It was soon learned that Zelaya had been taken to Costa Rica, where he continued to call himself as the legal head of state. There was also a rumor that Zelaya had resigned. However, the alleged letter turned out to be false notes Juan Carlos Rivera of Miradas de Halcón [es]. The reaction from the blogosphere and twittosphere ranged from calling the situation a coup d'état to those who saw the move as the only way to stop Zelaya's controversial move.
There have been power outages in the capital city, as reported by Honduras Daily News, which speculates that it is an attempt to limit the passing of information. However, information is currently being passed through social networking sites like Twitter and Blipea, which were very active throughout the day.
A supporter of Zelaya, Hibueras [es] wrote:
Manuel Zelaya fue detenido y sometido por la furza bruta de la jauria criminal de nuestra historia esclavista para evitar que el pueblo hondureño posea el poder de inclusion y de construccion de su patria, los responsables de tan ignomioso acto son todos conocidos y pagaran caro su abuso.
Llegó la hora de buscar por otros medios, lo que se nos niega por la paz, y los responsables seran jusgados por sus actos de traicion a la patria.
Manuel Zelaya was arrested and subjected to brute force by a criminal element that has enslaved the Honduran people, in order to prevent the people from obtaining power for the sake of inclusion and the construction of their homeland, those responsible for such a disgraceful act are well-known and they will pay for their abuses.
It is time to search by other means, those things which we are denied through peaceful means, and those responsible for their acts of treason will be judged.
Later in the day, Congress voted to remove Zelaya as president and installed Roberto Micheletti, who had been president of the legislative body. Soon after, he announced that new elections would be held as scheduled in November. However, the installation of Micheletti as acting president has drawn the criticism from many of Honduras' closest allies, especially from Venezuela, who has threatened military action if any of its diplomats in Honduras are kidnapped or killed. In addition, President Hugo Chávez has said that the new government led by Micheletti would be defeated.
Some twitterers like Hugo Chinchilla is worried about the statements made by Chávez and take it as a sign that there may be involvement from these allies. He was told unofficially that the military is preparing for a possible intervention by Venezuelan and Nicaraguan troops [es].
There are others like Jorge Garcia, who is supporting the military new government and is urging his Twitter followers to provide support to soldiers with food and drink [es]. He also states:
En #honduras no hubo golpe de estado, el estado de derecho continúa, la constitución sigue vigente.
Now that much of the world's attention is on Honduras, Wilmer Murillo is worried about being isolated by the international community. He pleads:
que devuelvan a Mel! estamos quedando como retrogradas ante los ojos del mundo.
I do remember that .. and politicians here support
the coup and the loss of liberties to the people!
I just don’t get it. I must be missing something ..
it’s too bizarre.
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US Lawmakers Used Public Funds To Back Honduras Coup
Posted by Erin Rosa - October 5, 2010
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Republican House members used taxpayer money to boost de facto government as it was criminalizing dissent, shutting down media outlets
MUST READ MY OMISSIONS HERE AT THE LINK
However, there’s no denying that those fundswhich could make up a small annual salary for one person in the United Stateswent towards Republican efforts to support a regime that continues to censor opposition media, criminalize dissent, and commit numerous human rights violations in Honduras.
Justice Thomas said in a hearing I think, something of a joke.... but I don't think it was. He said something like: "We are avoiding that one".
If I may though, Justice Thomas used the word "evading" not avoiding, even more interesting isn't it?
Thank you for posting this. Every time I have referred to the Honduras action, Ive been met with the argument that U.S. is NOT a banana republic, but a nation of LAW(?) by the same Benedict Arnolds defectors eagerly trying to keep their dear fuehrer in office(?)!
They are trying their best to sweep the NBC issue under the rug by spamming you and me and other FReepers asking the Constitution to be followed, including Lt.Col. Terry Lakin, their former collegues who they gleefully will sacrifice to further their own agenda from DOJ Holder and up!!
This issue is NOT going to go away!!!
http://www.meetup.com/WeSurroundThemGathering/messages/boards/thread/9493948
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/22/the-case-for-impeachment-142967590/
Great post!!