Posted on 09/22/2009 7:00:30 AM PDT by Ebenezer
(English-language translation)
NEW YORK — Honduran de facto President Roberto Micheletti acknowledged that the return of the deposed Manuel Zelaya has put Honduras in an "unusual situation" but predicted that the current political crisis will be resolved with "free, fair, and transparent" elections on November 29.
In an article published in The Washington Post on Tuesday, Micheletti wrote that "although a large part of the international community disagrees with us regarding our past actions, we all agree on the need to guarantee Honduras' total commitment to the electoral process. It is our citizens' opinion that the coming presidential election is the best way to guarantee peace and democracy."
Honduras finds itself in "an unusual position" now that Zelaya has returned to the country in a clandestine way, Micheletti admitted, but "among all declarations that will surely surface in the coming days, the former President will not mention that the Honduran people have overcome that day's events and that our citizenry is anxious to participate in the free, fair, and transparent elections on November 29."
He added that "our entire country - political parties; youth movements; students; members of civil society, the government, parents' associations; or private entrepeneurs - is committed to guaranteeing transparent elections."
He expressed being "disappointed" by the adverse reaction from the United States and the European Union to the events that brought him to power, which he says were not a coup d'etat but a constitutional transition.
Even so, he expressed his willingness to continue the dialogue with the United States, the European Union, and the rest of the international community to "demonstrate our commitment to democracy and the spirit of freedom of the Honduran people."
What will the Obama-Chavez Axis do to try to subvert constitutional democracy in Honduras?
pray
They will align themselves with OAS and the leftist, Jose Miguel Insulza.
Gooooooo Honduras. Keep standing up to these idiots!!
Anything they can do to help stamp out Freedom and Liberty anywhere.
ping
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345435/posts
The Micheletti government is shutting off their water and other utilities.
God bless and protect Honduras.....and constitutinal America.
The Embassy’s water and utilities??
I’m afraid that Zelaya’s return is a set-up for civil war before the Nov 29 elections.
That is what they said. Zelay is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, and the president of Brazil, Lula, is making threatening statements against the Micheletti government on TV, and claiming to speak for the United States. So I don’t blame them.
http://www.telesurtv.net/noticias/canal/senalenvivo.php
The Micheletti government is shutting off their water and other utilities.
Excellent! They should also start blasting loud music at him 24/7 like the Marines did to Tony Noriega
Obama has already said that he won’t recognize the result of the election if Zelaya is not restored to power. He may not care if al-Qaida takes over Afghanistan, but he is committed to seeing a left-wing dictator in Honduras.
ZERO says a lot of things...Soros is involved here, for sure. Drugs.
Zelaya was removed from office fair-and-square, with the support of Honduras’ Congress and Supreme Court, and in compliance with that country’s Constitution which the deposed President sought to disregard. Ohbummer must not like countries that play by the rules.
I can’t see Brazil pulling this embassy stunt without Lula’s approval. The Honduran government should be the one doing the protesting.
Micheletti was protesting. That is what I wrote.
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