The US State Department’s statement last weekend that the Honduran elections would be recognised whether or not President Manuel Zelaya was reinstated is a gross betrayal of the aspirations of many honest people, writes Warwick Fry.
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US politely averts its gaze from the coup in Honduras
No you see it, now you don’t. The coup in Honduras of June 28 has revealed not only the deep divide between an impoverished majority and a privileged elite within Honduras, but the profoundly schizoid nature of the US’ foreign policy, writes Warwick Fry.
Brazil puts the heat on Honduras
The ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has returned and is in hiding, while the coup continues and the world’s media misreports events. It’s no wonder free elections are impossible.
Honduras in crisis: riots and a smuggled President
In a move sure to grab the attention of world leaders at the UN summit, the deposed president of Honduras has made a dramatic return to his homeland after months in exile.
Honduras needs help from Obama
Following a messy political coup in June, Honduras is in desperate need of help by US president Barack Obama to restore democracy and calm, writes Calvin Tucker.
Honduran coup: take another look at Zelaya’s proposals
Had they come to fruition, the evil schemes of Zelaya (and, for that matter, Chavez) would have resulted in an electoral system rather like Australia’s.
Zelaya can’t land in Honduras
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been attempting to land on home soil in a Venezuelan plane but the military is blocking his path. One Zelaya supporter has been killed while campaigning for his return.
Honduras gets ugly, time for another US decision
With gunshots and teargas, the military has successfully prevented the plane carrying the elected Honduran leader from landing.
Guy Rundle: Resistance grows in Honduras; US watches and waits
The arrest and exile of President Zelaya in Honduras takes on all the classic appurtenances of a latin american coup.
VIDEO: Limbaugh thinks Obama will try to rig a third term
Rush Limbaugh sees parallels between Obama and power-hungry ousted Honduran President Mel Zelaya: “Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts … These are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule.”
Honduras coup didn’t come from nowhere
For weeks, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya — an erratic leftist who styles himself after his good pal Hugo Chávez of Venezuela — has been engaged in a naked and illegal power grab, says Glenn Garvin.
Honduras: old-school coup or something new?
The kidnapping of Manuel Zelaya was like an old-fashioned Latin American coup d’etat, writes Richard Gott. But the rightwing supreme court and armed forces are claiming legitimacy. Who’s right?
Honduras defends its democracy; Castro and Clinton object
Honduras is being pressured by the likes of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Hillary Clinton and Hugo Chavez to restore ousted leader Manuel Zelaya to power. But Zelaya is not a legitimately elected leader, writes Mary Anastasia O’Grady.
Guy Rundle: And now for a central American coup!
Wow — talk about your nostalgia boom. First Jacko has everyone digging out Off The Wall. And now a central American coup!
Honduras president ousted in coup
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been arrested and forced into exile in a military coup, following growing conflict over his plans to change the constitution to enable his re-election.
