The Political Murder that Exposed Hillary Clinton’s Dark Role in Honduras
Has she apologized for her role in legitimizing the coup and for the way her anti-democratic actions may have led to the death of Berta Cáceres?
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/18/the-political-murder-that-exposed-hillary-clintons-dark-role-in-honduras/
MARCH 18, 2016
The Political Murder that Exposed Hillary Clinton’s Dark Role in Honduras
by ADAM JOHNSON
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Fifteen House Democrats joined in, sending a letter to the Obama White House insisting that the State Department “fully acknowledge that a military coup has taken place” and “follow through with the total suspension of non-humanitarian aid, as required by law.”
But under Hillary Clinton’s leadership, the State Department staunchly refused to do so. Emails revealed last year show that Clinton knew very well there was a military coup, but declined to add her voice to the loud objections coming from the international community.
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In the original version of her memoir Hard Choices, Clinton disclosed she had no intention of restoring the rightfully elected Zelaya to power.
“In the subsequent days [after the coup], I spoke with my counterparts around the hemisphere, including Secretary Espinosa in Mexico. We strategized on a plan to restore order in Honduras,” Clinton wrote, “and ensure that free and fair elections could be held quickly and legitimately, which would render the question of Zelaya moot.”
This is why State Department officials blocked the OAS from adopting a resolution that would have refused to recognize Honduran elections carried out under the dictatorship.
Interestingly, the paperback edition of her memoir released last year left out what happened in Honduras altogether.
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