President ousted in military coup!
OK.. So here’s a thought..
We’ve complained loud and hard about the situation in Iran, but no one has uttered a word about what happened in Honduras.
A democratically elected president has been overthrown……
The President of Honduras was ousted in a military coup yesterday when troops arrested him in his pyjamas and sent him into exile in neighbouring Costa Rica.
The military action against President Zelaya, the country’s most popular President in recent history, raised fears of widespread violence as supporters took to the streets, throwing stones at army lorries and shouting: “Traitors! Traitors!”
The Supreme Court said that it had ordered the removal of the President to defend the rule of law. The Honduran Congress later swore in its leader, Roberto Micheletti, as the new head of state after voting to remove Mr Zelaya for “manifest irregular conduct” and “putting in present danger the state of the law”. It had earlier accepted what it said was a letter of resignation from the President, though Mr Zelaya denied having written it.
lookign at your post and rreading some news there are two side of the story (at least now that's what we have)
1.- a democratically elected president trying to change the rules without consulting the proper authorities, thus by law he was deposed
2.- a democratically ellected president deposed by militar coup due to "differences" in thoughts and the way to rule the country.
And yet another side is
3.- External "powers" outside from Honduras trying to reach the power to rule the country regardless what the people has said in the elections (despite having some elections programmed for yesterday in Honduras all political material/personnel was sent from other countries: being Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela the most involved on this) They call themselves the Democracy Observers of Latin America, Cuba?? a democracy observer?? Sorrry to say something is not right here in Honduras.
I will for sure "reject" any military movement to depose any democratically elected president in the world but yet conditions in the countries will depend on the people/authorities and institutions ruling in that country and what is best for the people.
Regards!!
brit,
and people were talking (in the Iran case) about citizens being attacked by their own government. So I guess that is why people are not complaining loud and hard on this case.
Not relevant..
We are talking about an elected president being deposed at the behest of the judiciary..
Brit,
How many civilians were beaten and killed?