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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Honduran Irregularities

Last night (well, ok, technically this morning between 3 and 4 AM) I did some more research into the whole Honduran coup thing, and I think I've gathered enough information to actually draw my own (tentative) opinion on the whole subject; and in a nutshell, I'm almost entirely against the coup.

To start with: there's no evidence that suggests that President Zelaya (the ousted leader of Honduras) had anything to do with any illegal wrongdoings, and there's certainly no evidence that he was seeking to extend his term in office (which, under the Honduran constitution, causes whichever current President who seeks to do so to be taken out of office... immediately).
Another strange fact that was observed is the fact that, since the coup, the prominent leader of the infamous Honduran 'Death Squads' from the 1980's (who's name has escaped me at this time) has been permitted to reintegrate into public life, which includes speaking on Honduran talk shows and boasting about how much good the coup has done for the nation.

One positive outcome I've observed from the coup is that, despite the irregularities and probable misconceptions, the people of Honduras did unite to stand up and defend there democracy (just as people in Iran are doing at this moment as well).

Other notable occurrences since the coup include both human rights violations (the murders of 3 peaceful Honduran protesters) as well as the censorship of news sources and the suppression of journalists resistant to the censorship by beating them (to death, in a few reported cases) as well as imprisoning them. If that isn't a true breach of the constitution, I certainly don't see why a President seeking to extend his term in office is, in comparison of course.

Another (at least perceived) outcome of the coup is the increased reliability on the United States, and who knows? Maybe elements within the American government had something to do with this coup. It's happened plenty of times before (so much, in fact, I'm beginning to wonder why the CIA's existence is still permitted).

Hopefully, Roberto Micheletti (the President of the current provisional government) is counter-couped from his illegal, unjustified position soon, whether it be by his own people, or by Zelaya, and whether it's by violent, or peaceful means.

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