Justin Raimondo
"The irony here is that the Honduran militarists, and their American supporters, are claiming the new regime is a bulwark against the evil influence of the socialist Hugo Chavez, from whose clutches the army saved Honduras. So what about Lopez’s private property – or has the Micheletti regime gone socialist?"
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Finally, someone (other than myself; whew!!) was able to translate the key letter of resignation of Honduran Defense Minister Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado. He/She did as good a job as anyone could (and possibly better than I could have). The translator prefaces it with this statement:
ReplyDeleteAmong the most interesting of these expressions, is a letter signed by Angel Edmundo Orellana Mercado, the former Secretary of Defense under President Zelaya, whose resignation on June 24 was one of the actions that marked the beginning of the coup. Dated June 29 and addressed to the person who replaced Micheletti as head of Congress, it is worth translating here in full. But for those who want to know the bottom line: speaking as a university professor and lawyer, dissenting from some of Zelaya's actions, he repudiates the actions of Congress, and expresses his intention to refrain from attending congress (to which he was reappointed after stepping down from his Cabinet post) until they are reversed and President Zelaya is reinstated. The details he rehearses in his letter are worth taking time to read, and I offer them here in translation. I omit only the salutations at the beginning and end of the letter. I highlight in bold face some key opinions of this very well qualified commentator.
It seems to me that this man makes the most sense.
ReplyDeleteZelaya was an idiot, though for pulling that stunt with the ballot boxes. I think he is playing games in a very cynical way. If he had the true interests of the people of Honduras at heart he would not have done the things he did leading up to this mess. That does not excuse the coup. The people behind the coup should be charged with stupidity for giving the loser, Zelaya the opportunity to look like a little David fighting against the elites.
So we see Justin's "righty" stuff coming out in areas here with his reference to Chavez...lol Well, Chavez could do a lot more in the area of economic development of the people, freeing them to become self-sufficient - I will admit that. However, this does not dismiss what has and is taking place in this region.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me that this Mercado makes the most sense and took the most honorable actions.
ReplyDeleteI still think Zelaya was an idiot, though for pulling that stunt with the ballot boxes. I think he is playing games in a very cynical way. If he had the true interests of the people of Honduras at heart he would not have done the things he did leading up to this mess. That does not excuse the coup. The people behind the coup should be charged with stupidity for giving Zelaya, whose popularity with the people seemd to be on a steady downturn, the opportunity to look like a little David fighting against the elites.
Well, we all have idiots on the left as we do on the right.
ReplyDeleteIf there is one constant that our region shares with the rest of the world, it is that during hard economic times, the opposition (regardless who they are) is often elected into power. Therefore you should never read too much into electoral behavior.
However, that does not detract from Justin's good observations, I should have finished.
ReplyDeleteIncluding USA electoral behavior, which is on the par with about the first 3 years of grade school...lol
ReplyDeleteHow many members of Congress support Zelaya's ouster? How many support Zelaya? What percent is required to remove the president in the Honduran constitution.
ReplyDeletea few hundred soldiers Anand, you stupid ass
ReplyDeleteI've always liked Justin Raimondo. Yes, he's a righty but he's principled and clear-thinking, and on issues of imperialism and war he is always on the "right" side.
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