narcosphere.narconews.com - 6/29/2009
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School of the Americas-Trained Military Detains and Expels Democratically-Elected President Zelaya Early this morning approximately 200 Honduran soldiers arrived at President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's residence, reportedly fired four shots, and detained the President. Zelaya told TeleSUR that ...
faustasblog.com - 6/29/2009
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faustasblog.com —
Thank you to all the visitors, commenters, and
bloggers linking to my coverage of yesterday’s events in...
Honduras. More background information on the events prior to Zelaya’s removal from office : Here is more information on Mel Zelaya’s move: Zelaya couldn’t get the ...
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Honduras defends its democracy
reuters.com - 6/29/2009
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Arshad Mohammed and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday the coup...
that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was illegal and would set a "terrible precedent" of transition by military force unless it was ...
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Obama says coup in Honduras is illegal
realclearworld.com - 6/29/2009
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The expulsion of former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya
by the Honduras military has sparked a lively debate...
over whether or not the takeover should be called a "coup". The reason for the debate is simple enough -- "coup" conjures images...
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Was It a Legal Coup in Honduras?
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Honduras' Coup and Iran's Electoral Irregularities: What's the Difference?
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... (as well as the repression of media and communications ) certainly have a familiar ring. Why then, is the media coverage of the two events so disparate? Certainly there are some poignant cultural reasons for different treatments of the two situations. The fact that the ...
A Few Thoughts on the Coup in Honduras
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There is a lot of great analysis circulating on the military coup against Manuel Zelaya in Honduras. I do not see a need to re-invent the wheel. (See here ...
Oh yeah, real democratic
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... Freedom on the march -- in fine American-made boots. Just the kind they fantasize about.
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briefingroom.thehill.com 6/28/2009 — President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was reportedly overthrown in a coup today and is now seeking asylum in Costa Rica.
President Obama issued the following statement on the matter:
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An illegal referendum has met an illegal ...
A Coup Or Protecting The Constitution In Honduras?
rightwingnews.com 6/29/2009 — South America is known for unstable governments, coups, and loud mouthed strong men. With that in mind, when most people heard that the military had deposed the President of Honduras, it was just another sad chapter in that continent's checkered...
“Final Battle” In Honduras This Weekend?
nicedeb.wordpress.com 7/18/2009 — The Latest on the Honduras crisis, via Fausta:
Mel Zelaya was giving press conferences late last night, much to the delight of the media who I’m sure loved having to be there as opposed to elsewhere: Ousted Honduras leader gives talks until ...
Honduras: Estrada on Zelaya’s removal
faustasblog.com 7/10/2009 — As Honduras Officials Meet for Second Day of Peace Talks , attorney Miguel Estrada, born and raised in Honduras, writes: Honduras’ non-coup
Under the country’s Constitution, the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya was legal.
Something clearly has gone awry with the rule of law in ...
Obama denounces Honduras coup as 'not legal'
thehill.com 6/29/2009 — Saying the U.S. does "not want to go back to a dark past," President Obama said Monday that the military ouster of President Manuel Zelaya was "not legal." Meeting with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in the Oval Office, Obama said the two leaders ...
Honduras
corner.nationalreview.com 6/30/2009 — IBD has a great editorial, and Pete Wehner makes characteristically keen observations about Obama's selective meddling at Contentions.
I have a couple of questions. Now that the president has decided it's OK to meddle in Honduras (where they are ...
No "Coup" in Honduras:
volokh.com 7/10/2009 — Miguel Estrada, a native of Honduras who was also part of the official U.S. delegation to ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya's 2006 inauguration, makes a powerful case in the L.A....
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Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - CORRECTS: Obama says Honduras coup was "not legal" instead of "illegal." (Corrects APNewsAlert reporting that Obama says Honduras coup was "illegal" and Zelaya remains president.")