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Honduras' Military Coup Tests the Obama Administration
The Washington Note —
... Clinton's carefully chosen words condemn the coup, but offer no specific support for President Zelaya, "As we move forward, all parties have a responsibility to address the underlying problems that led to yesterday's events in a way that enhances democracy and the rule of law in Honduras. To that end, we will continue working with the OAS and other partners to construct a process of dialogue and engagement that will promote the restoration of democratic order, address the serious problems of political polarization in Honduras, restore confidence in their institutions of ...
This is what progressive foreign policy looks like
democracyarsenal.org —
... events in Honduras, which were a test of the inter-American system’s ability to support and defend democracy and constitutional order in our hemisphere. The United States has been working with our partners in the OAS to fashion a strong consensus condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya and calling for the full restoration of democratic order in Honduras. Our immediate priority is to restore full democratic and constitutional order in that country.” [Dep. Of State, 6/29/09] ...
The coup in Honduras succeeds
Left I on the News —
... , because the U.S. (in the person of Hillary Clinton and no doubt many others) has been personally involved in "negotiations" between the coup-makers and President Zelaya before the coup (and was still promoting further "negotiations" after the coup). If the coup is reversed but manages to "tame" Zelaya, did it achieve the end that the U.S. (and the Honduran oligarchy) was after? ...
Mark Weisbrot: Latin America Drags a Reluctant Washington Into Supporting Democracy in Honduras
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... But at a press conference later on Monday, Secretary of State Clinton was asked if "restoring the constitutional order" in Honduras meant returning Zelaya himself. She would not say yes. ...
Does US Lukewarm Response Bolster Honduran Coup?
Commondreams.org Views —
... "But at a press conference later that day, Clinton was asked whether " restoring the constitutional order " in Honduras meant returning Zelaya himself. She would not say yes. Why such reluctance to call openly for the immediate and unconditional return of an elected president, as the rest of the hemisphere and the UN has done? One obvious possibility is that Washington does not share these goals. The coup leaders have no international support, but they could still succeed by running out the clock – Zelaya has less than six months left in his term. Will the ...
Showdown in 'Tegucigolpe'
Commondreams.org Views —
... the day after the coup that "all parties have a responsibility to address the underlying problems that led to yesterday's events." When asked if her call for "restoring the constitutional order" in Honduras meant returning Zelaya himself, she didn't say it necessarily would. Similarly, in a ...
Mark Weisbrot: Who's in Charge Of Obama's Foreign Policy?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... ." But then his Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, seemed to contradict him. Twice she was asked by the press whether restoring the democratic order in Honduras meant restoring the elected president; and twice ...
Who's in Charge of US Foreign Policy?
Commondreams.org Views —
... , seemed to contradict him. Twice she was asked by the press whether restoring the democratic order in Honduras meant restoring the elected president, and ...
Obama and Honduras: principled stance leads to pragmatic moves
democracyarsenal.org —
... US
policy in the region. Direct intervention earlier in the Honduras
crisis, when information was at its most opaque, would have only served
to undercut policy goals the US wished to support, while proving
evidence for the paranoid politics of anti-American leaders like
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. Two: The Obama administration has
consistently articulated a policy of supporting the political process
over any particular party in Honduras, as they understand that democracy and the rule of law better serve US interests in the region than outright intervention on behalf of either ...
