faustasblog.com - 20 days ago
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Mel Zelaya and Thomas Shannon in the tin-foil-lined room
Zelaya Says Honduras Deal Is Off, as Election Nears
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Friday pulled out of an agreement that was supposed to solve the country’s political crisis, leaving the next moves to voters in a ...
Honduran government caves into US pressure, agrees to Zelaya’s restitution
faustasblog.com 28 days ago —
The BBC phrases it tactfully: Honduras rivals resolve deadlock
The interim leader of Honduras says he is ready to sign a pact to end its crisis which could include the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Roberto Micheletti said the agreement would create a power-sharing government ...
Return of the Honduran Prodigal -- By: NRO Staff
corner.nationalreview.com 27 days ago — On October 28, Robert Micheletti’s interim government and ex-president Manuel Zelaya reportedly agreed to a formula that should restore “pariah” Honduras to the ranks of normal states. It should also permit Hondurans to elect their next president on ...
Zelaya Wins, Honduras Loses (Maybe …)
pajamasmedia.com 27 days ago — Due to tremendous pressure applied by the United States Department of State, Zelaya is on the road to reinstatement as president of Honduras.
Honduras: Solution or Stall?
thenation.com 27 days ago — Greg Grandin Roberto Micheletti has agreed to a plan to end the country's political impasse and restore Zelaya to power. But the coup government is already looking for loopholes.
Is the Honduran Political Crisis Over?
volokh.com 25 days ago — The United States has agreed to recognize the results of this month’s election. Ousted President Zelaya will be allowed to return to Honduras, and the legislature will vote on whether to allow him to serve out the remaining three months of his term, ...
Honduras: “What we got here is… failure to communicate.”
faustasblog.com 22 days ago — “ What we got here is… failure to communicate. “
The line from Cool Hand Luke comes to mind when you read La Gringa’s post:
Shannon clarifies the Accord; Zelaya disputes it
In this CNN (Español) video from yesterday, November 3, you will hear US Assistant Secretary ...
Honduras Agreement Falls Apart
truthdig.com 20 days ago — Honduras’ government is on the ropes again. Coup-president Roberto Micheletti has moved to form a new government after an agreement to form a “unity” cabinet collapsed. Elected-president Manuel Zelaya is now urging a boycott of ...
OAS calls emergency meeting on Honduras —
Fausta's Blog
Extraordinary OAS meeting to consider the Honduran situation
The Organization of American States Permanent Council will hold an extraordinary meeting Tuesday to assess the situation in Honduras following the interruption of the process agreed by both sides to end the several months political ...
The Power of Nonviolent Action in Honduras —
Commondreams.org Views
by Stephen Zunes The decision by Honduran coup leader Roberto Micheletti to renege on
his October 30 agreement to allow democratically-elected president
Manuel Zelaya to return to power was a severe blow to pro-democracy
forces who have been struggling against the illegitimate regime since
it ...
Honduran rivals signal new bid to solve crisis —
Rantburg
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' ousted president and de facto leader gave signs they would try again on Saturday to form a unity government to guide the country out of a four-month crisis after the process collapsed a day earlier. President Manuel Zelaya, a refugee in his own country in the ...
Honduran Deal “Dead” —
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via the LAT : Honduras’ ousted leader declares pact ‘totally dead’
Under the accord, Zelaya and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti had agreed to let Congress vote on whether to return Zelaya to the presidency, as the international community has been demanding. But ...
Honduran Deal Falls Apart —
Boots and Sabers
Good.
A deal to resolve the political crisis in Honduras is “dead”, ousted President Manuel Zelaya has said.
He was speaking after interim leader Roberto Micheletti said he was forming a “unity government” without Mr Zelaya’s representatives.
Mr Micheletti acted as a deadline passed for ...
Honduras Deal Hits a Snag —
MyDD
The US-brokered Guaymuras deal that was reached to restore the ousted Manuel Zelaya to the Honduran presidency for the duration of his term has hit a snag. Under the terms of the agreement, which works off of an earlier proposal by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, a national unity ...
Argentina insists on reinstatement of Zelaya —
Rantburg
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Argentine government said Thursday that it would urge the international community to apply pressure on Honduras to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya to power. This petition would be presented at the meetings of Foreign Ministers of Latin America and the ...
'They put the noose on Zelaya' —
Rantburg
Looks like the Hondurans may have suckered Mel after all.One of the most controversial aspects of the current crisis in Honduras is the reinstatement of ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
The decision is in the hands of the nation's legislature but the plenary of the Honduran Congress cannot call ...
Zelaya upbeat on Honduras deal —
Rantburg
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted Honduran president, has said he is hopeful that his country's political crisis will soon be over. Speaking to Al Jazeera in an interview broadcast on Sunday, Zelaya called for congress to "reverse the coup" that forced him from power.
"If the national ...
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