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reuters.com - 6/29/2009

Obama says coup in Honduras is illegal

— reuters.com — 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 ... (more) Obama says coup in Honduras is illegal

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faustasblog.com - 6/29/2009

Honduras defends its democracy

— 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 ... (more) Honduras defends its democracy

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nytimes.com - 6/29/2009

In a Coup in Honduras, Ghosts of Past U.S. Policies

— nytimes.com — In a Coup in Honduras, Ghosts of Past U.S. Policies... (more) In a Coup in Honduras, Ghosts of Past U.S. Policies

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Let me get this straight....
Stubborn Facts — Let me get this straight... it's vital that we not interfere with the internal affairs of Iran, when its citizens peaceably assemble to protest their government, and their government slaughters them. But when the Supreme Court and Congress of Honduras declare that their President has acted unlawfully by seeking to unconstitutionally extend his term, which would make him a dictator-for-life, essentially, then it's appropriate for the President of the United States to take a very public position on a complex point of Honduran constitutional law, calling the actions of the Supreme Court, Congress, and Army of Honduras "not legal" and a "coup"? ...

Does Barack Obama Like Democracy?
Wizbang — ... and ordered that Zelaya be removed from office. The military complied with that court order and now Zelaya is in exile in Costa Rica. This time Barack Obama was quick to jump in and cry foul at Zelaya's removal by calling the Supreme Court's actions " illegal ." He also has put his full support behind the ousted dictator by declaring that he is the only truly democratically elected leader of Honduras. Obama has joined with, of all people, Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, and Fidel Castro in condemning Zelaya's removal. So, this is the pattern that is forming with Obama: he ...