Posted on 07/02/2009 9:03:43 AM PDT by counterpunch
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Rejecting the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, Honduras' interim leaders dug in for a fight on Thursday after governments across the region demanded the deposed leftist be restored to power.
In the worst crisis in Central America in a decade, Zelaya was toppled by troops and whisked out of the country on the weekend in a widely condemned coup after he angered opponents with plans to amend the constitution to lift term limits.
The Organization of American States on Wednesday issued a weekend deadline for the interim government to reinstate Zelaya, in a standoff that is testing U.S. President Barack Obama's administration after he promised an era of better relations with the region.
"We have established a democratic government and we will not cede to pressure from anyone. We are a sovereign country," said Roberto Micheletti, who was named as caretaker president by Honduran lawmakers shortly after Zelaya's ouster.
Zelaya, a logging magnate fond of wearing cowboy hats with his suits, has promised to return, but appeared to be waiting for the outcome of the OAS ultimatum. An OAS mission will arrive this week to discuss the ouster, the caretaker government said.
Honduras, an impoverished coffee exporter of around 7 million people, has seen days of protests against Sunday's ouster, but the interim government has rallied supporters onto the streets, underlining divisions over Zelaya's return.
The Honduran Congress approved a decree to crack down on opposition during a nightly curfew imposed after the coup. The decree allows security forces to hold suspects for more than 24 hours without charge and formalizes the prohibition of the right to free association at night.
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He doesn’t listen to anyone but himself anyway.
Wait a few years, and Americans will find Honduras right here ;-)
>>In the worst crisis in Central America in a decade, Zelaya was toppled by troops <<
I thought he was toppled by a legal and unanimous vote.
I’m seriously confused here.
vote’
It won’t matter. The UN is calling for economic sanctions against the country. They will starve them out if they don’t capitulate.
You can’t resist if you are dying of starvation and need everything from medical supplies to weapons.
I never thought I would see the day when good is evil and evil is good .... but here we are today.
Calling for economic sanctions and actually imposing them are two different things.
of course your right, but calling for economic sanctions when these people are perfectly within their own constitutional mandates is just wrong
The flag could be morphed, but I decided not to, because that would defeat the purpose. The idea is 0bama revealing his true face. His surrounding wouldn’t change, just like his clothes wouldn’t either.
send your support emails @ ranger75rgt@hotmail.com (i’m a honduran citizen and you may also chat with me with the messenger)
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