Related: The Waning and Weakening Protests of Honduras
The Boston Globe's Honduran S*** Sandwich
So the MSM is caught lying once again, 'eh? Pffft!
"Support slipping for Zelaya ouster; Honduran officials still reject appeals to reinstate leader" by Alexandra Olson, Associated Press | August 6, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A leading candidate for the Honduras presidency distanced himself yesterday from the overthrow of Manuel Zelaya and said sending him abroad was a mistake, while clashes broke out between police and supporters of the ousted president.
The comments by Elvin Santos add to cracks in the once-solid backing among the country’s power structure for the June 28 removal of Zelaya, though officials so far have rejected international demands to let him return to the presidency....
“The huge mistake was taking him out of the country and leaving him defenseless,’’ Santos said of Zelaya. They are both members of the Liberal Party, as is the man who replaced Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti....
WTF is this?!!!
Even the generals who hustled Zelaya out of the country are now taking pains to defend their action with a televised appearance that suggests they fear being made scapegoats if the ousted leader returns due to overwhelming international pressure.
Where? U.N. Security Council meeting?
The Army’s head, General Miguel Angel Garcia, insisted Tuesday on Channel 5 that the military stopped a plan to impose “socialism disguised as democracy,’’ a reference to Zelaya’s growing ties to Venezuela’s socialist leader, Hugo Chavez.
Hear that MSM Honduran war drum beating?
The armed forces chief, General Romeo Vasquez, even suggested the military would not stand in the way if Zelaya returns to power under a plan proposed by Costa Rica’s president. “The military will respect whatever solution is reached under the mediation of President Oscar Arias,’’ he said.
Translation: The PEOPLE ARE NOT STANDING for the COUP!!!!!
Meanwhile, police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse pro-Zelaya students demonstrating near the National Autonomous University of Honduras in the capital. The students burned tires and sent sticks and stones raining down on the officers’ riot shields. They also hurled some rocks through the windows of nearby restaurants.
I SMELL AGENT PROVOCATEURS RUINING PEACEFUL PROTESTS again!!!!!!!!!
Clashes have erupted more frequently in Tegucigalpa since the interim government warned last week it would not longer tolerate street blockades that have snarled traffic on a near-daily basis since the coup.
Thanks for LYING and HIDING THAT, Globe! I can't trust or believe you over anything, not one thing!
At least two protesters have been killed.
And OBAMA is SILENT!!!! Then again, Honduras is not Iran.
More Zelaya supporters started marching yesterday to Tegucigalpa from various regions of the country, expecting to converge on the capital next Monday.
We will see if the Globe posts something tomorrow and Tuesday.
If they do, I promise I'll post; if not, that will prove my points about protests and the Globe's selectivity, won't it?
Adding to the pressure, some 15,000 nurses and other workers at 28 hospitals declared themselves on an indefinite strike, joining public school teachers.
Yeah, SAVE that WHOLE SITUATION and INFORMATION for the ENDING AFTERTHOUGHT, MSM!
Take a look at the people shaming you, America:
University workers were momentarily detained by police during a roadblock protest at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa yesterday. Students demanded the return of President Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted on June 28. (Arnulfo Franco/Associated Press)
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Of course, the COUP-SUPPORTING PAPER has sent Honduras down the memory hole since.
