Honduras Update: "We Are Not Afraid..."

Roberto Micheletti spells it out for the OAS

"We are not afraid of an embargo by anybody.

"The country can carry on firmly and calmly without your support and that of other nations," he said after a meeting with the delegation.

"Nobody is coming here to impose anything on us, unless troops come from somewhere else and force us."

It amazes me that in light of Central Americas history of despotism, dictatorship and thuggery the world is now seeking to force Honduras to destroy its own constitution and return to that Banana Republic model.

Honduras Digs In.

"It doesn't matter what limitations and hardships we have to go through in these six months ... it's better than spending years with governments that are on the fringes of the law with people that threaten our democracy, our values, our principles and even our laws,"
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I wish beyond hope for a politician as dedicated to what is right as these Hondurans seem to be. Not a hint of pragmatism or appeasement in the whole lot.

The Honduran government has a long six months ahead of it. The best way for them to survive would be to let the reigns of business go. Implement a Laissez Faire market and let the people flourish.

Gauchos in Jackboots

Round Two, the Cold war of the Americas.

Anyone who thinks that this is anything less (or any less important) is just lying to himself.

Your UN Dollars Hard(ly) At Work

"United Nations - The United Nations Security Council tossed aside a letter by Honduras coup leaders in which they requested its intervention after alleged threats and provocation by Venezuela.
UN diplomats told Prensa Latina that the letter has not received any attention, and it will not be distributed as an official document.
That decision was made by Ugandan Ambassador Ruhakana Rugunda, who received the document Thursday as Security Council chairman."

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Uganda? Really? You mean this Uganda, this Uganda? The Uganda led by this guy? The guy whose own Supreme court had this to say about the 23 February 2006 election...

"The Supreme Court of Uganda later ruled that the election was marred by intimidation, violence, voter disenfranchisement, and other irregularities."

Absolutely stellar... Anyone else wondering about the logic of foxes guarding hen houses?

OAS - Organization of American Sheep

"But the OAS, the United Nations, the European Union, the World Bank and others were all shooting from the hip into the dark. These leaders had nothing to inform their decisions but fuzzy idealism, ideological prejudices, assorted self-interests and profound ignorance of realities on the ground in Honduras.

But that was good enough for them."

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On the Ground in Honduras

PJTV

When will our leaders wake up?

A Tale of Two Leaders

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One offers to step down in order to ensure peace in his country, the other promises "action" and relies on implied threats to try to keep power for himself.

And the UN. the OAS, Canada and the USA want the thug Zelaya reinstated why?

A letter to Peter Kent.

What follows is a letter I wrote to Peter Kent the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas).

I urge any and all readers to do likewise and stand up for Honduras and the rule of law.


Sir;

The reason I am writing you is to comment on the deplorable stance Canada has taken with regard to the situation in Honduras.

Again and again the legal and constitutional action taken by the Honduran government has been called a coup. If indeed this action is a coup would that there were more of them in the true Latin American dictatorships to our south.

Let’s take a look at some undisputed facts.

1. Article 239 of the Honduran Constitution states that a President that violates the principle of alternation of the Presidency or even proposes its reform, will "immediately cease in the exercise of office". So according to Honduran law the simple act of proposing this reform (which no one is arguing did happen) removes a President from office ispo jure (by operation of that law).

2. Article 42 of the constitution states 6 cases in which the. “The quality of citizen is lost:” Para 5, which deals with this situation states that a persons citizenship may be lost for; “inciting, encouraging or supporting the continuity or re-election of the President of the Republic.” In these cases the order for which will be handed down by the competent courts. This did occur, as the Honduran military acted on the authority of the legitimate Honduran government directed by the Honduran constitution and backed by the Honduran Supreme Court!

3. A coup d'état, is the sudden, unconstitutional deposition of a legitimate government, by a small group of the State Establishment — usually the military — to replace the deposed government with another, either civil or military.

Sir! The Honduran government has not fallen. The government is in place, the military is under its control and the rule of law is being upheld. Coup? What coup?

Since the end of the colonial era modern liberal democratic nations like Canada have bemoaned the fact that individual strongmen have seized power in South and Central America. They used weak governments, weak adherence to the rule of law and even weaker democracies to snatch the cloak of sovereignty for themselves, in their own name. Doing so they became the sovereign, the State, law and government became subservient to them.

Now in Honduras we have a situation where the rightful government, in keeping with its law and constitution have said, in effect, “the sum of this state is not one man” and Canada, the OAS and the UN are punishing Honduras for stating that fundamental of a mature democracy unequivocally!

I am ashamed that Canada is sitting back in the peanut gallery hurling stones at Honduras and urging them to take back a would be dictator. Are we in the business of creating the next Pinochet or Chavez now?

Sir, I urge you to stand up for the rule of law in Honduras, support their legitimate government against the would be tyrant Manuel Zelaya. Use your position within our government to open some eyes. Don’t judge Honduras by our laws, judge it on its own.

Sincerely,

Hypocrites

The OAS has been around since 1948.*

In all that time only two countries have been kicked out of the organization; Cuba, in 1962 for gross violations of human rights, and now Honduras, which according to the OAS's own website has been "suspend immediately the right to participate in the institution of Honduras following the coup d’Etat that expelled President José Manuel Zelaya from power."

So, a coup is all it takes eh?

I guess these were more acceptable coups...

Argentina, 1955, 1966 And 1976...
Ecuador, 1963, 1976, 2000, 2005...
Bolivia, 1969, 1970, 1980...
Guatemala, 1954, 1962...
Paraguay, 1954, 1989...
Argentina, 1955, 1966, 1976...
Venezuela, 1948, 1958, NB* In 1992 current dictator for life Hugo "it's a coup" Chavez tried to overthrow the elected government of his own country.

I could go on of course, south and central America are no strangers to coup's. One has to ask though, why this one is deemed so heinous as to warrant Honduras' removal from the OAS.

If you want to defeat an enemy first isolate him. That has been effectively done to Honduras, by it's socialist enemies with the USA's new president willingly playing the part of useful idiot.

By the way, a coup d'état is defined as;

A quick and decisive seizure of governmental power by a strong military or political group. In contrast to a revolution, a coup d'état, or coup, does not involve a mass uprising. Rather, in the typical coup, a small group of politicians or generals arrests the incumbent leaders, seizes the national radio and television services, and proclaims itself in power. Coup d'état is French for “stroke of the state” or “blow to the government.”

Since the government of Honduras is still in power, since the military is not, since the rule of law is in full force and the constitution of Honduras has been upheld, not suspended...

THIS IS NOT A COUP!!!

UPDATE

Newsmax

How long do you think, till Chavez decides it's his right to enforce this veiled threat? What will we do then?

Boots On The Ground

It's a military truism that situations change as soon as you have "boots on the ground".

What seems true or is taken as factual from tens, hundreds or even thousands of miles away often doesn't pan out once people actually see the situation first hand.

PJ TV has taken the step of putting its boots on the ground, the report speaks for itself.

More.

Solution? Been There Done That...

"In two days there could be a solution or it could be that in two months there is no solution,"

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The "solution" was already applied in accordance with the Honduran constitution, on the orders of the Honduran Supreme Court, with a unanimous vote of the Honduran Congress.

Watch this closely... It's historical revisionism performed in front of the whole wide world.

Honduras Falters

Honduras' adherence to its own laws and constitution falters in the face of overwhelming opposition and international pressure. It's a travesty of law and a victory for the kind of politically correct collectivism which erodes real rights the world over.

"U.S. President Barack Obama said from Moscow early Tuesday that the United States backed Zelaya's reinstatement "even though he has strongly opposed American policies."

This statement doesn't surprise me. After all, Obama strongly opposes the ideals America was founded on.

From Honduras Abandoned at least it seems that the people of that country still want their constitution respected. Rallies occurred in cities all across Honduras, one protest organizer commented...

"that this is a pacific demonstration from the Honduran citizens, and that this is not the result of what has occurred in recent events, but has been gaining momentum over the course of two months. Mel Zelaya is a totalitarian and wanted to run a vote on Monday (June 29) that was contradictory to the Constitution. The Honduran Supreme Court had warned his Zelaya that his actions were unconstitutional, and the two political parties united and voted to remove him from office."

When the people of Honduras are chanting "Out with Mel" why are our leaders doing their damnedest to oppose their democratic will?

The Cold War of the Americas

The first shots are fired.

Hunter Smith's blog Honduras Abandoned has the best news. Don't even look at CTV or CBC, the Michael Jackson's memorial train wreck and gong show coupled with a yellow lobster have gained their minuscule and terribly skewed attention.