Honduras Coup d'état
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- GeorgesII
there's a new trend out there and it seems people are tired of politician trying to extend their mandate into dictatures,
anyone here can give me more info about this situation,
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORL…
- OSFA0
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3159…
Seems the president was kidnapped and taken to Costa Rica where he's being held
- GeorgesII0
I hope they have twitter over there.
- marychain0
My wife is from Honduras. Her brother and mother are still there
it's bad.In an illegal move, President Zelaya wanted to stay in office longer than his 4 years up at the end of the year...he was FORCING people to vote a constitutional change to extend presidential terms.
He's buddy buddy with Chavez...figure it out.
I hope the people cut his fucking head off.
- I wonder why everyone assumes that Chavez is bad. Press is so bad here, we proUS propaganda 24/7.robotron3k
- besides, the CIA has been interested in Latin Amer. (oil & regime change) for many decades...robotron3k
- Because he's introducing communism, a system which always ends in fiasco and killed multiples of nazi count?raf
- US has no problem with communist China, hmm...DrBombay
- ernexbcn0
I applaud the military of Honduras that go rid of Chavez puppet.
This just in: Hugo Chavez is threatening Honduras with military action
- marychain0
SO.....Venezuela is going to invade Honduras then?
fantastic
We seriously need to whack Chavez
- ********0
all it would take it is a little bit of turmoil before the us would send in some forces to kill that asshole
- ukit0
CNN is doing a cracking job reporting this story. And they say serious journalism is dead!
- Yes, but the Oxiclean pitchamn was found dead. Very serious.TheBlueOne
- Countryman0
they announced a new president!!!
- lazerbass0
but...Billy mAYS!!!!
- marychain0
Obama supports Zelaya????????????
That's fucking disturbing.
That's a GIGANTIC FUCKING STRIKE ONE!!!
I applaud these people not wanting to be another not in the Castro/Chavez movement.
Hillary is calling it Illegal...
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!this is what a democracy is SUPPOSSED to do.
A democratically elected president does the will of the PEOPLE.NOT the other way round.
He tried to force an election to change the fucking constitution.
The people said no!He left them no choice.
He's lucky he's still alive.
- strike one!???!!! sister, wake up and smell the tacos...robotron3k
- marychain0
and I fucking HATE everything Michael Jackson ever did.
Hate it.
Get off my fucking TV
- robotron3k0
Honduras needs to get with the program and elect a President for more than just 4 years. Sure, Zelaya is friends with Hugo, but he was trying to have an extension of presidency by a "democratic" vote to take place by the people of Honduras to add 4 more years. It was to happen today and the coup took place instead.
The way to economic development (for Honduras) is to have a leader that can sit in office and have and see his programs come into fruition. If you had a president at a corporation change every 4 years the company would ALWAYS perform at a mediocre level because there was not enough consistency of leadership.
So the same goes for Honduras, it's a country of 7.5 million people and the average yearly income is like $4,000 dollars a year, so the country is exploding and there is lots of growth potential but you need longer term leadership (more that just a 4 years) to build it up.
Too bad he's out, democracy lost again. Oh well...
- No... he was FORCING a vote
marychain - I hear you but understand that even assholes CAN be right. Honduras needs this for long term growth...robotron3k
- and it esp. sucks when they are right...robotron3k
- No... he was FORCING a vote
- ********0
the guy was trying to turn himself into a dictator. fuck that. waterboard him.
- hmmm, let me guess you learned that on FOX News or CNN???robotron3k
- robotron3k0
seems like things have calmed down in Honduras only one citizen rebelling today... everyone must still be in church.
- GeorgesII0
so thats it, the military just ousted the elected president and installed a new one in less than a week and no "democracy" is calling this bullshit.
Mary I understand your point, but I have yet to see a military coup end up well and South America has a difficult love story with them.- actually just about every single nation is condemning it.
Honduras is in Central America BTWmarychain - I see your scepticism...but this guy really was a gigantic, dangerous asshole. The Supreme Court authorized the coup.marychain
- Coup. The vote he was trying to scare people into to extend his term and let communism in...was ILLEGAL.marychain
- Good on them for saying...Get that shit outta here. FUCK CHAVEZ AND HIS CRONIES!marychain
- actually just about every single nation is condemning it.
