Posted on 06/30/2009 9:50:26 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk
NPR today announced the removal from office of President Zelaya of The Republic of Honduras. He was ousted by a vote of the congress of that country according to the rules set forth in their constitution for the removal of a President, somewhat similar to the impeachment process in the USA.
Zelaya, with the support of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Lula, Morales of Bolivia, and other communist and extreme left-wing leaders, was seeking to hold a referendum to allow him to continue in power beyond constitutionally set term limits for the Presidency of The Republic of Honduras.
Of late, President Zelaya has been making many extreme statements and removed the Secretary of Defense and the head of Honduras Joint Chiefs of Staff because they refused to use the armed forces of the country to back Zelaya's campaign for the referendum. Do do so would have been illegal by Honduran Law, as ruled by the Supreme Court of that country.
In addition, Zelaya's behavior has been increasingly erratic over the past months. For example, he has been screaming and singing during speeches, trying to give gifts of cash to passers-by, and in general behaving in a strange and hostile manner toward members of his own party in his administration and the congress.
In this effort to call attention to himself and his demand for a referendum to allow him another term, he has been supported by propaganda and by funds from both Chavez of Venezuela, and Fidel Castro.
None of this background information was reported today by NPR, describing the ouster by constitutional means of a president no longer able to effectively conduct his nation's business, as a "Military Coup."
Neither did NPR comment on the continuing legitimate election campaign. The President who will finish Zelaya's term is Micheletti, Speaker of the House of Honduras Congress, as provided for by the Honduran constitution.
Zelaya has been deported to Costa Rica and has been ordered to remain outside of Honduras until after the election to name his successor is completed. Pro-Zelaya demonstrations are underway, no doubt aided and abetted by the leftist cabal that seeks another international member to join their despotic "club."
The interpretation of these events by the MSM leaves no doubt as to which side they favor. In fact, they have not even attempted to explain to their viewers and listeners that there is a legitimate body of laws that governs the removal of incapable presidents, even as there is in this country.
This is nothing more than a serious attempt to destabilize a country and to add the democratically run Republic of Honduras to the growing list of left-wing dictatorships in Latin America.
Would anyone expect otherwise?
Woo! Rush just made a great statement: “If the Obama foreign policy is one of support for Marxist dictators, we need to be told. He should make this official.”
Great point!
Wow! What a surprise!
So did the United State President.
National Public Revolutionaries.
Wouldn’t that be honesty?
Of course, commies support commies......well I guess there was that Trotsky thing though......
It’s amazing how unpopular it is — and accepted — for a country to follow its own laws.
He has decreed that the National Language of Honduras is "Swedish" and that all under garments are to hence-forth be worn on the outside.
Does Micheletti has a construction-paper beard?
Sorry — meant to say how unacceptable it is for a country to follow its own laws.
NPR never surprises.
AHhhh! Just another re-run of Central American Politics. Nothing new, they get elected, The Junta takes over, they elect a new President, The rebels rebel, a new rebel leader becomes president and gets assassinated, the Junta takes over, a general becomes Presidente, he gets kicked out by the Junta and around and around we go again. It never ends down there.
Bunch a guys trying to follow the law of the land, under attack from Chavez, Castro and the gang. Zelaya is is clinically ill and cannot do his job. There is a presidential campaign underway, and a new president due in as a result.
Honduras Vice Presidential role is fulfilled by the Speaker of The House. That is what the guy is doing. Yeah, it's a mess and the MSM of our fair land sure ain't helping straighten it out with this commie disinformation they are handing out.
Skip the State Run Media. Find your own news.
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Coup in Honduras - Correction: This is NOT a coup
Honduras Natives Say Democracy Preserved
Supporters of Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya shout slogans outside the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa, Thursday, June 25, 2009. President Zelaya's attempt to hold a referendum Sunday on changing the constitution has pitted him against the country's top courts, the attorney general, military leaders and even his own party, all of whom argue the vote is illegal.(Photo/Fernando Antonio)
Supporters of Honduran rule of law.
Demonstrators opposed to Honduras President Manuel Zelaya, protest in Tegucigalpa, Friday, June 26, 2009. President Manuel Zelaya is promoting a Sunday referendum on constitutional changes that has plunged the country into crisis by setting the president at odds with the military, the courts and the legislature that have branded the vote illegal.
A man holds a constitution of Honduras as demonstrators opposed to Honduras President Manuel Zelaya, protest in Tegucigalpa, Friday, June 26, 2009. President Manuel Zelaya is promoting a Sunday referendum on constitutional changes that has plunged the country into crisis by setting the president at odds with the military, the courts and the legislature that have branded the vote illegal. (Photo/Esteban Felix)
Students wearing gags on their mouths protest against Honduras President Manuel Zelaya outside the Venezuelan embassy in Tegucigalpa, Thursday, June 25, 2009. President Zelaya's attempt to hold a referendum on reforming the constitution has pitted him against the country's top courts, the attorney general, military leaders and even his own party, all of whom argue the vote is illegal. (Photo/Fernando Antonio)
My thanks to Rome2000 and cripplecreek for finding and posting these photos on this thread.
Every single thing you said is complete crapola.
NPR couldn’t survive for 20 minutes in a free market. They’re a union of second-rate writers, analysts and commentators who found nothing but dead-ends in the meritocracy. The state is their salvation, they cannot exist without it. Their support for statists and authoritarians is as natural as an infant’s support for its mother.
Laughable.
Every single thing you said is complete crapola. .............................. OH?..........
Honduran history has been dotted with military coups, rebellions, dictatorships, and chess-game politics ever since independence from Spain. U.S. fruit companies essentially took control of the country in the late 1800s, and banana power ruled until the 1960s. Troops from El Salvador invaded in the 1969 “soccer war,” which began during a World Cup soccer match between the two countries. With guerrilla warfare surrounding Honduras in the 1980s, this relatively neutral country became a haven for the Nicaraguan Contras.
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