Posts Tagged ‘Honduras’

Back in June, Honduras arrested and deported their president because he was attempting to change the constitution in order to run for another term, which is currently illegal.  Here is a quote from the link posted below:

The Supreme Court said it was supporting the military in what it called a defense of democracy.

Zelaya was arrested shortly before polls were to open in a referendum on whether to change the constitution. The Supreme Court ruled the referendum illegal and everyone from Congress to members of his own party opposed it. Critics said Zelaya wanted to remove limits to his re-election.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529326,00.html

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had this to say:

….. the action taken by Zelaya “should be condemned by all.”

And Obama made this statement:

“I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter. Any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/28/obama-calls-order-military-arrests-honduran-president/

Then, in July, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had this to say:

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday described ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya’s attempts to return to his country as “reckless,” as Zelaya defied the threat of arrest.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/07/24/clinton-calls-zelaya-reckless-trying-return-honduras/

Now, you would think that the Obama administration was not in favor of Honduras’ Constitution being changed without the popular consent of the Supreme Court and their citizens, right?  Well, here is the most up to date story revealing this administration’s true position, taking the side of a known Marxist in the vein of Castro and Chavez, and going against his own words to insure that “any existing tensions and disputes must be resolved peacefully through dialogue free from any outside interference“:

http://www.columbian.com/article/20090904/API/909041382

The Obama administration is using its economic “muscle” to impose financial instability to a country that, apparently, is attempting to handle someone who is desirous to place himself above the law.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly announced the decision to cut more than $31 million in non-humanitarian assistance on Thursday.

It is no secret that Zelaya, Castro, Chavez and Ortega are all cut from the same cloth.  That considered, the question needs to be asked: since Chavez welcomes withholding this financial support, and he recently did what Zelaya was attempting to do  (that is to become president for life), is this further evidence that Obama is also cut from that same cloth?

Here is an article that just may put it all into perspective:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529885,00.html

To coin the phrase: We report; you decide…….

The following link regarding the “Mexican standoff” between sitting president Micheletti and ousted president Zelaya reminds me of little children taking a stick, drawing a line in the dirt and then daring the other one to step over the line.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/24/honduras.political.turmoil/

The only difference is (I think) that these are grown men given the responsibility of governing an entire country!  I guess the old saying is true: there are two types of people in the world, those who grow up and those who get bigger…

Okay, I am nothing but a private citizen and I don’t even have a college education (some might say that is a plus) but I have been unable to wrap my head around the latest flap down in Honduras.  It involves their congress removing the president, Manuel Zelaya, from office and the country because he attempted to change their constitution so he could run for re-election.  In the meantime, our president, after weighing the issue, came down on the side of Zelaya along with most of the rest of the world.  What I don’t get is this: if a country’s constitution states one thing and a leader of that country tries to change the constitution and, as after being warned by duly elected members of congress not to attempt to change the constitution and goes ahead anyway, why are we siding with the person violating their country’s constitution?  Anyway, check out this video from Big Hollywood.  Maybe it will clear up the confusion.

http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jlima/2009/07/12/tio-chano-vs-transformers-2/

Maybe, just maybe, Obama is on the side of Zelaya simply because it is politically expedient.  Or, maybe something more sinister?  You decide and get back to me, okay?