OAS suspends Honduras; sets up bloodshed
A week after the dramatic removal of Manuel Zelaya from his position as President of Honduras, the Organization of American States suspended the small country’s membership according to the Wall Street Journal;
“The suspension takes effect immediately,” Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said, reading the resolution before the body. The move temporarily sidelines Honduras from any participation in the OAS, but obliges it to continue observing the body’s rules in areas such as human rights.
It also deepens the poor Central American nation’s international isolation ahead of a looming showdown on Sunday in the Honduran capital, where Mr. Zelaya plans to return despite warnings of a potentially bloody confrontation and the interim government’s vow to arrest him and put him on trial.
The small country’s new leaders had told the OAS that Honduras would pull out of the body rather than let Mr. Zelaya back in the presidential seat. In an odd turn of events, the OAS said on Saturday that Honduras couldn’t withdraw because its provisional government wasn’t recognized by the international community.
So this action which disregards the sovereignty and constitutional authority of Honduras to manage it’s own affairs, has emboldened Zelaya;
“We will arrive at the international airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras with several presidents, (and) members of international organizations,” Mr. Zelaya told Caracas-based station Telesur, according to the Associated Press.
See, here’s how that violates the Honduran Constitution. Article 42 of the Constitution reads “ARTICULO 42.- La calidad de ciudadano se pierde: * * * 5. Por incitar, promover o apoyar el continuismo o la reelección del Presidente de la República; y,” In my Calle J translation; “The legal rights of a citizen is lost: * * * For inciting, promoting or supporting the continuance or reelection of the president of the Republic.” So Zelaya has lost his Honduran citizenship – if he enters Honduras, he’s an illegal alien.
Archbishop Oscar Andrés Rodríguez of Honduras asks the OAS and Zelaya to reconsider further interference according to the Miami Herald;
“We think that a return to the country at this time could unleash a bloodbath in the country,” Cardinal Rodriguez said. “To this day, no Honduran has died. Please meditate because afterwards it would be too late.”
As the OAS has stood mutely and watched the rights of Latin American citizens deteriorate through out the region, they make a stand against one small nation as it exercises it’s Constitution. At the same time, the OAS is considering adding the prison state of Cuba to it’s membership.
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And,,,,,, the side that B. Husein Obummer has taken further demonstrates his mindset and intentions for the USA. Both Obummer and Zelaya have the opinion that the constitution is standing in their way to greatness.
During the US Presidential campaign, I heard Obummer say something to the effect of: “I will work to free us from the constraints of the Constitution.” I am sure that he feels “constrained” by the constitution, and it is just us peons who feel freed by the same document. I wonder how soon he will want to dismantle our military presence in Honduras……
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The “lightworker’s” take on the Constitution is that it is “A flawed document”. That mindset alone should have cost him the election.
I suspect he’s supporting Zelaya in order to see how such a situation works out, since he’s likely planning on trying the same thing here.
Tim, and I’m sure that the “lightworker” just could not pass on the opportunity to ingratiate himself with Chavez, Ortega, the Marx, I mean Castro, brothers, the OAS and the UN. After all, if you can keep your miracle mouth shut while the Iranians gun down their citizens, I’m sure it’s not much of a stretch to ignore Nicaragua and Venezuela if/when they invade Honduras. With the backing of the OAS and UN.