In recent days, the situation in Honduras has entered a new and in some ways more bizarre phase. Unfortunately, for Zelaya’s leftist supporters, it hasn’t been going exactly as they expected. It seems that the largest throng that man who had visions of Chavez like power can draw to his stronghold in the Brazilian embassy is around 85 people; and that’s with the UN catering the demonstration ! I wonder if Chavez is embarrassed by his role in this entire fiasco, both in assisting Zelaya in his failed attempt to stage a phony, and illegal, plebiscite that would be used to support his unconstitutional bid for another Presidential term as well as helping to sneak him back into the country.Â
What should be embarrassing to the US Department of State and the Obama administration is the shameful way they have openly intervened in the Honduran situation, as well as convincing other nations to join in the misguided sanctioning of the Central American nation. In fact on September 3  the administration formally cut off all aid to our ally, regardless of the lack of consensus as to whether a coup actually took place or not.
Well, the matter has been settled by the Congressional Research Service, the same body that discovered that Obamacare didn’t preclude illegal immigrants from participating in the public system, when they declared today that Zelaya’s removal from office by the authority of Honduras’ Parliament and Supreme Court was completely legal. And although unorthodox, as Honduras Constitution has no provision for impeachment, the arrest does not constitute an illegal coup. However, that said, his forced deportation by the military does appear to be against the law and is currently under investigation by Honduran authorities.
Well, that might just leave a mark. And it seems that all of the meddling, by an administration that made the point ad nauseum of their reluctance to meddle in the affairs of other nations, was based upon the flawed premise of a coup that never took place! Maybe Obama and the folks at State are being bombarded by the same mind rays and toxic gasses that Zelaya claims the Israelis are assaulting him with while he’s holed up inside the Brazilian embassy. Let’s hope that all parties come to their senses, quit repeating this tired, and now debunked, assertion of a coup, restore their aid, and look forward to recognizing the outcome of the legitimate, peaceful Honduran elections in November.
I mean, although Chavez is disappointed, I’m sure, that he can’t hang out the mission accomplished flag, he can smell the hope!, can you? Must be an affectation of all of the Smart Power ! that’s been excercised of late…
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Good God what are you on about.
It looks to be those burrito-eating brown-skinned people that you alternately want to kill or bear hug depending on who resides in the White House.
Tu estas un blanco diablo. There, debato finito.
es claro que no sabes como hablarlo el espanol
“Tu estas un blanco diablo” – en Espanol, el adjectivo sigue el sustantivo. Se tiene que leer mas en El Espanol, puta.
Comiendas mi pinga, tu mugriento perro.
How’s that?
lo mismo. y tambien hay una conjugacion incorrecta. hay que estudiar a los mandatos en orden usarlos correctamente.
What I’m on about is the “smart power” inherent in the administrations attempts to bully an ally into reinstating Chavez’s wannabe puppet strongman, who was legally removed from power, instead of abiding by their constitutionally prescribed choice of an interim replacement until the elections in November,..
In short, why are they meddling in favor of a socialistic wannabe strongman, but insist they refuse to meddle in the affairs of nation where the cirrents strongman fraudulently hijacked the election and is pursuing nuclear weapons technology in spite of the “UN” forbading it?
Why does O!&Co always seem to prop up tyrants, coddle our enemies, and piss on our friends and allies…
Smart Power!
Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Bob Reed!
How stupid do you think people are? Your name association game wouldn’t confuse a 5-year-old. Nor would the arbitrary use of italics and bold text impress them much.
Questions of exactly who did what, what does the Constitution prescribe, and what do the Honduran citizenry wish for can only be answered with time, hence America’s wait and see approach.
Take your dumb name games and those idiotic political theory labels that lack any meaning and your cold war list of friends and enemies and shove ‘em up your say-anything Obama-hating ass, you.subversive element that will be dealt with in the harshest environs once the labor camps are built!
Haha.
Why don’t you moderate what comes out of your lop-sided lumpish head.
Fuckin’ Honduras. Worthless turf is what that is.
Hey Bob, why don’t you enlist in the People’s Army for Honduran Freedom and take your gringo ass to Ciudad de Beanvilla and straighten them mushy re-frieds out!
Or better yet, let ‘em sort their business out themselves while you drink a tall glass of STFU while watching football.
“Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini and Bob Reed!”
I can’t even begin to see where this is coming from…
“How stupid do you think people are? Your name association game wouldn’t confuse a 5-year-old. Nor would the arbitrary use of italics and bold text impress them much.”
??? Uh, didn’t you even read the CRS report? Deposing Zelaya against his will was completely within the purview of the Honduran constitution; just throwing him out of the country all tohether was unlawful. Just what are you getting at here?
“Take your dumb name games and those idiotic political theory labels that lack any meaning and your cold war list of friends and enemies and shove ‘em up your say-anything Obama-hating ass…”
Are you high or something? What labels lack meaning? Why did Zelaya want to violate the law so badly that he was willing to stage a fraudulent plebescite, with Venezuelan help?
And how many times do I have to tell you that I don’t hate Obama?
http://tiny.cc/cAjWR
Left to right; thor, Bob…
Brody McCallister=batshit crazy
But in the “good” way.
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