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ERICKSON: Who cares about Honduras?
Barack Obama has fundamentally shifted our foreign policy away from our own national interests in Honduras. He aligns us with the interests of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and a long list of South American drug cartels.
A 'coup' in Honduras? Nonsense.
csmonitor.com — Don't believe the myth. The arrest of President Zelaya represents the triumph of the rule of law.... (more) A 'coup' in Honduras? Nonsense.
Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side
nydailynews.com — Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the wrong side By James Kirchick Special to NYDailyNews.com Thursday,... July 2nd 2009, 4:46 PM President Barack Obama has made it clear that he does not want the United States to be seen as "meddling" in Iran ... (more) Obama 'meddles' in Honduras -- and chooses the ...
BBC NEWS | Americas | Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
BBC NEWS | Americas | Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
news.bbc.co.uk — The Supreme Court of Honduras has rejected a demand by the Organization of American States to reinstate... the ousted President, Manuel Zelaya. OAS chief Miguel Insulza was told that the court's position was "irreversible" when he met its president for ... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | Honduran court defiant on Zelaya
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The Honduran Question
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... I write a weekly newspaper column in Middle Georgia that typically deals with local issues. This week, however, I thought it necessary to write about Honduras. ...

WHO CARES about Honduras?
Instapundit — WHO CARES about Honduras?

Friday links – Palin resigning “within weeks,” Obama slammed on Honduras stance, etc
Sister Toldjah — ... on Obama’s Honduras “meddling” and proclaims that our celebrity President has chosen the wrong side. Erick Erickson takes a similar position, writing that “[Obama] aligns us with the interests of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and a long list of South American drug cartels.” ...

Chavez threatens to invade Honduras, Obama says Honduras is on its own [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces — ... What were the Hondurans telling Obama? That the Honduran constitution REQUIRED the arrest of a president who tries to engineer a second term, and that it specifically empowers the Honduran Supreme Court to issue to the Honduran military an arrest warrant in such a case. Honduran Supreme Court justice Rosalinda Cruz describes how Zeyala had already started illegally shutting down checks and balances and how his arrest was immediately necessary to stop him from usurping the Honduran democracy: ...

Chavez threatens to invade Honduras, Obama says Honduras is on its own; Update: Chavez broadcasts his efforts to arrange a REAL coup in Honduras, Obama still silent [Reader Post]
Flopping Aces — ... What were the Hondurans telling Obama? That the Honduran constitution REQUIRED the arrest of a president who tries to engineer a second term, and that it specifically empowers the Honduran Supreme Court to issue to the Honduran military an arrest warrant in such a case. Honduran Supreme Court justice Rosalinda Cruz describes how Zelaya had already started illegally shutting down checks and balances and how his arrest was immediately necessary to stop him from usurping the Honduran democracy: ...

Morning Briefing for July 6, 2009
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... of overthrowing it. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said, “The action taken against Honduran President Mel Zelaya violates the precepts of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, and thus should be condemned by all.” She called on Hondurans to uphold their constitutional processes, the very thing they were doing by ousting Zelaya. Click Here for More. This is from an original newspaper column that I wrote. You can read the full article, with more specific details here. 4. Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. There’s a sucker born every ...

President Obama’s Marxist Impulse
Dr. Melissa Clouthier — ... in Honduras (actively encouraging the communist, drug lord thugocracy), President Obama is establishing some interesting credentials. In every single case, he’s siding with dictators, law-breakers, and murderers. ...

President Obama's Marxist Impulse
Right Wing News — ... in Honduras (actively encouraging the communist, drug lord thugocracy), President Obama is establishing some interesting credentials. In every single case, he's siding with dictators, law-breakers, and murderers. Why? There are few pictures of Obama in full, glorious, heart-warming smiles. But he's had a couple notable ones: Chavez Obama handshake NEWS-US-SUMMIT-AMERICAS Why would President Obama be so sunshiny with despots and so miserable with leaders of free countries? Why would President Obama be comfortable attending a racist church bent on scape-goating Jews and "the ...

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The United States put some teeth in its diplomatic signals to Honduras Thursday, stopping some aid programs temporarily to the Latin American country as it grapples with its two-president crisis.
U.S. taking cautious approach to Honduras political crisis (McClatchy Newspapers)Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/2/2009
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AP - South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.
OAS chief tells Honduras to let Zelaya go back (Reuters)Yahoo! News: Politics News 7/3/2009
Reuters - The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but it hit a wall as the country's Supreme Court warned the leftist would be arrested if he came home.