A Washington Post Sept 25 Editorial
Such behavior
Zelaya's "I'm being gassed and radiated and Israelis are out to get me" speech
ought to deter any responsible member of the Organization of American States -- starting with Brazil -- from supporting anything more than a token return by Mr. Zelaya to office. The Obama administration has backed such a restoration (as have we) so as to void Mr. Zelaya's illegal removal from the country by the army in June and thus uphold the larger principle of respect for democratic order in the region. Now the United States ought to make clear that any further attempt by Mr. Zelaya or his supporters to cause public disorder or violence will mean the reversal of the U.S. position -- leaving him as a permanent ward of those in the Brazilian government who cooperated with his caper.
| That's one way to walk back a loudly, oft-repeated position when Congress announced the "coup" was actually in strict accordance with the Honduran constitution. |
| Congressional Research Service, anyway. But it is indeed a walk-back. The Post apparently understands that it's no good to be so deeply in Oogo's pockets that you're covered with lint. Oogo's performance at the UN this week was particularly disconcerted, if you're a leftie, since he dropped his mask in front of everyone. |
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