And wait until you see why this post has its title.
"Ousted Honduran says pact restores him to power
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact will restore him to power in about a week, ending Honduras' isolation four months after soldiers flew the leftist leader into exile in his pajamas.
The agreement is a U.S. foreign policy victory but casts doubt on Latin America's ability to work out its own problems without Washington's help.
That is SUCH a BACKWARDS and OFFENSIVE statement it is tough to know where to begin.
The FIRST THING we could do is STOP MEDDLING in THEIR AFFAIRS!!
Yeah, they need the Gringo from up North to fix everything for them -- when it is OUR POLICIES that are CAUSING the PROBLEMS!
In the four months since the coup, talks repeatedly broke down as the government of President Barack Obama tried to let Latin American governments take the lead. In the end, the top U.S. envoy for the Americas flew in Wednesday and won a deal the following night - just a month before presidential elections the U.S. and other countries warned would not be recognized if held under the government that took power in the June 28 coup. The power-sharing agreement calls for Congress to decide whether to reinstate Zelaya and allow him to serve the remaining three months of his term. And while it imposed no deadline, Zelaya told The Associated Press on Friday he expects a decision in "more or less a week." Meanwhile, he said, he will remain at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, where he took refuge after slipping back into the country on Sept. 21....
Also see: Honduras Backs Down On Threat to Brazil Because of Business
Inside the Brazilian Embassy, backers hugged Zelaya after hearing news of the deal and one asked him to autograph a white cowboy hat resembling the one the deposed leader always wears. The hat already bore Shannon's signature. Soldiers continued to surround the embassy and floodlights still interrupted sleep, but it has been several days since troops used earsplitting cat calls and howling dog noises in the wee hours to keep those inside awake.
Strangely, that is the FIRST I HEARD of THAT and it has been GOING ON for a MONTH! You HAVE TO LOVE the MSM CENSORSHIP here in AmeriKa!
Of course, it is a coup the government engineered and MSM supported, so.....
The crisis has been a diplomatic challenge for the Obama administration. In an effort to improve relations in a region where the United States is often criticized for heavy-handed meddling.... That did not prevent U.S. adversaries in the region from criticizing Obama. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez condemned the United States for being too soft on the government of interim President Roberto Micheletti - even though the U.S. cut off millions of dollars in development and military aid and suspended the diplomatic visas of top Honduran officials.
All I can say is take a stroll.
Meanwhile, U.S. Republicans criticized Obama for condemning Zelaya's ouster, questioning why the U.S. was defending a Chavez ally. Republican lawmakers have held up two Obama appointments over the dispute: Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Shannon as ambassador to Brazil and Arturo Valenzuela, Obama's pick to take Shannon's current job....
The U.S.-brokered pact was a testament to the considerable sway Washington still holds over Latin American, despite vocal attempts by Chavez and other leaders to undermine U.S. influence.
It occurs to me that we are losing friends all over the place. Whether it is some populace voting against our ruling or sponsored tools or governments just giving AmeriKa lip service, we seem to be ticking people off all over the world.
The United States is the biggest single source of Honduras' direct foreign investment - providing 45 percent of the total - and development aid. Honduras also relies heavily on money sent home from immigrants in the U.S. U.S. officials tried to downplay Washington's role.
Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the developments "a big step forward for the inter-American system," and Shannon insisted the pact was "a huge accomplishment for Honduras."
They had to go all the way over there for a quote?
But few other countries had any real power to pressure Micheletti.....
Tired of U.S. officials lying all the time? That's why no one likes us anymore.
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And here is my "update."
I wonder if the Times heard the tunes outside the embassy....
Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya shouted slogans against coup leader Roberto Micheletti in Tegucigalpa yesterday. (Oswaldo Rivas/ Reuters)
"Honduras agrees to restore Zelaya; Nation’s congress still must approve pact pushed by US" by Ginger Thompson and Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times | October 31, 2009
That could cause tensions with the military, which roused Zelaya from his bed and forced him out of the country. It is unclear what it would mean for Zelaya, who has been threatened with arrest on charges ranging from corruption to treason.
So he doesn't deserve any sleep?
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