Posted on 07/19/2009 8:07:38 AM PDT by meadsjn
July 19, 2009
Smoking Gun: Zelaya Computers had 'certified' results for referendum that was never held
Rick Moran
This has been all over the Honduran and Central American press for more than 24 hours but, as Alberto de la Cruz of Babalu Blog points out, no English speaking wire service or media has picked up on it yet.
Authorities seized several computers used by former president Zelaya that contained "official" results of the constitutional referendum that was never held showing his bid to change the law so that he could run for office again winning easily.
De la Cruz translates the story from a Catalan Newspaper (Europa Press):
Several computers containing the results of the referendum Zelaya wanted to conduct are seized at the Presidential Palace The National Directors of Criminal Investigation seized various computers from the Presidential Palace that had recorded the supposed results of the referendum to reform the constitution that the deposed leader, Manuel Zelaya, was planning to conduct on July 28, the day he was removed from office.
The official investigation now deals with the possible crime of fraud and falsification of documents due to the fact that some of the certified voting results had been filled with the personal information of individuals that supposedly participated in the failed referendum that did not take place because of the coup.
One of the district attorneys that participated in the operation that took place this Friday showed reporters an official voting result from the Technical Institute Luis Bogran, of Tegucigalpa, in which the specific number of people that participated in table 345, where there were 550 ballots, 450 of which were votes in favor of Zelaya's proposal and 30 were against, in addition to 20 blank ballots and 30 ballots, which were nullified.
The seizure took place on the third floor of the building attached to the Ministry of the Presidency that had been rented to the ex-minister of the Interior, Enrique Flores Lanza. The deputy district attorney, Roberto Ramirez, declared this area as a "crime scene" and, although he did not want to provide further details, said that further evidence had been found that could be categorized as crimes of fraud, embezzlement of funds, falsification of documents, and abuse of authority.
The news has even been reported in Nicaragua. But for some reason, total silence reigns in the English speaking world.
It appears certain the the Honduran people narrowly avoided the prospect of a Chavez clone setting up shop as a dictator for life in their country. Only the courageous actions of their political, military, and judicial leaders avoided catastrophe.
I am ashamed of our president and government that they continue to support Zelaya at the expense of Honduran freedom. And I am ashamed of our media who obviously backed the wrong horse and are too arrogant to admit it.
Whey would a turkey lobby for Thanksgiving?
The truth in this matter (Honduras) is very much in opposition to their agenda and their political position. They are not neutral. They are leftist and often at core, anti American. So anything that dirties the images of socialists trying to topple democracies in our hemisphere, they are going to "spike". The oldest game in the book. And they are very good at it.
Free Republic is a place where we can get the English of foreign press that is not ashamed to take on Obama, or offer views which the US MSM censors. It is purely and completely CENSORSHIP in the US these days. I am convinced of it, the amount of international press I read.
Obama and Chavez will STILL sing the same tune.
A page out of the Chavez (leftist, in other words) Playbook ( Zelaya Had Vote Rigged!)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2295873/posts
Gee, I wonder why this hasn’t made CNN’s news at 6?? A real shocker, huh?
“no English speaking wire service is picking up”
Certainly no US service will be picking it up since 0 has probably told them to ignore it because he has deemed his fellow thug and cheat the duly elected ONE of that country.
I’d say the Honduran Congress and Supreme Court would be very reasonable to issue a “shoot on sight” order for Zelaya.
This is what I was saying about Bev Harris and its why she was purged by the DUmmies. She was onto something and the DUmmies wanted her to hang it on the republicans and she refused.
Let me be the first; I am shocked, SHOCKED!
People might start questioning the immaculate ascension here.
sounds like acorn was there....
She has been served with four cease and desist notices and in 2004, was interviewed by the US Secret Service Cybercrime Task Force five times in connection with a claim by the VoteHere company that their site had been "hacked" with their source code stolen. In connection with this, Harris received a gag order from a U.S. Attorney in preparation for a federal grand jury investigation. The order was dropped following an investigation by The Seattle Weekly
Dirty politics in the US?
In a related matter, they also predicted the Gore victory in 2000, the Kerry victory in 2004, and the Franken victory in 2008.
“Zelaya Computers had ‘certified’ results “
AND, the Official Stamp of Approval from Peanuts Carter.
ping
And with Obama and Hugo being so tight and all...
Birds of a feather cheat together.
That they deposed him was a good thing. However, they should’ve kept him and tried him according to the laws of their country.
Sadly, our country is punishing these folks for doing the exact thing that we wanted the Iraqis to do w/ Saddam....
The Financial Times reported that the machines were from Venezuela --- which I believe would mean Smartmatic, not Diebold:
Opposition accuses Chávez of hypocrisy
Zelaya would be facing series criminal charges now if he does return.
Computers had ‘certified’ results for referendum that was never held
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Coming soon to the United States.
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