HONDURAS: Obama says it was a coup (Obama dice que fue un golpe de estado)

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Transcript from the White House - June 29, 2009: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-President-Obama-and-Pre...
PRESIDENT OBAMA: "(Well, let me first of all speak about the coup in Honduras, because this was a topic of conversation between myself and President Uribe.)

All of us have great concerns about what's taken place there. President Zelaya was democratically elected. He had not yet completed his term. We believe that the coup was not legal and that President Zelaya remains the President of Honduras, the democratically elected President there. In that we have joined all the countries in the region, including Colombia and the Organization of American States.
I think it's -- it would be a terrible precedent if we start moving backwards into the era in which we are seeing military coups as a means of political transition rather than democratic elections. The region has made enormous progress over the last 20 years in establishing democratic traditions in Central America and Latin America. We don't want to go back to a dark past. The United States has not always stood as it should with some of these fledgling democracies, but over the last several years, I think both Republicans and Democrats in the United States have recognized that we always want to stand with democracy, even if the results don't always mean that the leaders of those countries are favorable towards the United States. And that is a tradition that we want to continue.
So we are very clear about the fact that President Zelaya is the democratically elected President, and we will work with the regional organizations like OAS and with other international institutions to see if we can resolve this in a peaceful way."

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[a4morales]

Mr.Obama, please get your facts correct before you speak. With your comments and indifference to the situation, you alone are sending the Honduras to a "dark past". Take time and recognize what has happened in Honduras is what the people of this Nation want.This is not a Coup! This is a Democracy protecting itself from extremists wanting to change our Constitution. Listen to the people of Honduras, emissaries,clergy,leaders, your foreign intelligence committees.. not the sensationalist media

[CubanodePlacetas]

I think that the one who is going to get a coup is Obama if he and his maoist chort continue pushing this country towards comunism and destruction.

[a4morales]

look at the outcome now. Zelaya is gone, away from his "beloved" Honduras on a tour of self promotion. He knows he was wrong and charges are pending for his arrest if he tries to enter the country again. I did not use the words Marxist nor Communist when describing Zelaya. He was an extreme crook with ignorant ideas.. Past is past.

[CubanodePlacetas]

Yo creo que este es Maoista. Muchos de sus appointments lo son. Durante su campana el dijo en un discurso en Florida como a las 11 de la manana: "your hard working people, I know you are willing to make sacrifices for the future generations". Eso es tipicamente maoista.

[Misionerodelespacio1]

Obama es Marxista y save que tiene que actuar rapido pero ya el pueblo Americano se esta dando cuenta de sus acciones y esta tomando el mando de la Nacion , que no espere segundo mandato y que no enfrente a las razas con la justificacion del racismo que no le pega , es NEGRO y PRESIDENTE de USA .

[Misionerodelespacio1]

El dice eso porque teme le hagan lo mismo aqui en USA , a Nixon los sacaron del poder las Instituciones y no el pueblo , en Honduras fueron las Instituciones elegidas democraticamente en funcion de preservar la Constitucion del pueblo y contra un ladron corrupto en funcion de la ideologia expancionista del comunismo en America .