Democracy Now! - 7/06/09 - Honduran Regime Blocks Zelaya's Return (part 1 of 1)

Honduran Coup Regime Blocks Ousted President Zelaya's Return; Troops Open Fire on Supporters at Airport Killing Two

One week after a military coup in Honduras, soldiers and riot police blocked the airport runway Sunday evening preventing ousted President Manuel Zelaya from returning to the country. Heavily armed Honduran soldiers also used tear gas and machine guns to disperse an unarmed crowd of tens of thousands of people who had come from all over the country, despite military blockades, to wait at the airport and welcome back their ousted President. At least two people were reportedly killed and more wounded. We go to Tegucigalpa to speak with Andres Contreris, who was at the scene.

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[headhunter351]

Do not let zelaya return he has no right he is a traitor and a coward he desrves no better than to hang

VIVA HONDURAS

[ZMan2324]

Coup? no..

Constitutional and legal removal of a former president who thought he was above the law? YES

[edwardjames81]

Zelaya published an executive decree # PCM-020-2009 to reform the constitution. The constitution has 379 Articles in total 8 of those cant be changed. Fact. Art 239 automatically fired Zelaya as president. Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, will immediately cease in their functions Intent and immediately as in instant, as in no trial required. Fact. Art 242 shows the succession line. When Mr. Zelaya was sent to Costa Rica he was no longer the president of Honduras. VIVA HONDURAS

[edwardjames81]

Radio America belong to the "Oligarcas" so why does he mention that jornalist be kill as if its Michelleti's fault in any case it was a Zelaya supporter who killed him, didn'T he just said the Oligarch media is for the coup?? of course he can spin it any way he like he's speaking to people who have no idea where my country is! Viva Honduras!!!! APRESEN A MEL!!!!!!

[AndrewMann552]

Long live the Honduran Resistance!

Down with the fascist coup!

[greenman92553]

go learn to read and write you ignoramus.

you can repeat a lie 1000 times it will never be true

[a4morales]

not a coup! the actions of the military were mandated by the supreme court. you call yourself Democracy Now?this chaos is exactly what Zelaya wants,all being instigated by foreign entities. who is funding them?do you see Democracy in Venezuela? Honduras is more democratic and free now than it's been.the curfew is to protect its citizens from riots! not to steal liberties! Why do you not report on who financed Zelaya's campaign? why don't you report on whose plane's Zelaya has been flying in?