Hondoran President Zelaya: Obama administration was not involved in coup

[HamdenRice]

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was interviewed by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now yesterday. Although he wants the Obama administration to do more, he confirmed that the Obama administration was NOT INVOLVED in the coup against him:

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/7/30/exclusive_ousted_honduran_president_manuel_zelaya

AMY GOODMAN: Do you have any plans to join them in Costa Rica?

PRESIDENT MANUEL ZELAYA: I have sent my representative, who is the Vice President, Aristides Mejia. He will be there representing me and also recognizing the effort being made by President Obama by revoking the visas of the coup leaders. It’s a good sign that declares the coup leaders as enemies of humanity.

AMY GOODMAN: It’s widely recognized that the coup would not stand without US support. What more do you think the United States has to do now?

PRESIDENT MANUEL ZELAYA: I realize that President Barack Obama and the State Department were not involved in the coup, but some very conservative sectors in the United States, sectors of the extreme right wing, have a double standard. They talk about democracy on the inside, and outside they talk about dictatorship.

AMY GOODMAN: Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State, said your going over the border from Nicaragua into Honduras was “reckless.” Your response?

PRESIDENT MANUEL ZELAYA: Well, she doesn’t have all the necessary information that I have on the repression in the country that’s being suffered by the people. I have to get close to the people to give them support.

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More at the link

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. I guess that's bad news to our very own coup supporters on this site. There's

not a lot of them but they certainly are loud.

[HamdenRice]

2. I'm curious about what the "Obama overthrew Zelaya" crowd have to say nt

[ProgressiveProfessor]

3. Odd I thought the VP had previously resigned to run for President?

Also many accounts had the US very well informed as to what was going on and the potential for Zelaya to be removed from office. In the eyes of some the current administration at least a passive participant, a kind of sin of omission for not stopping it.

FWIW I am more of a coup denier that an Obama did it. The vast majority of accounts state that Zelaya was removed from office via constitutional means by the Honduran Supreme Court, arrested by the Army on a warrant the court issued, and then exiled. The illegal action was forcing him to leave the country, not replacing him with a politician from his own party.

[timeforpeace]

5. Well done, you're correct. He was offered a deal (plea bargain if you will) to leave the country

and avoid prosecution and he took it.

But whatever, it's been quite entertaining, and we get to look forward to another installment of Mr. Zelaya Goes To The Honduran Border, Steps Over, And Jumps Back.

[HamdenRice]

6. Thanks for the info! nt

[Odin2005]

4. +1