Posted on 07/06/2009 5:38:47 PM PDT by tobyhill
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Monday he would travel later in the evening to Washington where he would hold talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
"We will leave at 19:00 local time (0100 GMT) for Washington for a meeting at the State Department and also a meeting with Secretary Hillary Clinton," Zelaya told journalists in the Nicaraguan capital.
Zelaya said he had spoken to Clinton about a recent resolution from the Organization of American States (OAS) that called for his "immediate and unconditional" reinstatement to office.
On Sunday, one week after he was ousted in a military-backed coup, Zelaya attempted to return to Tegucigalpa, but his plane was prevented from landing by army vehicles strewn across the airport's runway.
His attempt stoked already inflamed tensions on the ground in Honduras, as troops fired tear gas and shot on angry Zelaya supporters trying to break into airport.
Two people were killed in the clashes.
The United States on Monday condemned the violence against demonstrators and urged the interim government and other players to seek a peaceful solution to the crisis.
"We deplore the use of force against demonstrators in Tegucigalpa in recent days," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said. "We once again call upon the de facto regime and all actors in Honduras to refrain from all acts of violence."
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Who is paying for this yahoo to move around all over the place?
Well, isn't that all nice and dehumanizing?
Reminds me of "the Zionist entity."
0Bumas pissed because his plan to help Socialism in SA and CA went a little sour.
What happened to that “rule of law” thing 0 and cult like so well.
You...Me...The American Taxpayer.
No I don't have any proof, but really, who else. You think Hugo or the Castro bast**ds would pony up money without a guaranty of return? Nope, I bet we are footing the bill.
Maybe I’m wrong, but as Zelaya spends more time outside Honduras, wouldn’t his chances of getting back in Honduras diminish?
And I hope the Honduran government is stopping any and all outside funding to all the marxists and commies.
Well, isn't that all nice and dehumanizing?
What about our "de facto" US President? Where's the birth certificate? People in glass houses...
From now on, I shall refer to him as our de facto US President.
This is another provision that we have to meet to get Russian support in Afghanistan for a year.
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