Events In Honduras

[Magda Hassan]

It has all the signs of the US State Department's 2002 anti-Chavez coup. The president was kidnapped at night in his pyjamas by masked soldiers and flown to Costa Rica where he was dumped. His puppet replacement has accepted Zelaya's letter of 'resignation' and he has been 'voted' in to office by the congress. The Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan ambassadors were held captive and beaten during this same time. They are since released. This illegal and unnecessary act can only be seen as a provocation to draw in the ALBA countries. Other members of the government who may be supportive of the president have also been kidnapped by the military and communications are being cut off. There is no street lighting. The military have also taken over the channel 8 tv station. The military are running things through the air force.

Clinton and Obama are saying that Zelaya is the only president recognised by the US but.... what are they going to do about it now? The current puppet, Micheletti, says he will stay until January 2010 when the elections would be held. That is plenty of time for the elite and their US friends to get things organised their way.

The constitution that Zelaya wanted to change by referendum by the way was one installed by the last US military dictatorship and never repealled. Some people like things just the way they are it seems. A petition requesting the referendum was signed by 400,000 Hondurans.