Honduras president arrested, local media report

CNN ^ | 28 June 09

[RDTF]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNN) -- The military arrested Honduras President Jose Manuel Zelaya on Sunday morning, the same day he vowed to follow through with a referendum that the country's Supreme Court had ruled illegal, local media reported.

The president was arrested at his residence and transported aboard a military plane to an unknown destination, the newspaper La Prensa reported.

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[hiredhand]

This is the sort of hope and change that we need! :-)

[cripplecreek]

Good. The SOB thinks he can get himself installed as dictator for life with the help of Chavez he should be publicly hung.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Arresting a leftist president! That’s good news.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I know people who lived in countries were the military picked the president. It really sucks.

In this case the President was apparently acting illegally, in a power grab, but the Army is hardly ever a fountain of Democratic reform, although it seems to worked out for Chile.

[rockinqsranch]

From Wikipedia FWIW: “In the first year of being in office around 11 of his ministers resigned due to corruption. During his term corruption amongst politics has increased.”

Sounds familiar.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Now we need to kick out Obama.

[eleni121]

Good news from Honduras!

The military saving a nation from its worst enemy.

[BunnySlippers]

The president was pulling a “Chavez”. He wants to make Honduras a socialist state.

Chavez, Morales, Castro have bemoaned his arrest.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Where’s Obama? Guy’s his soulmate.

[roses of sharon]

BULLETIN — PRESIDENT OBAMA “DEEPLY CONCERNED” ABOUT DETENTION AND EXPULSION OF HONDURAN PRESIDENT.6 minutes ago from BNO Headquarters

[DTogo]

Agreed, bring the troops home and let's follow Honduras' example!

Flush the septic tank that Washington DC has become!

[BunnySlippers]

AND the president has been re-writing the constitution to allow him to stay in office.

[BunnySlippers]

Interesting that you ask.

This morning Hugo Chavez called on Obama to condemn the arrest of the president.

Will Obama stand up to condemn a man who is trying to re-write the consitution and impose socialism?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I put odds at 8-5 in favor of 0bama condemning the arrest.

[wita]

he should be publicly hung.

I so want to say something. It doesn’t have anything to do with being hanged by the neck until dead.

[magooey]

At least the Honduran Supreme Court considered its Constitution in making their ruling. If they followed the example of the US Supreme Court and the Federal Courts, they would have discovered that no one in Honduras had any standing in the case.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Lucky Hondurans.

[jimbo123]

Obama will cut off US aid to Honduras until they reinstate the socialist dictator wannabe. The Kenyan is afraid that he will be the next socialist to be ousted and sent into exile.