when did he know it? What does Chavez know about Obama?
I live and minister here in Honduras. My family, our 46 children, and i are in the line of fire, if Zelaya and his thugs, invade Honduras with Obama blessings. Zelaya’s supporters are bringing their own nation down, on their own heads.
Honduras will prevail. God is on the side of truth, and Honduras is standing alone, for the truth.
I think it would clear up a lot of confusion if everyone would face Tegucigalpa, and say three times each day, “THERE WAS NO COUP, THERE WAS NO COUP, THERE WAS NO COUP”.
God bless America!!
God bless Honduras!!
Bobby Gibson
bobbyhonduras@yahoo.com
hhmmission.org
vivo the leftist mouthpiece continues his lies.
Explain to us all how the coup took place using facts.
I would be interested how a coup took place considering the plainly known facts of the matter.
Please list you version of the facts in list form for clarity.
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I just hope Honduras is ready and willing to take US “volunteers” into its forces should it become a shooting war. The language barrier is always an issue but I think if they plan ahead a little they can overcome that and field a good sized ex-US force to help in their defense.
Always good to see new writers on Pajamasmedia. Interesting article. Between declining oil output and declining prices, Venezuela can’t be doing well financially. If they lose a major cocaine route, could that be the end for Chavez?
Thanks, Baronius. Happy to be here; never can tell where I’ll show up.
I certainly don’t know for sure that Chavez’s end is in sight; I very much hope that it is, for the sake of Venezuela and other countries under his thumb. Chavez often seems sort of like the Energizer Bunny.
If Venezuela had hard currency, or even a stable currency, which it doesn’t, Chavez might have a better chance of remaining perpetually in power. According to this article, the Government now finds it necessary to borrow increasing amounts of money from the banks — “a third of his budget this year.” The Government now pays 6% per year on short term bonds (down from 11% earlier), while the inflation rate in June was 27.4% per year (another source expects inflation at about 40% per year soon). Bet the banks jump at that deal; unfortunately, they don’t have much choice.
Loss of the major cocaine routes through Honduras could well be a problem. Chavez does seem rather cozy with the FARC in neighboring Colombia. It has been alleged that maintenance of the cocaine routes is among the many reasons why Chavez is interested in having Zelaya remain in power. Although I think that Comment # 10 is probably right, and although I recall that such allegations are among the criminal charges pending against Zelaya, these are still just allegations; I haven’t seen any really hard data to support them.
Meanwhile, this blogger in Honduras continues to provide some interesting insights on what’s happening there. It’s well worth looking at occasionally
According to this article, Chávez said from Bolivia: “Zelaya is going back to Honduras. Let’s see what the [coup leaders] will do.” Chávez did not say how, where or when that might happen.
Dan Miller…thanks for the referral to the Honduran blog. Checked it out and saved it.
According to this article, the United States Government has asked Zelaya to continue with the negotiations in Costa Rica, and not to attempt to return to Honduras — yet. A State Department spokesman said,
Unless Zelaya and the interim Government make truly major concessions, which seems unlikely, and unless Chávez et al cease pushing Zelaya to try to return, the prospects appear to be very slim for a negotiated settlement.
According to this report, Chávez
I wonder why Chávez thinks that he will be the last “they” come for.
To 18. Dan Miller
He has the most AK-47s?
He is right that its a hugely bad precedent for leftwing government that the ppl force them to obey things like constitutions.
Obama’s not exactly a fan of that precedent either.
The U.S. should be supporting Hondurans and the rule of law, NOT Zelaya, a Chavez clone desperate to enslave Hondurans! It’s despicable that, rather than defending the human rights of Hondurans and Latin Americans, the Obama administration is siding with the Marxist thugs who are trampling on human rights and working with drug cartels and Islamic terrorist to destroy the U.S!
I guess it was to be expected from Obama. As his parents, relatives, friends and mentors, Obama is a Marxist who hates the U.S. As such, he sides with Marxist dictators and would-be dictators who seek to enslave their countries and destroy the U.S.
Zelaya was implementing in Honduras the scheme devised by Castro and implemented by Chavez and the rest of the Marxist thugs in Latin America to gain absolute power. Thanks to Clinton, now Chavez and Zelaya have Oscar Arias, whom they can use as a “democratic” front to get a stronger hold of their prey, the Honduran people!
Clinton, as Pontious Pilate, washed her hands from the bloodshed that Chavez/Zelaya will bring by offering the deceitful Arias as a “mediator.” Oscar Arias will be used as a “democratic” front while Chavez and Zelaya get a stronger hold of their prey, the Honduran people!
Even the Brits seem to understand what’s happening in Honduras better than many Americans: “But Obama has a soft spot for socialists, hence his insane cosying-up to the Bolivarian fruitcakes. He has invented a brand new kind of foreign policy: supporting regimes that are violently anti-American. Call it neo-masochism.
“Obama has reversed the Monroe Doctrine as well as the definition of “democracy”. In supporting the megalomaniac dictators who are trying to drag Latin America into the year 1917, he is mouthing the same claptrap as Miguel D’Escoto Brockman, president of the UN General Assembly and former lieutenant of Ortega in the Sandinista dictatorship, and Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Fidel Castro’s champion….”
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100002325/barack-fidel-che-obama-the-bolivarian-revolutions-useful-idiot-reverses-the-monroe-doctrine/
By siding with Zelaya and against the rule of law and the human rights of Hondurans, the corrupt UN and OAS demonstrate again that, rather than defending human rights, they support dictators who trample on those rights. The world in general and the Americas in particular would benefit from the closing of both pernicious organizations. As a bonus, we would all save money and their fancy buildings could be put to better use!
To further empower and enrich itself, the UN helps promote evil schemes, such as Obama’s global warming/cap and trade Ponzy scheme, which will kill the U.S. economy. The UN, with Miguel D’Escoto Brockman, former lieutenant of Ortega in the Sandinista dictatorship, as president of the UN General Assembly, naturally backs Zelaya.
And the OAS, with Insulza, active in Allende’s Popular Unity, which sought to impose Marxism in Chile, has been helping Castro and Chavez impose Marxism in Latin America and is now, as expected, backing Zelaya.
Venezuelans, Bolivians, Ecuadorians, etc. have written open letters to Insulza begging him to defend them from Chavez, Morales, Ortega, Correa, and the rest of the Marxist thugs. Insulza has responded by declaring “transparent and democratic” the fraudulent elections and referendums of his Marxist friends.
The UN and the OAS have become enemies of freedom and democracy and should be dissolved.
To 21. AntonioSosa
“Call it neo-masochism.”
lol thats pretty good.
As for
“The UN and the OAS have become enemies of freedom and democracy and should be dissolved.”
The UN and OAS have pretty much always been enemies of freedom and democracy along with a whole host of other things.
Comments 19 – 23 — Yep. I basically agree and feel similar frustration. In my view, President Obama is, once again, giving comfort to the bad guys and the back of his hand to the good guys. He seems to think that the Monroe Doctrine had something to do with JFK and Marilyn.
According to this article, it looks as though there will either be some flexibility on both sides or civil war.
American Airlines canceled flights to Honduras, but Continental and Delta continue to fly there. Approximately2,000 Zelaya supporters blocked two highways connecting Tegucigalpa to the Caribbean and Pacific coasts for several hours today.
Guess I’ll be calling the Honduran embassy on monday depending on what happens to see if they’ll be taking in US soldiers.
Re Comment #26: If I weren’t too long in the tooth, I might think about it as well. However, before doing something like that, you might want to consider the implications under U.S. law and the Geneva Convention should you go.
Obama, along with Chavez and Zelaya, are and will be responsible for any violence in Honduras. By backing the Marxist thugs, Obama is giving them time to organize for bloodshed! Zelaya said he’s ready to “risk bloodshed” to regain control!
Chavez’s paid ACORN-type “community organizers” are in Honduras creating chaos and media shows to manipulate the international community and help Zelaya enslave Hondurans. The 19-year-old Zelaya “supporter” was probably shot and killed not by soldiers but by Chavez’s people. The soldiers had only rubber bullets, and not the kind of bullet that killed the young man. http://radiografiamundial.com/rmblog/latinoamerica-blog/bosch/honduras-bala-asesina-no-es-de-calibre-militar.html/comment-page-1
Chavez/Zelaya staged the propaganda show where the young man was killed. Chavez’s “community organizers,” mostly from other countries such as Nicaragua, incited “supporters” to violence. And Chavez’s Telesur and “media” (propaganda) people where there to stage and broadcast the propaganda.
Most of Zelaya “supporters” were paid poor people. Each “supporter” on a motorcycle was paid 300 lempiras (US$15.84) a day plus gas. Taxi drivers were paid 3,000 lempiras (US$158.40) a day to drive “supporters.” Farmers acting as “supporters” are being paid 250 lempiras (US$13.20) a day.
http://www.hacer.org/report/2009/07/honduras-protestas-favor-de-zelaya-son.html
Obama and Clinton are helping Chavez and Zelaya continue to lie, manipulate, intimidate and get people killed not to let his prey escape. Their prey is the Honduran people.
The Honduran gov. seized 45 computers from Zelaya’s residence and found that they had preprogramed election results, before the voting. One computer showed the results from Tecnico Luis Bogran, de Tegucigalpa. Out of 550 votes, 450 favored the Zelaya referendum, 30 did not favor it, 20 were blank, and 30 were null. This is reported in the media in Spain.I do not know what happened to the other 20 ballots. They may have been for Michael Jackson.
Viva Honduras!!
Bobby Gibson
Dan Miller is comment no. 14 feferred to a local Honduras blog site where was written the following:
” How can the world suggest that Honduras, which has been criticized as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, must accept a corrupt president who has committed illegal acts, violated the constitution, sacked the public funds, publicly ridiculed the other branches of government, and who has worked tirelessly for the past year to divide the country, first with ALBA and then with the cuarta urna, by trying to buy with bribes the loyalty of the poor or unscrupulous with vast amounts public funds and false promises?”
Bribing the poor or unscrupulous with vast amounts of public funds and false promises? Does that sound familiar here in the US?
3. Bill, 11. tommyd:
“Please list you version of the facts in list form for clarity.”
The 2009 Honduran political crisis is an ongoing constitutional crisis. President Manuel Zelaya attempted to hold a non-binding referendum (or plebiscite). Congress and the Supreme Court had deemed the plebiscite unconstitutional. The armed forces of Honduras arrested him, at his home, on 28 June 2009, the date of the scheduled vote which the military chief had refused to coordinate.[16] per order of the country’s Supreme Court. Zelaya was held in an airbase outside Tegucigalpa[17] before being flown to San José, Costa Rica.[18] Zelaya’s arrest took place about an hour before polls were to open.
Roberto Micheletti, a member of the same party as Zelaya, was sworn in as President by the National Congress on the afternoon of Sunday 28 June[19] for a term that ends on 27 January 2010 [20]. The event was greeted with applause in Congress which had a fractious relationship with Zelaya.[14]
The United States’ president, Barack Obama, released this statement with regard to the unrest in Honduras: “I am deeply concerned by reports coming out of Honduras regarding the detention and expulsion of President Mel Zelaya. As the Organization of American States did on Friday, I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter. Any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference.” [21]
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, said that he would conduct a military intervention in Honduras if his diplomats are harmed and issued the vague threat “we will bring them down”.[22]
Source: wikipedia
To 27. Dan Miller
Most of that stuff depends on how the embassy sets things up. Being hired as a “field cook” bypasses pretty much all the BS stuff. Plus once the US gets military involved its time to leave for many reasons.
Frankly though because their problems haven’t gone full scale its doubtful they will be willing to put up with the hassle of having to deal with the language barrier to start taking ppl on.
It is awesome that the bloggers are getting the truth out. The media on this is terrible. I am more disappointed in the American government than I have ever been in my life. I really thought that we stood for democracy. I am proud that the American people are stepping up to the plate. I was in Honduras when the removal of Zelaya took place. I was shocked upon my scheduled return 2 days later to find out that “North America” was not supporting our brothers and sisters in Honduras. I have been emailing, blogging, and talking to anyone that will listen. What more can we do? Is there another way to get to truth out and pressure our government. There are a lot of good people in Honduras depending on us! We can’t let them down.
Alisa Lemons
From Babalu Blog, which translated this from an online paper from Catalonia province in Spain, breaking news from Honduras:
As others have asked, how long will this take to get into the ENGLISH LANGUAGE press, such as AP, Reuters, etc.?
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada 0, Honduras 1
There is a lie about Honduras on several liberal blogs. A lawyer named Jeri Dixon a Honduran, living in Washington D.C., and scheming to get Zelaya restored, as president of Honduras. Reported to the Obama Media that, after he critisied the new government of Honduras, his mother’s house, in Talanga, was machine gunned by the police, and his mother and brother were severly beaten and his brother was jailed.
My wife and i personally know this family. Last Tuesday, the brother Olvin Dixon severly beat his sick wife Lisa, the mother of his three small children. She suffered a broken leg, two cracked ribs, and was choked. When Lisa’s 15 year old brother tried to help his sister, Olvin attacked him.
The police were called, eight officers responded with an arrest warrant for Olvin, who was at his mother’s house. The officers knocked on the door and ask for permission to enter. Olvin’s mother refused. The police forced the door open, but were met by Orvin, who attacked them with his fists. He was arrested, and is now in jail. ABSOLUTELY NO SHOTS WERE FIRED. NO ONE, EXCEPT THE POLICE, WERE BEATEN.
This is just another effort by, a paid Zelaya thug, to make Honduras look bad. If this had been Zelaya, Castro, Chavez, Ortega, any of the ALBA dictators, several of the OAS members, most of the U.N. countries, who were slandered, the mother and son would have been beaten, jailed, tortured, shot, or hung, and Jeri Dixon would be with them, but not in Honduras. Hunduras has a constitution and the rule of law.
Lisa and her children were not able to get their clothes, or her medication from home. She is afraid that, if Olvin is released from jail,he may murder her. My wife and i are helping Lisa and her children.
What will Zelaya’s supporters drag out of the septic tank nest?
B.G.
36. bobby:
“Reported to the Obama Media that, after he critisied the new government of Honduras, his mother’s house, in Talanga, was machine gunned by the police, and his mother and brother were severly beaten and his brother was jailed.”
It’s sad, that’s why reading the news is so confusing, distortions and lies abound on all sides. The lack of morals around the world is astounding.
vivo
Thanks for comment. For more information on this issue, including the El Heraldo report, please check La Gringa’s Blogicito. You will find that even the mother, in question, denies that shots were fired, nor was she beaten.
You are correct, “The lack of morals around the world is astounding.”
Pardon my Alabama expression. Always look and see who has a dog in the race.
Also i hit the wrong key. It should be, “septic tank next.”
I must confess, i do not approve of men like Jeri Dixon, who betrayed his own country for personal gain, or his brother Olvin, who beats his sick wife.
Dan,
Thanks for letting me know about this article here. It was a great read, as usual. It looks like you are headed for some serious news watching and coverage in the next little while. Stay safe, you hear?
Alisa Lemons wrote:
It is awesome that the bloggers are getting the truth out. The media on this is terrible. Agreed. The media sheeple are distorting this story as they distort so many others world-wide.
I wonder if you guys get the truth out about my neck of the woods (Israel) as well? I’ll have to check. Any updates out of Central America? Reports of troop movements and stuff like that?
So I still fail to see where a “Coup” took place.
That is unless you subscribe to the OAS or Chavez or Obama line.
I prefer to use the Honduran constitution as a guide here which the OAS and Chavez could care less about and Obama apparently has never taken the time to familiarize himself with.
The Military was involved because the Honduran constitution says they are charged with seeing the constitution is observed. They were instructed by the Honduran supreme court to take action as is specified in the Constitution. It is there I have read it. It is a fact.
The control of the Honduran government was then returned to civilian control exactly as the Constitution specifies and as was directed by the Supreme Court. That is a fact.
The only coup that never took place was the one attempted by the former President. That is a fact.
You have no facts to back up your claim of a coup, you have nothing, what you posted in no way backs your claim of a coup.
You attempt to give appearance that the military jumped in and took over the situation when in reality they were operating under direct orders of the Honduran Supreme Court and Honduran Congress.
You have not shown anything of substance to back your coup claim other than your hero Chavez or the banana states OAS leftist claims which carry the weight what I flushed down the toilet this morning. I place your god obama in the same category as Chavez and what went down the sewer pipe this morning…
You are nothing but a leftist mouth piece, another useful idiot of the left.
@Dan Miller
Stop advertising La Gringas Blogocito. That is the worst blog there is about Honduras. She is a paid member of the rich Elites and only talks up Micheletti and his agendas. She is probably a paid CIA asset placed in Honduras a few years ago to be a mouthpiece for the right wing rich elites in Honduras. There is more to her than meets the eye, and she doesn’t speak for Honduras or Hondurans. She is a white woman from North America who lives each day complaining about the poor people she abuses; such as her maids and people that are paid to clean her house and do her laundry.
If you think for one minute that La Gringas Blogocito represents anyone from Honduras you are dead wrong. Most true Hondurans wish she was out of Honduras and back in America.
Jimbo
Can you prove anything you wrote? Please give facts like names of “poor people she abuses”, names of “right wing rich elites in Honduras.” Is it a crime to, “pay people to clean her house and do her laundry?” Who does your laundry? Do you pay them? Who cleans your house? Do you pay them? How can i get a job with the CIA? Who do you work for? Do they pay you? It sounds like you work for Zelaya/Chavez.
It seems to me that about 90% of “true Hondurans” agree with La Gringa. Does anyone have to be a Marxist to be a “true Honduran?” I suppose you want me to go back to the States with her. How can we make arrangements for you to pick up, and care for, the 44 Honduran orphans that my wife and i support? Bring a big bus. There are 35 down the road from us cared for by Gringos, and 430 up the road. What are you doing to help the poor in Honduras? I thought so-nothing.
How about the Doctors coming from the U.S. doing club feet, cleft palates and cleft lips surgeries for Honduran children-do you want to stop them?
I agree with La Gringa, so i must disagree with you.
What about we send her, who is living here legally, back to the states, and send the tens of thousands of Hondurans, many of them illegally, back to Honduras? If you don’t agree with her-why read her blog?
I think you need to see a mechanic-you may have a loose screw.