Posted on 11/07/2009 7:22:11 AM PST by brucek43
It is not often that decency and perseverance overcome the ministrations of unctuous leftist frauds and their masters at the UN,OAS and US State Department. All the world was allied against those in Honduras attempting to maintain a fragile republic and adhere to its Constitution. (Americans would do well to take note as we may soon have to defend our own Constitution from the same bunch.)
Nevertheless, the news from Honduras is good.
Briefly, on June 28th of this year Manuel Zelaya was deposed by the order of the Supreme Court of Honduras. Among other things, he specifically violated the clause regarding any attempt to negate the one term limit for president. He was attempting to force a plebiscite on changing the Constitution, the modification of which may only be done by the legislature.
Prior to this he had become an ally of Venezuelas Chavez who had mastered the art of overcoming pesky restraints on absolute power and was helping his new friend along. Chavez also desired another jump off point for his traffic in illegal drugs a marriage made in heaven.
Once he realized that even his own party wanted him out, Zelaya arranged to get passports to several hundred Venezuelan and Nicaraguan thugs. They were to be the vanguard of his street supporters. In order to pay them, he stole 2.2 million dollars from the treasury a few days before his ouster.
After his removal by the Army, he was flown out of the country and Roberto Micheletti, the constitutionally mandated successor, took over as president. Zelaya visited all the Central and South American countries with dictators for life and generally made a buffoon of himself.
In any event, the UN,OAS, United States government, all European governments, virtually every nation and world organization demanded that Zelaya be reinstated,
(Excerpt) Read more at collinsreport.net ...
Obama using US power in belligerent, arrogant ways, the same thing he accuse past US governments for doing. He’s a hypocrite
Victory in Honduras?
Thank the Israelis. I remember news reports that this guy claimed Israeli mercenaries were irradiating him while he was holed up in the Brazilian embassy.
We should thank the Mossad.
Who knew?
LOL....
Why we HAD to win this one: http://www.collinsreport.net/2009/09/12/former-honduran-president-zelaya-hugo-chavez%e2%80%99s-drug-runner/
wow. This report has confirmed everything I have said
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