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| Bam vs. Democracy |
| 2009-09-09 |
| By Ralph Peters PRESIDENT Obama's State Department waited until the cusp of Labor Day weekend before publicly backing Latin America's dictators in their assault on democracy. Our thug-worshipping diplomats figured they'd slip it by us. With the nation focused on barbecues and the beach, they announced that, if Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez's client, Manuel Zelaya, isn't returned to power in Honduras, the United States won't recognize the results of that country's upcoming free elections. ... Well, President Obama's taste in elections is finicky: * He'll recognize the utterly bogus results of Afghanistan's corrupt election. * He initially blessed the results of Iran's rigged election. (He was for it before he was against it.) * He hasn't spoken one word of criticism as Chavez continues to strangle Venezuelan democracy. * He hasn't questioned the divisive, racist politics of Presidente Evo Morales in Bolivia. * He hasn't demanded free elections in Cuba -- instead, he's easing up on the Castro regime. ... What's next? Will Obama withdraw support for democratic Colombia? After Honduras, is El Salvador next? Will we be complicit in turning back Latin America's political clock by 50 years? For shame. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #1 What's next? Us, most likely. And by 'us', I mean the US. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-09 23:29 |