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Who's behind the Obama Honduras policy?
The Obama Administration has made serious mistakes in its handling of the crisis in Honduras where it supports the return of the deposed president, Mel Zelaya. The Administration categorized the removal of Zelaya as a coup when, in fact, the Honduran military has had no role in governing the ...
Manuel Zelaya to return as Honduras President
Manuel Zelaya to return as Honduras President
timesonline.co.uk — Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya answers questions from the press in the Brasilian embassy in Tegucigalpa... (more) Manuel Zelaya to return as Honduras President
Water rationing for Venezuela
breitbart.com — Residents of the Venezuelan capital face cuts in water service for as much as 48 hours per... week, after the government imposed rationing to stem a 25 percent shortfall in the city's supply, officials said Monday. Officials said cuts in water service ... (more) Water rationing for Venezuela
Obama's friends
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — The Time Of Tyrants Democracy: Daniel Ortega muscled Nicaragua's courts to permit his permanent re-election, effectively making... him dictator. He's not alone. After the U.S.' shabby treatment of tiny Honduras, a new wave of tyrants is rising. 'Nothing can stop me from re-election," crowed ... (more) Obama's friends
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Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/29/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... Nicole Ferrand in the Americas Report: Who’s Behind the Obama Honduras Policy? Why is this administration siding with Zelaya and his main supporter, Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez? Chavez is known to be hostile towards the U.S while working closely with Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is on the brink of obtaining a nuclear weapon and has established a bank in Venezuela with Chavez to avoid the sanctions already imposed against Iranian financial institutions responsible for transferring funds to ...

Honduran government caves into US pressure, agrees to Zelaya’s restitution
Fausta's Blog — ... Kerry wants Law Library report on Honduras retracted, while yesterday in Honduras Zelaya warmly greeted Shannon in the room with the tin-foil curtains where he stays at the Brazilian embassy to protect himself from mind-altering radiation: Zelaya crowed “The mere fact that Micheletti recognizes the need to rebring the state power to June 28 means a triumph for Honduran democracy.” Related reading: Who’s behind the Obama Honduras policy?

Honduras Folds Part 2
Nice Deb — ... Heraldo (in Spanish) makes it clear that US State Dept. envoy for Latin America Thomas Shannon went to Honduras to twist arms: his position was that the November 29 elections would not be recognized unless Zelaya was returned to power. I guess nothing ensures democracy like restoring to power the guy who did his outmost to undermine democracy, at least in Shannon’s eyes. Thomas Shannon is a name that figured prominently in a report issued today by The Center For Foreign Policy: Who’s behind the Obama Honduras policy? The ...

Obama Forces Honduras to Readmit Ousted President
Michael Williams – Master of None — ... Zelaya was removed from power by the Honduran supreme court and congress because of his attempts to circumvent the country's constitution and make himself dictator-for-life. So why is Obama forcing his return? ...

Soros Behind Zelaya’s Return To Power
Pat Dollard | Young AmericansCenter For Security Policy: by Nicole M. Ferrand The Obama Administration has made serious mistakes in its handling of the crisis in Honduras where it supports the return of the deposed president, Mel Zelaya. The Administration categorized the removal of Zelaya as a coup when, in fact, the Honduran military has had no role in governing the country. The Honduran Congress and Supreme Court abided by their Constitution and rule of law and ousted Zelaya because he had violated the law. As a result, the crisis in Honduras today ...

Figures. Top Radical Behind Obama’s Flawed Honduran Strategy Weaned at Soros Think Tank
Gateway Pundit — ... The Center for Security Progress published a recent report on Obama’s flawed Honduran Strategy. To no surprise, the top radical advising Obama, ...

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Micheletti adviser says Zelaya's not coming backMajikthise
Yesterday, I expressed skepticism that the so-called breakthrough agreement to end coup-induced constitutional crisis in Honduras would actually bring deposed President Mel Zelaya back to power. An adviser to the leader of the coup regime basically admitted to Bloomberg that the prospect of a ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/30/2009Gates of Vienna
The appalling, disgusting, shameful administration of President Barack Hussein Obama has pressured Honduras into accepting the return of ousted President Mel Zelaya. If there was ever an indication of the depths to which our foreign policy has sunk, this is it. In other news, about a hundred ...
Honduras deal: Breakthrough or fig leaf?Majikthise
Real Eyes Realize Real Lies , originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein . The media are jubilant because the State Department has finally brokered a deal to "resolve" the standoff in Honduras between the ruling junta and ousted President Mel Zelaya. The accord between Zelaya and ...
Trick or treat: The Zelaya costumeFausta's Blog
Happy Halloween! Via My Roatan They say an 8-ball of Colombia’s finest really gets you “in character” to pull this costume of! (h/t Dick).
Don’t pack your bags yet, MelBabalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator
In what can only be described as the typical fantastical hyperbole for which the left is so infamous, the return of the legally deposed wannabe-dictator-for-life, Mel "The Jews are trying to kill me" Zelaya is NOT a done deal. In fact, the so-called agreement the MSM has been touting all day ...
Who Came out of the Honduran Crisis Looking the Best? Hillary.The New Republic blogs
Francisco Toro and Juan Nagel write the Venezuelan news blog Caracas Chronicles . A version of this post originally appeared there. The Honduran tragicomedy that has consumed the hemisphere's diplomats for months is at an end (read the details here ). Barring the unforeseeable, which is ...