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2009-07-05 Caribbean-Latin America

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Umm no. INTERPOL, please arrest him. There is something under the covers here.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-07-05 00:20|| 2009-07-05 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Let him in - and arrest him as soon as his feet touch the ground.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-05 02:01|| 2009-07-05 02:01|| Front Page Top

#3 "Zelaya was removed from power as he was about to press ahead with a non-binding referendum on constitutional change."

This is fucking disgusting. Its a COMPLETE distortion of what happened there. Who the hell is writing this crap?

If I get to meet the author I'll punch him or her square in the chops for publishing such a blatant lie. And they should thank God we don't simply lynch them.

Its crap like this that is destroying the country - we are being fed a diet of LIES by the MSM in their scraping and bowing to the international (OAS) and east-coast US, collectivist "elites".

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-05 02:04|| 2009-07-05 02:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Article 239 No citizen that has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President.

Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.

Art 331: [The Supreme Court of Justice has the power] To begin initial proceedings against high state officials and deputies.

The "ballots" Zelaya wanted were legally impounded by their Supreme Court, and had originally been printed and flown ion by Chavez and Venezuela. Zelaya had weaseled on this and changed the name several times to try to wiggle out of his violation of the constitution Art 239. Then Zelaya's followers broke into the base and took the ballots illegally.

The Honduran constitution allows its Supreme Court to deputize the Honduran military to carry out its orders, including removing politicians from office who seek to extend a presidents term - which is exactly what it did after its finding on Zelaya.

When the hell will the press stop LYING to us?

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-05 02:14|| 2009-07-05 02:14|| Front Page Top

#5 of course this version is from al jazeera, which is sadly pretty close to the Obama line

however, some sources are reporting more objectively noting the large size of anti Zelaya rallies (the 10k pro Zelaya rally referred to in the Al J version is probably from pro Zelaya types)

Posted by lord garth 2009-07-05 02:36|| 2009-07-05 02:36|| Front Page Top

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

"The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly - it must confine itself to a few points and repeat them over and over"

When the hell will the press stop LYING to us?

Never!
The constant repetition of the lie is a simple yet effective propaganda technique. It is the method behind the madness.

Posted by Ebbaviting Glaimble9007 2009-07-05 05:03|| 2009-07-05 05:03|| Front Page Top

#7 When the hell will the press stop LYING to us?

This is not the 'press' - or at least the press as the forefathers saw them. These are tools of the left and should be treated as such.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-07-05 06:47|| 2009-07-05 06:47|| Front Page Top

#8 The WaPo this morning was more somewhat more objective on the situation than previously. They even allowed two letters to the editor that were anti Zelaya (one from a former US ambassador to Honduras, one from a Honduran diplomat).

Still a way to go however

Posted by lord garth 2009-07-05 09:40|| 2009-07-05 09:40|| Front Page Top

#9 When the hell will the press stop LYING to us?

When we go back to the basis of the real foundation of the 1st Amendment protection for the press. That is the colonial era case of the Royal Governor of New York vs John Peter Zenger. The basic finding was that the truth was a viable defense. Since then, the usual suspects got 'special class protection' to engage in disseminating lies and fabrications without consequences.

Major corporations and holdings should be treated like any other business that engages in interstate commerce and be subject to FTC scrutiny in distributing products that are sold with blatant misrepresentation, false content, and poor workmanship. Now, I do believe that said distribution could continue as long as the print or other media were properly labeled [For Entertainment Purposes Only. Owners and operators of this media make no claim to the authenticity or truthfulness of content.]

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-07-05 10:22|| 2009-07-05 10:22|| Front Page Top

#10 "[For Entertainment Purposes Only. Owners and operators of this media make no claim to the authenticity or truthfulness of content.]"

"Owners and operators of this media admit this is mostly a pack of lies to advance a Leftist agenda" would be more honest, P2k.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-05 10:27|| 2009-07-05 10:27|| Front Page Top

#11 I'd like to see him return to face the Supreme Court's verdict. It sounds like the army will hold things civil until the little tin pot dictator gets the justice due him.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-07-05 10:34|| 2009-07-05 10:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Let him in - and ~~arrest~~ shoot him as soon as his feet touch the ground.

Fixed.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-07-05 14:44|| 2009-07-05 14:44|| Front Page Top

#13 Honduras announced they won't allow Zelaya's plane to land.

Maybe he can hitch hike in (or parachute).

Posted by Lord garth 2009-07-05 15:23|| 2009-07-05 15:23|| Front Page Top

#14 Aside from canceling all of Zelayaâs government backed credit cards (before which, he had spent 80,000 dollars in less than five days), terminated also was the leasing of 50 luxury vehicles and 61 cellular phones with a credit of over 47,500 lempiras, and over 100 bank accounts, all backed by Honduran government funds.

The chancellor of Honduras confirmed that Mel Zelaya ordered the withdrawal of 40 million lempiras from the Central Bank of Honduras.

When the investigations were made at the presidential house, black garbage bags filled with thousands and thousands of dollars were found, as well as in almost every drawer.

Government Removes Zelayaâs Perks

Just like Saddam. These guys are all the same. I'm waiting for the day when we find bags of money lying around the White House.

Posted by KBK 2009-07-05 15:37|| 2009-07-05 15:37|| Front Page Top

#15 KBK, that day may not be all that far off.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-05 23:31|| 2009-07-05 23:31|| Front Page Top

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