Honduran President Says He's Victim of 'Coup'

[RainbowDefender]

May the true great spirit of this country guide the population to true freedom! Please do not let guns oppress the masses! The supper greedy the world over need to see that will not work! What is done there could set the path for future movements that bring true freedom to the whole human race! The day is near when guns will not keep the masses down! Please let this be the first place to see it happen! Less will die if the people of your country stand their ground!

[avazquez1941]

Obama no coquetees mas con Castro y Chavez. El gobierno provisional de Honduras es nuestro amigo y aliado.

Basta de apoyar a Zelaya.

[chicobborges]

Go and have a look at the levels of poverty and education in venezuela before and after Hugo Chaves.

I am not Chavista , i am from Brasil but i consider myself a democratic person who respects the will of the people !!!

[chicobborges]

How stupid you North americans are!!

You just belive in what you see on tv ?

Chaves was elected , Zelaya was elected and the constitution is something that has to be change !!

People dont have to obey some rule made by a small group of people in some time just because is in the constitution.

Brazil had 7 constitutions , Argentina has moddified its constitution 7 times and England and Israel dont even have one !!!

You shouldnt belve only on what you see on the tv !!!

[avazquez1941]

They need to modify the constitution so "the big brother" can stay for ever on the power as Castro did.

This is the way they have desing to reach a totalitariam regime. This is what they call "Socialismo del Siglo XXI".

[roncram]

The rule of law requires Zelaya to be removed from office. If you do not understand that, I don't know how to help you. Zelaya violated the Constitution he swore to uphold. Obama supports Zelaya because he knows this could happen to him too. The US is facing a Constitutional crisis because of Obama.

[sekytwo]

the problem with zelaya is he's a puppet and he's a bitch of hugo chavez.. Chavez is trying to control southern and central america. how can you trust a man who has funded the guerilla group FARC! seriously! this move the governement did in honduras i Applaud them!!! ON how in the hell does Obama dare say respect democracy! zalays wanted to change the constituton so the SOB could run for president again. Who do you think put him up to that..... Chavez! wake up people!!

[roncram]

The Honduran Supreme Court ruled the Army was correct to remove the president from office because he violated the Constitution. What happened in Honduras could happen in the US. If the Supreme Court rules Obama is not a natural born citizen and therefore not eligible to be president, the Army will be ordered to remove Obama from office. The removal of Zelaya is just and constitutional.

[rictvnoticiastv]

Según un artículo publicado en terc3ra información, el Movimiento de

Oficiales Superiores y Subalternos de las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras

(Mosusu) realizó este miércoles unas manifestaciones contra los

derroteros que está llevando la institución inmiscuyéndose en la vida

política del país, de la mano de su jefe superior, el General Romeo

Vásquez.

[TheJulienT]

Soto Cano Military Base is the headquarters of the coup..look it up..the hondurean military is funded and supported by the US via Soto Cano and has been for decades..it is physically and scientifically impossible that this coup was not with the support of the US Administration, impossible...in fact, Obama has the same excat policies as Clinton and Bush, "free market" "free trade" imperialism, colonialism, etc..same exact policies, same exact people in his cabinet

[HondurasmyLove]

Hitler said a bunch of lies and so many idiots believed him. History proves it: murderous dictators are good at lying, ignorants believe them and corrupted leaders support them. But in the end the truth comes out, for it cannot be concealed forever. Zelaya is a murderous, drug dealer, thief, abuser, insane dictator. I know this for a fact, I witnessed his abuses and crimes for three years.

[BalladLight]

brutaly my ass! They just simply took him out off his house with his Chaves Pijays! >D

... sigh.... Viva Honduras!!!

[happyandsmiling26]

The legal removal of Manuel Zelaya from Honduras is the best thing that ever happened to the country. Manuel Zelaya wanted to become the next dictator in Latin America and wanted to turn Honduras into a small version of Cuba/Venezuela. Honduras is a paradise of peace ever since Manuel Zelaya is not around. Not to mention that not a single airplane loaded with cocaine has landed in the country. (Manuel Zelaya is strongly linked to drug traffic as well!) JAIL is where Manuel Zelaya belongs!

[csanchez2009]

Legal removal??? There is nothing in the Honduran Congress that justifies the action taken to kidnap a president and expel him from the country. That is not justified by the Honduran Constitution. If he was supposely commited a crime why not charge him and take him to the Supreme Court in his own country??

[happyandsmiling26]

YES, I NEVER meant that taking him out of the country was legal, I said HIS REMOVAL from presidency IS LEGAL. Why not simply charge him, you ask? Well, you see, this conflict is not just Manuel Zelaya against Roberto Micheletti and the Honduran people, this conflict is also Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez against the United States...we're talking MAJOR world powers...which would have meant MAJOR MASS KILLINGS in Honduras if Manuel Zelaya would have simply been removed from his position.

[csanchez2009]

Wrong again, whether you believe it or not, Chavez and Castro has great relationship with many Americans supporters. They like Americans, they just hate their foreign policy....PLEASE GET IT RIGHT! As for this killings, please elaborate more on your answer. ???

[happyandsmiling26]

You're walking on egg shells here...my point is that Manuel Zelaya's removal from presidency was the best decision, if we want a better future for Honduras. Just today, Manuel Zelaya admitted to a Brasilian Magazine, in Sao Paolo, that he does want Communism in Honduras. What Honduras needs is a complete new government. No Zelaya, no Micheletti, no war, A COMPLETE NEW GOVERNMENT.

[csanchez2009]

That's your point your of view wanted to Zeleya out. But in the world's vie of politics, its a definitely a coup. If you support this coup, than it just proves to me that you are nothing more than fascist individaul. Adios. Viva Honduras and let them people of Honduras decide in their own fate, not from a couple of morons in the current bought of f government

[happyandsmiling26]

If you are not Honduran, like myself, and you have not lived here for ALL your life, you cannot give an unbiased opinion about this subject. Find the definition of coup in a dictionary; the military is not in charge of any government institutions here, and the ones who legally removed the president are backed up by the VAST majority of Hondurans. This is not a coup. Study Zelaya's government from its start: you will find nothing but corruption! Does Honduras deserve this? NO.

[happyandsmiling26]

Do you honestly think Honduras deserves a corrupt-drug traficking-hungry for power man like Manuel Zelaya as president? In an ideal world, the congress could have sat down to a nice little chat with Manuel Zelaya and would have told him his ideology is illegal...but please realize, THIS IS NOT AN IDEAL WORLD!!! ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS CORRUPTION WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE!

[csanchez2009]

Its so astonishing, that many of today's main stream media are jsut being bought off my corporate and fascist group of elite morons. They will feed them anything to make you believe other wise. When brutal dictators from the past (all supported by the US) they hardly got any news coverage from the crimes they committed.

[wayncony]

Lets make this clear... once and for all. Zelaya wanted to follow Chavez and Castro into a perpetual presidency. Is that Democracy?? I think not. Good riddence. We support the people of Honduras who want a true and real Democracy. Viva Honduras

[clod8]

Uh, excuse me, but military coups don't typically lead to democracies...

[csanchez2009]

Let's be clear wayncony: this was an undemocratic act. It has been condemned by the OAS; it's been condemned by the European Union; it's been condemned by every Latin American government. Who is supporting you know???

[happyandsmiling26]

Are you REALLY so BLIND to not see that the OAS and many Latin American governments are in reality led by Hugo Chavez, a man who wants Manuel Zelaya as president so he can easily send drugs to the United States and complete his and Fidel Castro's plan to corrupt the young of the United States so that country has no future? Fidel Castro has admitted this is his plan!

[csanchez2009]

Are you really that blind not to see that behind this coup are three US exporting banana companies that practically uses up almost 80% of Honduras crop. They are being helped by some of the 10 wealthiest families in Honduras and even seeking lobbyists to help persuade White House to support Michelliti

[starmanskye]

Such foolish, foolish people -- Buying into the corporate media BS, reflexively supporting a force-of-arms removal of an elected President and an interum "president' who was not elected, and calling it 'democracy'!? Honduras' Courts & Congress are stacked with corrupt cronies of the rich oligarchy who resent & fear empowerment of the masses. Zelaya was at most a modest reformer who tried to extend political participation, & self-righteous 'experts' criticize his dictatorial ambitions? Fools.

[anthony68drake]

"reflexively supporting a force-of-arms removal of an elected President and an interum "president' who was not elected, and calling it 'democracy'!?"

Sounds like you are describing Castro there starmanskye...have you ever spoken out against Castro? I think not, you are a closet communist and a hypocrite and an enemy of freedom. And despite millions dead, you still believe in communist fairy tales. Therefore YOU are the fool starmanskye.

[golbyaka]

The Honduran Military swore an oath to protect the Constitution. President Zelaya decided to bypass constitutional law to extend his reign as president of Honduras. The military acted accordingly to the laws of the constitution and removed a potential dictator.

[clod8]

Thank you. Finally someone telling the truth. I don't want to say too much about myself, I am US born but my mother is from an upper class family in Honduras and they are all for this coup shit, and I know them to be racist and fascist, sorry, but I know this for certain.

[BattleBeast81imback]

You're next Hussein Obama! We stand with you Honduras, the American people are with you. Dont listen to our commie lying sack of shit president.

[anthony68drake]

He violated the constitution, and for that he should have been arrested as dictator and tried in court. I regret that they allowed him to escape justice, though they may have a chance now on Sunday to hold this would-be dictator responsible for his crimes. Chavez? Castro? Closet Commi Obama? By his friends we shall know him, and by the law he shall be judged.

[starmanskye]

anthony68drake: What a joke! Micheletti & coup-backers bluster about 'arresting' Zelaya -- In face of 500,000 enthusiastic supporters crowding the airport and refusing to be intimidated by the military thugs-with-guns, they refused to let Zelaya land! The 'new' unelected president swore-in a Cabinet of cronies, suspended Constitutional guarantees, beseiged major cities and Pres Palace, criminalized dissent & free speech & YOU call it 'democracy'? WHY do you defend the corrupt oligarchy anyway?

[s1106]

the thief Manuel Zelaya, alias de idiot too says that he is praying for peace , this make me smile jajaja, this thief in a public presentation this ignorant doesn´t remember the God Father prayer this stupid only knows about how to destroy the constitution and peace in my country to become a dictator like castro and fidel

Watch the real true the amazings manifestations of peace and happiness in my country are because this Thief Ignorant and Idiot therer´s no longer our president

[SEFARAD2K4]

the referendum was legal due to the petition. however, under no way is the coup legal. the supreme court has no authority to call for a coup. those who defend the coup are ridiculous idiots

[victorfer91]

People from Honduras don't want this so please send someone from the U.N to see what the people from Honduras really thinks.

[victorfer91]

Honduran President Says He's Victim of 'Coup'

That is a straight out lie. Yes they should have impeached him instead of taking him by force to Costa Rica but the majority of the country did not want a government like the one that Hugh Chaves and Fidel Castro have in their country's. He was trying to change the constitution of Honduras that is wrong. An i wish that the news networks like CNN or any other that side with Mel Zelaya, Fidel Castro, Hugh Chaves to "OPEN YOUR EYES PLEASE".

[qwertyman129]

"Yes they should have impeached him instead of taking him by force to Costa Rica"

And I think the only difference between us is if you think that's a big deal or not. I think it is. To not follow due process in removing a democratically elected president (even if he has violated the Constitution) turns a lawful process into an unstable coup. I think most of the world would have had no problem had Congress impeached Zelaya rather than sent the military to physically force him into exile.

[tunatony]

it's time to sanitize Latin America...the United States of North, Central and South America has a nice ring to it.

Muerto a CHAVEZ!!!!

AHORA REFORMA!!!!

[s1106]

That thief never worry about national health care, security, womens right, and it´s a lie that the people ask for a referendum... ask the people how sign that, it´s was forced to sign it,

The only thing that he alwasy was worried is to buy horses, motorcycles, proterties and drugs.

HE´S A THIEF A THIEF A THIEF AN A DICTATOR LIKE CHAVEZ AND FIDEL

[ereyes28]

As a Honduran citizen I would like to reach out to those in the US and in other countries

Do not allow this communist to take power in my country. Not only has he broken many laws and has been taking large sums of dollars from Hugo Chavez and drug cartels, but he wanted to change our constitution to give himself

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[ereyes28]

longer time in office.

How would you feel if Bill Clinton had decided to extend his term? Or Bush?...

Doesnt matter if you are Republican or Democrat, the matter of fact is that we do not want a dictator ruling our country. We want a democracy and we intend to keep it that way.

[4immerfrei]

There was NO military coup because:

1- the military didnt take over

2- the constitutional order remains intact

people are confused because they have never seen nothing like it, thats it. we wont take a president that is so corrupt, just because he is the president he has no right to abuse of Honduras!

[s1106]

i´m sorry about luisofsuburbia did you leave in my country? please be nice and inteligent and try to think about why it´s good to have a dictator in our countries, Fidel eats wine and good food but his people doens´t eat like him, chavez is a dictator worse.

Zelaya talks about rich and i would ask you, why he buys propierties horses motorcicles if he heat the rich people?.

Whit all my respet to luis.

[obone2008]

God bless Honduras Military!!! I hope the American military will have the balls to do the same if Obama tries that shit here!!!

[4stemcellresearch]

We the Honduran people are very happy this corrupt, drug addicted president is gone. He allowed the country to be used for drug trafficking and tried to change the constitution so he could be president for life. WE DO WANT HIM BACK.

[Karaconkolos]

Surely you meant:

"WE DO -NOT- WANT HIM BACK"

[serpent591]

latin american has always been our source of cheap labor and we always label the poor as communist or leftist when they demand more representation and a voice. so we divide the people there its just our way of keeping them confused and angry at each other so the corporations will have cheap resources and keeping the people as working poor with no future to bad these countries have so much and are just exploited by us and there corrupt rulers nothing new to theses what us to call banana republics

[mopsius]

"The United States still has about 550-600 troops stationed at Soto Cano Air Base, a Honduran military installation that is also the headquarters for a regional U.S. joint task force that conducts humanitarian, drug and disaster relief operations. "

Oh no,the US had nothing to do with the coup, nothing, nada por nada!

HAHAHAHA.

[liahkimninukab]

google "masacre de los horcones" read about Mel's origins...

[tunatony]

Hugo Chavez needs to get the Saddam Hussein treatment...from what country...none!

This should be done covertly by the CIA, Delta force and the Navy Seals...he needs to go away.

Hugo Chavez is wrecking Central And Latin America.

[mopsius]

Sorry--the US is bankrupt. And you know what, this little Honduras playlet is going to backfire big time.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of dumbasses.

[mopsius]

In some of this video footage I see figures among the soldiers who look very American Spec Oo in body language--the way they look and stand. Anyone else see that?

[mopsius]

Spec Op

[mopsius]

See you little oligarchs--things have changeed. Big Daddy US is bankrupt. Caput. All over. USD ain;t worst shit anymore either. Even the fucking Mexicans are pissed.

How many cowboys has Prince got there?

[mopsius]

Chavez, Ortega, and the Cubans are going to make hay with this.

[mopsius]

Those are elite,hand-picked troops, and even most of them don't seem too happy. If the Army is split they are fucked. And the rich fucks are fucked too, unless they can buy off the whole fucking army, HAHAHAHAHA. And how long will that last, HAHAHAHA.

Obama better fly down there right away and put the prez back in.

That's the only way the whole of Latin American won't be laughing their balls off at him and the US.

[usaamerica1]

u have the u.n, chavez,and obama, telling honduras what to do, i say no if this evil ones support the aousted president that means he is bad new for hounduras, i say support the coup, freedm, honduras dont be like venezuela with a dictator in power!

[luisofsuburbia]

Dictator in power? He won Democratically and survived a US sponsored coup. You want to see real dictatorships? Just go to Mexico and Colombia. The whole world is against this coup, not just those leaders.

[mopsius]

These fucking rightwingers really fucked up--they made themselves and anyone like them walking bullseyes.

And then they talk of "Rule of law and democracy"---HAHAHAHAHAHA.

The Cubans are creaming in their jeans, and rightly.

[mopsius]

First, it was not a binding vote--it was a non-binding referendum.

Second it is a Right Wing coup supported by US CIA and Special Ops cowboys.

Third it looks like on;y the Honduran elite military are behind it and not too enthusiastic.

They have made a HUGE mistake, as usual.

It's lose lose anyway you play it.

Dumb fucking Rightwing NAZIs and spooks.

[PERLUNGA]

oh c'mon he's an asshole trying to play the victim he's a damn thief they found under his desk 68 million lemps means they were stolen and the money he used to pay to all the assholes that never worked in their lives and were eating from his hand palm thats why they are crying and making such a scandal about this because all they want is the money mel gave them stolen money by the way hi hope he dies he's wanna be chavez and fidel castro... h

[usaamerica1]

u got it right! why is chavez and fidel and the u.n so worry about this, because like u say they watn to turn latin america into a communist countries, i say freedom to all latin america, kill chavez,castro, impeach obama!

[mopsius]

Hey, asshole,usamerica1--you got it backwards.

The US is bankrupt and still trying to pull this shit.

This is lose lose for the US, HAHHHAHA, but you dumbasses are too much morons to figure out why.

[obone2008]

I am with you, CIA hasn't done shit for a long time now.

[s1106]

The World has to understand and open their eyes, My country was in the hands of a ignorant and tief, he wants to violated the constitution.

He talks about rich, why doesn´t talk about why in my country there´s no segurity medicins.

Only him and his tiefs have all the money to buy horses and motorcycles that cost more than $ 200,000.00

He wants to continue in power only to continue macking rich his family

HE´S A TIEF and my country is to become a narco estado.

Please hear the real tru

[Politeama]

People do not want any more Castros, Chavez, Ortega or any kind of lefty dictator in power any more. Just look at Cuba, 50 long years of misery, no freedom, no elections, only one political party allowed, thousand of innocent Cubans in jail, many other killed, millions in exile, Havana is just a big ruin with sad people, hungry, prostitutes everywhere, necessity, fear to speak and to think freely. Honduras doesn't want that. Good for Honduras.

[luisofsuburbia]

So what do you think people want? Since you seem to speak for all of Latin America. Wait I know people want big corporations to come into their countries and take every single natural resource available. People want to forget about their culture and adopt the American culture (Which emphasizes money and self pity). you talk about poor people. well there are many people starving in the streets of America. And in the rest of the world. At least Cuba doesn't treat their citizens as investment tools

[mopsius]

The US is bankrupt. The days of the American Big Daddy in Latin America are over.

And it's not just the left--the middle also tired of US shit.

[analinam07]

that petitions your talking about were people forced bu Zelaya to sign.. if u went to a public hospital they obligated you to sign if you wanted attention... as well as those who worked in the goverment if they wanted to keep there jobs they had to sign.. And most of the people dont understand what Zelaya wanted he lied and said that those petitions were forms to help the poor get money and other things... we are proud of our leader.. they had to remove mel zelaya.. we love pur freedom

[zzxzqwq]

What a load of rubbish. You are a lying right wing thug. I am fed up with nazis are you in the cia this is sick you get employed to support evil fuck you. I hate white americans now you are all nazi scum.

Fuck obama he is the same as bush allowing scum to take over. You arenot form Honduras you are an evil white am erican nazi,.

[RESILIENT1AMERICA]

That is what I am thinking.

[synergysouls]

zelaya violated the constitution!

we dont want a chavez or castro in our country...

out out out! we dont need him.

[SEFARAD2K4]

The fucking bourgeoisie is behind this. The rich are afraid of people getting a piece of the cake! I hope the people rise up against the illegal coup!

[greenempress1]

"its not immediately clear whose running the country" . yes it is, its th CIA

[idlefritz]

The CIA didn't force Zelaya to push a vote on an illegal referendum... Do you believe the President was working with the US CIA?

[Historiador67]

I completely agree with you.  Well said!

[s1106]

Please come to my country and see how this tief lives, he buy horses that cost more than $ 200,000.00 and you talk about the rich, my country is a narco state because of him.

Do not believe what that thief said.

And i want to tell you, i´m not a rich person i work hard to eat.

But i love my country and i tell you that man is a madman crazy for power.

Please listen the other side

[luisofsuburbia]

Your country was a narco country before him and it will continue to be after him. You preach about listening and yet you support an illegal coup of a DEMOCRATIC elected official. So you want people to take you seriously about listening to your side, when you use violence instead of using that very thing that you preach. Sorry but it doesn't work that way. The private sector is behind this coup.You really think that corporations are on your side? Stop listening to corporate state sponsored media.

[SEFARAD2K4]

What other side? The extreme right wing and the capitalists? The military trained at the School of the Americas(Suazo and Vasquez, the coup leaders)?

[lightfiction]

Starting to smell like a revolution. The poor and the native people who make up a huge majority of the country are tired of being oppressed by the pigs at the top of the economic ladder. Why are rich people so afraid of elections these days?

[LordPillsbury1959]

Good for the Honduran people to oust this criminal. He was exerting power over the constitution of the land and was ruled out of line by the Supreme Court, the Attorney General, Honduran Congress, even his own party. The man went running to who? Chavez! That tells you what was on his mind and his intentions of changing the constitution and remain in power. I am not sure the military was the right vehicle to oust the President instead of an impeachment, but so it is! Adios Zelaya!

[2009jcmar]

Whatever happen to over trow a president that was elected by his people is not the right message, all the latin countries should united agains this lawless people and make them paid for such act. no one in this world have the right to overtrow a president choosen by the people. If at any time someone feel offended I apologize, But I just using my right of free of speech. thank you

[andresvid]

Former president Zelaya organized on his own a 'poll' wich has no legal grounds on whether the constitution needed to be reformed. He's campaign promised change for the poor people and was supported by practically no one, because it was based on lies and without the support from any of the Honduran institutions or it´s people. Because he broke the law on several ocasions he was removed and according to honduran law the president of congress (the vicepresident resigned 1 year ago) takes command

[SEFARAD2K4]

The referendum was legal and would give the citizens more rights. It would also take away privileges from the elite.

[idlefritz]

cite your sources.

[SEFARAD2K4]

idiot, 400,000 citizens signed a petition for a referendum and presented it to the government. the referendum would have called for changes such as protecting workers' right, a national health care plan, subsidized education, women's rights, etc. Had you been informed you would know. Find the sources yourself illiterate shit.

[Calibob858]

If it was legal than you just think the Constitution is a meaningless document. Maybe YOU didn't know but this referendum you speak of is not allowed to be called for, dictated by, and used with Venezuelan ballots. Not by they're Constitution. The Congress, Military, Catholic Church, and members of his own party all could see what was happening, and they stood up for the LAW. Yes, the same "rule of law" that our stupid President and Sec of State are quoting as a reason to oppose the "coup".

[SEFARAD2K4]

Actually, the referendum was legal due to the petition. A petition signed by 400,000 of the 7 million people in the nation!

Regardless, under no circumstances is it legal for the supreme court to call for a coup and Congress to swear in a new president. That is clearly a constitutional violation if you want to get legal about it.

[catrachito321]

SEFARAD2K4 You are telling a not true story , the people signed the petition because they was forced by the Goverment of Mel Zelaya if the people dont sign they and their family they lost his work, or another metods wen a person went to a public hospital have to sign the petition or for and other services of the goberment if the person dont sign the petition the person do not obtain the service needed.

[SEFARAD2K4]

That is simply not true. If he controlled the oligarchy, they wouldn't have ousted him in a coup! On the contrary, people were intimidated by the oligarchy to not participate in the referendum.

[starmanskye]

catrachito: IDK where you get this story of people being coerced to sign the polling petition -- No one else is repeating it, odd esp. since Honduran officials are blocking ALL pro-Zelaya & resistance info. I think you are misrepresenting things. In any case, Zelaya didn't need a petition. The opinion poll consultation was specifically authorized by Article 5 of Civilian Participation Act 2006, to ask public re: policy issues. There's NO way to justify deposing Zelaya for empowering the masses.

[abarzilai664]

To early to tell what will happen but I could tell that they would appoint a millitary strongman as an interim president to be followed by elections under the watch of the army.