OAS gives Honduras three days to restore Manuel Zelaya to presidency

The Telegraph ^ | 7/1/2009 | Alex Spillius

[bruinbirdman]

Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary general of the 34-member OAS, said: "We need to show clearly that military coups will not be accepted. We thought we were in an era when military coups were no longer possible in this hemisphere," he said.

The ultimatum issued by the OAS to the new government prompted the ousted leader to delay plans to return home on Thursday.

"We will wait 72 hours in order to continue with this process," Mr Zelaya told reporters in Washington, where he held meetings with state department officials.

Mr Zelaya, a Left-winger, was overthrown on Sunday by a military-led coup over proposed constitutional changes critics said were designed to extend his time in office. He has won the strong support of President Barack Obama, who has condemned the coup as "illegal".

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it was suspending military ties with Honduras, its strongest ally in Central America. Since the early 1980s, US personnel have served at the joint Soto Cano air base near the capital, which is now used principally for drug interdiction and humanitarian missions.

Mr Zelaya's meetings in the American capital came as Spain became the latest country to withdraw its ambassador from Honduras.

EU nations also said they had agreed to have no contact with the post-coup leaders in Honduras, "to avoid making gestures which could give the impression that the EU recognises" the new government.

Protests erupted late on Tuesday for the second day in the Honduran capital, when unidentified attackers hurled a grenade, which failed to explode, at the Supreme Court.

[cripplecreek]

Screw those globalist scumbags.

[Retired Greyhound]

The US could use a military coup.

[DallasDeb]

Ooooooo, the OAS. I’m scared, I’m scared.

[clamper1797]

Or what ???

[DallasDeb]

\sarc

[DoughtyOne]

Mr Zelaya, a Left-winger, was overthrown on Sunday by a military-led coup over proposed constitutional changes critics said were designed to extend his time in office. He has won the strong support of President Barack Obama, who has condemned the coup as "illegal".

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that it was suspending military ties with Honduras, its strongest ally in Central America. Since the early 1980s, US personnel have served at the joint Soto Cano air base near the capital, which is now used principally for drug interdiction and humanitarian missions.

His ineptitude knows no limits.


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[rigelkentaurus]

This is great - so tomorrow the OAS is going to come out against Cuba and Venezuela, using this reasoning /s

[dforest]

3—2—1-—now what are they going to do about it.

The world is looking at the wimp ass Obama.

[clamper1797]

The US could use a military coup.

I see it as inevitable ... if we are to salvage what is left of our once great republic

[depressed in 06]

Does Honduras need volunteers?

[cranked]

May the current Honduran leadership hold true to freedom, democracy, and their Constitution.

Accordingly, I hope they send Barry, the UN, the IMF, and the OAS a beautiful bouquet of STFU flowers.

[Dallas59]

If 0Buma continues to side with the bad guys...I have no doubt....

[CondorFlight]

Now, as for the phony election and coup in Iran...

[cripplecreek]

The OAS sounds like somebody put a kink in their drug pipeline.

[Polynikes]

I want the Hondurans to show their evidence of the drug trafficking from Venezuela
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282858/posts

[xcamel]

How about not getting on everyones nerves on the the first day of the ‘thon, eh?

[ABQHispConservative]

Meanwhile with Iran, all is well. What a bunch of blood thirsty hypocrites.

[Publius6961]

Did the OAS create a peacekeeping army while I wasn't paying attention?

Did they also send troops to Panama, Mexico and Venezuela?

[P-Marlowe]

Do the Hondurans need MERCENARIES to help fend off these OAS busybodies?