Zelaya returns
Today’s news brings word that Manuel Zelaya will return as the president of Honduras thanks to American diplomatic pressure. It is perfectly fitting that the signal diplomatic triumph of President Obama’s first year in office is the restoration to power of the lawfully deposed Honduran thug and friend of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega and [...]
Unnatural Positions
I found this juxtaposition fascinating — in a horrifying sort of way. First, we certainly can’t talk to those scheming Honduran diplomats… they represent the coup leaders:
The U.S. government said Tuesday it has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials, stepping up pressure on coup-installed leaders who insist they can resist international demands [...]
Piddling Away Greatness
Today, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — presumably speaking for her boss — doubled down on supporting erstwhile Honduran president and would-be dictator José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (a.k.a. Mel Zelaya) instead of rule of law in Honduras:
A day after failing to land in Honduras to confront the interim government that ousted him in a coup, [...]
Old Shoes and Barackends
Isn’t it amazing how long it took Barack H. Obama to finally, grudgingly support the Iranian protestors in their opposition to the patently stolen “reelection” of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — and how tepidly he supported them when he finally moved away voting “present”… yet how swiftly he has moved to condemn the Honduran supreme court’s removal [...]
