US seeks deal between Honduran coup leaders and deposed president

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Jul 2, 2009 7:28 PM EDT

Article Source: WSWS

The standoff between deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the "interim government" installed by the military following Sunday's coup intensified Wednesday, following unanimous resolutions passed by the United Nations General Assembly and the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning the coup and demanding Zelaya's reinstatement.

The OAS, meeting in Washington on Wednesday, gave the new regime in Tegucigalpa three days to relinquish power and allow Zelaya to resume his presidency or face suspension from the body. On Tuesday, Zelaya addressed the UN General Assembly and obtained its official support.

He announced that he would postpone his return to Honduras, originally slated for Thursday, to Saturday, after the three-day OAS deadline expires. He said he would be accompanied by OAS head José Miguel Insulza, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, Ecuadorian leader Rafael Correa, and Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, the Nicaraguan president of the UN General Assembly.

The show of support from the OAS and the UN was joined by a series of moves by governments in Latin America and Europe as well as international bodies aimed at isolating the new regime in Honduras and intensifying pressure on it. Ten Latin American countries have withdrawn their ambassadors, as well as Spain, France and Italy. The World Bank announced that it was suspending all loans to Honduras.

The country's Central American neighbors—Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador—said they were cutting off all overland trade.

But the coup regime, headed by former parliamentary speaker Roberto Micheletti, maintained a public posture of defiance. Micheletti and other officials said they would arrest Zelaya the minute he entered Honduras and put him on trial for 18 crimes, including abuse of authority and treason. Officials also indicated that they would block Zelaya's escorts from entering the country.

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Dr. A. G. Guzman

Why is the US insisting on returning this communist to the presidency of Honduras? Is US trying to keep Chavez happy? Please understand that it was not the military who chose mr Micheletti as president of Honduras.It was Congress who followed the Constitution of Honduras, and who opted democracy over communism, who appointed Roberto Micheletti as the president of Honduras.

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#1 - Fri Jul 3, 2009 10:15 PM EDT

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greenpagan

Some communist.

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#1.1 - Sat Jul 4, 2009 12:30 AM EDT

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