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2009-08-08 Caribbean-Latin America

Honduras Has Won, US State Dept quietly gives up

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Posted by OldSpook 2009-08-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Great. Can State now answer the question of "What the f*ck were you thinking when you backed Zelaya in the first place"?

Posted by Iblis 2009-08-08 00:28|| 2009-08-08 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, it is an uncomfortable precedent. I hope michelle-of-the-awsome-arms likes the climate in ~~exile~~ Caracas...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2009-08-08 00:31|| 2009-08-08 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 "What the f*ck were you thinking when you backed Zelaya in the first place"?

Well, when you rely upon the AP for making foreign policy rather than read the country's own constitution and dailies, you're likely to stick your paw into poop. Don't expect the 'experts' at State to learn from this.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-08-08 07:59|| 2009-08-08 07:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Good on Honduras. At least they know how to stand up to corrupt politicians and tyrants.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-08-08 08:30|| 2009-08-08 08:30|| Front Page Top

#5 The people of Honduras are showing the rest of the world how it's done. I admire their courage and fortitude.

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-08-08 10:14|| 2009-08-08 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Honduras demonstrates an adherence to constitional law that we need to follow.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-08-08 11:40|| 2009-08-08 11:40|| Front Page Top

#7 In other words, "they" shot first and asked questions later.

It took them 40 days to admit their blunder:

As it turns out, the U.S. Senate can't find any legal reason why the Honduran Supreme Court's refusal to let Zelaya stay in office beyond the time allowed by Honduran law constitutes a "military coup."

Posted by Willy 2009-08-08 12:47|| 2009-08-08 12:47|| Front Page Top

#8 It's Amateur Hour at the White House and at State.

Events like this will become more common and get further out of control the longer we have Obama at the helm.

Posted by badanov 2009-08-08 14:13|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-08-08 14:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Libertas inaestimabilis res est. Cicero
Liberty is a thing beyond all price.

Posted by Dale 2009-08-08 18:05|| 2009-08-08 18:05|| Front Page Top

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