Honduran Military Coup Ousts Leftist President Manuel Zelaya - CIA Behind & Funded?

[HOLLYWOOD]

When was the last time The Secretary fo State, denounces a Coup to oust a Leftist Socialistic Dictator? That's exactly what Hillary Clinton stated, defending Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya.

PS: The CIA has been meddling in Honduras for the past 30 years.

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/cus...31063181.story

By Will Weissert And Freddy Cuevas, Associated Press Writers
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Soldiers seized the national palace and sent President Manuel Zelaya into exile in Costa Rica on Sunday, hours before a disputed constitutional referendum. Zelaya, a leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said he was victim of a coup.
The Supreme Court said it was supporting the military in what it called a defense of democracy, and the Honduran ambassador to the Organization of American States said the military was planning to swear in Congressional President Roberto Micheletti to replace Zelaya.
Zelaya was arrested shortly before polls were to open in a referendum on whether to change the constitution. The Supreme Court ruled the referendum illegal and everyone from Congress to members of his own party opposed it. Critics said Zelaya wanted to remove limits to his re-election.
It was not immediately clear who was running the government. Tanks rolled through the streets and hundreds of soldiers with riot shields surrounded the presidential palace in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
The constitution mandates that the head of Congress -- Micheletti -- is next in line to the presidency, followed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court.
Zelaya, arriving at the airport in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose, called the military action illegal.
"There is no way to justify an interruption of democracy, a coup d'etat," he said in a telephone call to the Venezuela-based Telesur television network. "This kidnapping is an extortion of the Honduran democratic system."
Zelaya said he would not recognize any de facto government and pledged to serve out his term, which ends in January. He said he would attend a scheduled meeting of Central American presidents in Nicaragua on Monday. He siad Chavez, which is also going, would provide transportation.
Chavez, who along with the Castros in Cuba is Zelaya's top ally, said Venezuela "is at battle" and put his military on alert.
President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" by Zelaya's expulsion and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the arrest should be condemned.
"I call on all political and social actors in Honduras to respect democratic norms, the rule of law and the tenets of the Inter-American Democratic Charter," Obama's statement read.
Zelaya told Telesur that he was awoken by gunshots and the shouts of his security guards, whom he said resisted troops for at least 20 minutes. Still in his pajamas, he jumped out of bed and ducked behind an air conditioner to avoid flying bullets, he said.
He said eight or nine soldiers in masks escorted him onto an air force plane that took him to Costa Rica.
Chavez said troops in Honduras also temporarily detained the Venezuelan and Cuban ambassadors, beating them.
Zelaya called on Honduran soldiers to desist, urged citizens to take to the streets in peaceful protests, and asked Honduran police to protect demonstrators.
Zelaya ally Rafael Alegria, a labor leader, called for protests.
"We demand respect for the president's life," he told Honduran radio Cadena de Noticias. "And we will go out into the streets to defend what this has cost us: living in peace and tranquility."
About 100 Zelaya supporters, many wearing "Yes" T-shirts for the referendum, blocked the main street outside the gates to the palace, throwing rocks and insults at soldiers and shouting "Traitors! Traitors!"
"They kidnapped him like cowards," screamed Melissa Gaitan. Tears streamed down the face of the 21-year-old, who works at the government television station. "We have to rally the people to defend our president."
Honduras has a history of military coups: Soldiers overthrew elected presidents in 1963 and 1972. The military did not turn the government over to civilians until 1981, under U.S. pressure.
Micheletti has been one of the president's main opponents in the dispute over whether to hold the referendum. The head of the Supreme Court was also opposed to the non binding referendum, on whether to ask voters whether they want to convoke an assembly to rewrite the constitution.
It appeared that the vote would no longer take place.

http://www.lademajagua.co.cu/infgran11257.htm

Chavez: CIA Behind Coup in Honduras

Publicado: 28 de junio de 2009 / 1:51 pm (hora local)
Caracas, (Prensa Latina)-. Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez requested Sunday that US President Barack Obama, to be pronounced against the military coup in Honduras, which he considered is carried out with the participation of the Central Intelligence Agency.

In statements to television channel Telesur, Chavez stated that he rejected the coup "right from its bone marrow" and asked the Honduran military troops not to face the people that went out to the streets to request the return of President Manuel Zelaya.

"The United States has a lot to do with this, Obama should be pronounced to reject the coup right from the marrow," the Venezuelan leader stated.

He specified that elements, such as the fact that the Honduran press media are braodcasting cartoons instead of information, corresponds with the format of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the coup.

The format is to misinform the people, if it were not for Telesur that is locating in the heroic level in this battle, the images of the coup would not be transmitting, Chavez said.

The South American leader assured that behind the coup, it is the bourgeoisie and the rich people that transformed Honduras into a banana republic, a political, military and terrorist base of the US and of the US empire.

Chávez added that the coup was caused because he wanted to consult the people and asked the military troops to meditate and not to generate a genocide.

He also said that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), of which nine countries are already members, among them Honduras and Venezuela, are in consultation and elaborating an anticoup strategy.

[nbruno322]

Very strange indeed that Clinton would denounce the coup, her sincerity is suspect considering the history of US coups in the region. For a great read and perspective to the region, check out OVERTHROW, which details American sponsored coups over the years.

http://www.amazon.com/Overthrow-Amer...6216948&sr=8-1

[nobody's_hero]

So how do you handle this one?

You want to believe that the CIA is responsible for overthrowing this South American government, but here you have Hillary Clinton denouncing the overthrow and saying that we should condemn the arrest. But condemning the arrest is interventionism just as much as it is for the CIA to overthrow the government. Hillary Clinton is part of the establishment, but so is the CIA.

If I conclude that the CIA is behind it as Chavez claims, but Hillary Clinton is practically on the same side as Chavez, then . . . hang on, I confused myself.

[sarahgop]

obama loves anti american dictators.

[Liberty Star]

US has denied involement in coup:

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...738311,00.html

[down-under]

Originally Posted by nobody's_hero

So how do you handle this one?

You want to believe that the CIA is responsible for overthrowing this South American government, but here you have Hillary Clinton denouncing the overthrow and saying that we should condemn the arrest. But condemning the arrest is interventionism just as much as it is for the CIA to overthrow the government. Hillary Clinton is part of the establishment, but so is the CIA.

If I conclude that the CIA is behind it as Chavez claims, but Hillary Clinton is practically on the same side as Chavez, then . . . hang on, I confused myself.

It is a delicate situation, the US is in a loss-loss situation PR wise no matter what. South american countries would cry fool and accuse the US of assisting the coup and being interventionist if it does not condemn the overthrow and even then many would accuse the US of having a black hand on the situation no matter what. As far as I can tell, I don't see an American black hand on this one, there was a tremendous political/constitutional crisis in Honduras as the result of the illegal referendum pushed by the ex-president. Many expected an escalation of the crisis. Venezuela has been a foreign actor meddling in Venezuela though, Chavez has gone as far as threatening to military intervene in the country to restore the ex-president.

American's condemnation is not out of love for the leftist president but by a change of policy in South America. The administration is trying to change its image of being interventionist in the region...

That is my take.

[LiveFree79]

There is nothing sinister or wrong about what happened in Honduras. The military did the right thing. The President's actions were unconstitutional. The Congress and the Supreme Court ruled against the President. Plus he fired the head of the military without just cause. In a democracy you don't do that. That's like Congress and the Supreme Court in our country overthrowing the government because he violated the Constitution. If anything our military and our leaders should be taking note.

Everyone wants to blame everyone on the CIA. It gets old. And some of you believe Chavez? LMAO !

[Brian4Liberty]

Originally Posted by LiveFree79

There is nothing sinister or wrong about what happened in Honduras. The military did the right thing.

If you believe in the rule of law, what does their Constitution say about removing their President? Is there an impeachment process?

Originally Posted by LiveFree79

The President's actions were unconstitutional. The Congress and the Supreme Court ruled against the President. Plus he fired the head of the military without just cause. In a democracy you don't do that. That's like Congress and the Supreme Court in our country overthrowing the government because he violated the Constitution. If anything our military and our leaders should be taking note.

Which is exactly why Hillary and Obama would denounce it. Heck, Obama violates the Constitution and fires people without cause all the time...

[Optatron]

we should be asking ourselves here today

if somebody in the US were to stage a coup against Obama, would we as patriots do the provacateur's bidding and possibly get ourselves a worse president? or would we stand behind a democratically elected president and calmly see what's the future options before hurting anybody?

[cindy25]

Obama, who handled Iran brilliantly, is just so clueless with Honduras. this time the good guy won, and the asshole is out-with not one drop of American blood spilled.