Posted on 07/06/2009 5:17:33 PM PDT by Kaslin
Leadership: The U.S. put on a halo of global citizenship in joining the OAS to condemn Honduras for its "coup." But it was an ill-advised move that will undercut American interests and democracy. Advantage: Hugo Chavez.
Zelaya's response was to blame the U.S., which shows how badly America is misreading events. Going along with the OAS crowd, it's in reality empowering Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan dictator who is driving the entire circus.
His agenda is to reinstate Zelaya, blame the U.S. and extend his influence as hemispheric leader. And with the Obama administration going along and accommodating his every step, Chavez has a clear shot at succeeding.
Zelaya's blame of the U.S. is echoed in Caracas. On Saturday, Chavez loudly condemned the U.S. as responsible for the "coup" and blasted it for not pulling its ambassador and aid. He spread strange claims about a tiny military training base on Honduran territory being the root of the "coup."
It's not the first message Chavez has twisted. That was defining the constitutional action in Honduras on June 28 as a "coup d'etat." Chavez had gotten out front early with that semantic manipulation, using the term well before the court acted to remove Zelaya.
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Still freaky! LOL
"It's not a new fact to the international media what are Chavez intentions over Central and South America. And we in Honduras don't want that. We don't want to go back to socialism or communism. We still believe very strongly in our democracy and very strongly in our freedom...We should be an example to Central American countries as well as South American countries who have not yet been influenced by Chavez."
"May God bless our small but courageous country. And I hope the international media investigate very deeply. Send your people here and interview people from Congress and Supreme Court. Thank you again for reading our side of the story. We want a democracy, peace, freedom, and a president who doesn't believe he is above the law."
"Many people don't know where Honduras is, but after this, they shall remember that Honduras said no to socialism and communism."
"I'd also like to say that I am shocked by Mr. Obama's comments. Doesn't he know Mr. Zelaya is allied with Chavez? Doesn't he know that Mr. Zelaya wants to do in Honduras what Chavez did in Venezuela, Morales has done in Bolivia, Correa has done in Ecuador, Ortega in Nicaragua, as well as what Castro has done in Cuba?"
Another wrote: "As you already know we are living in a horrible situation in our country and feel very disappointed and frustrated because we don't have the support of the international community."
"How is it possible that other governments support a liar, a corrupt man, a 'Chavez wannabe,' as he is called in some articles, who also has strong links to the drug dealing business?
"It's amazing. They have made him a martyr. We keep writing and writing and thankfully some people have responded. We now see articles in the Washington Post, Miami Herald, New York Post, Wall Street Journal to name a few, in favor or our actions and understanding it wasn't a coup. And to tell you the truth, they should have done this before! He was out of control.
"I'm asking you, what more can we do? How can we get more people to believe that what we did was the right thing? Have you seen his speeches? Do you notice how incoherent he is? Do you see how he lies? For us it is so obvious, and that is what I wonder... how is it possible that people so well-prepared, so educated like the people in the U.N. and the U.S. government believe him? How come they are now on the same side of Hugo Chavez? Hugo Chavez talking about democracy? It's unbelievable. And it hurts.
"I love Honduras and it hurts to see that we are alone. It hurts because we have witnessed how he has stolen, abused his power and how he has created a huge war between the Hondurans. By paying poor people and promising them false things, he does have their support. He speaks to them about God. It's amazing and sad. And now we see how this people who are badly influenced are vandalizing, destroying businesses when they protest. We had gone to marches, and they are all peaceful.
"We are a poor and small country, but we love our country and we support the Armed Forces as well as the new president.
"We don't want a corrupt puppet of Chavez. What more can we do?" We could rally around the new govermnemt that wants to promote Democracy in Honduras. What does O do? Denounce the new government and do his best to get the Marxist thug back to Honduras. From Ollie helping the Contras to O helping Chavez et al. Watch carefully how this plays out. What's it going to take for our uprising? I think we're getting close. The Second Amendment attack coming may be the tipping point. . .
The question is Now What? What do we do?
Fight it or accept it. Ignoring it is not an option.
Ignoring it is only possible if one is brain dead. Accepting it is not an option. That leaves FIGHT! When do we begin?
I am doing all I can right now. Other than that be prepared. Do what is appropriate in the moment.
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