Posted on 06/28/2009 3:12:29 PM PDT by La Lydia
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Soldiers stormed the house of leftist President Manuel Zelaya in a predawn raid Sunday, arresting him and removing him from power amid a growing crisis over Mr. Zelaya's plans to try to get re-elected. Mr. Zelaya called the action a kidnapping, and said he was still president of Honduras...
The Honduran Congress named its leader, Roberto Micheletti, to replace Zelaya following his military ouster and forced exile in Costa Rica. A resolution read on the floor of Congress accuses Mr. Zelaya of "manifest irregular conduct" and "putting in present danger the state of law," a reference to his refusal to obey a Supreme Court ruling against holding a constitutional referendum.
...Congress voted Sunday to remove Mr. Zelaya, and appointed Mr. Micheletti as the new chief executive, as is mandated by the constitution....In Honduras, television stations were off the air, and electricity was out in parts of the capital..
Reaction to the apparent coup was swift. U.S. President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" and called on all political 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," he said.
The Obama administration worked in recent days to prevent President Zelaya's ouster, a senior U.S. official said. The State Department, in particular, communicated to Honduran officials on the ground that President Obama wouldn't support any non-democratic transfer of power in the Central American country....
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“that doesnt change the fact that the BO foreign policy people would have a hard time finding their *ss with both hands”.
Actually, I think they are right on message as far as their foreign policy goes. Apologize and coddle dictators and shun longtime traditional allies. I don’t see them as being naive or behind the power curve. I view them in a much more dim light.
Well, it’s good to see some army somewhere doing it’s job.
Is the new leader more right wing??
Nothing our government does surprises me either, and yes, I share your "disturbed" attitude that Obama and the Secretary of State would produce such a shallow pronouncement. From all available news reports, the only reason this transfer wasn't more orderly was that the occupant of the big house in Honduras refused to follow the will of the people. It seems our executive has taken the side of the deposed ex-president of Honduras.
Isn't this exactly what Michael Bloomberg did in New York City?
I would not expect our military to act without lawful orders either. Now, if we can get the House to impeach and the Senate to remove I am sure that either the Army or the Marines will be glad to select an appropriate unit to escort 0chicago from the WH premises.
I was expecting an inquiry from someone on that. You're good! I am terrible at deciphering new acronyms.
It seems our executive has taken the side of the legally deposed ex-president of Honduras.
Taking his side and trying to prop up his lie. Every night I turn in thinking I can't possibly despise this poseur any more than I do. Every morning I log back on to FR and find out that I can.
I wonder what beachfront property in Roatan is going for these days.
Bet your wrong! Concern not for Zelaya, but for the precedent.
Honduras is the poorest country in Central America and certainly doesn't need any leftest leaders. In the good old days, their currency used to be pegged to the US Dollar so they were not subject to the typical Latin American inflation. I hope they do not have to be poor and live under tyranny.
Paraguay had a constitutional ban of presidential succession. Strausser would pull this kind of thing every time his term was up and was almost president for life.
Joint USA/Venezuela armed intervention against the Honduran people being considered by our head Obobble and Chevez. Venezuelan command.
He is now rattling his sabers and saying he won’t sit by and allow this “coup” to hold. Now I wonder what that means.
I don’t think you need to worry about the Army siding with a dictator.
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