Castro condemns Honduras 'farce'

[IndianaGreen]

Castro condemns Honduras 'farce'

Cuba's president has accused the US of helping to legitimise what he called an "electoral farce" in Honduras.

Raul Castro made the comments on Sunday in Havana during the Alba summit of nine Latin American countries, defending what he said was the right of Manuel Zelaya, the former Honduran president, to be reinstated.

The Cuban leader said many of the region's governments had "condemned unequivocally" the military coup that ousted Zelaya in June.

"Sadly, we weren't able to count on the physical presence of the president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya," Castro said.

"The people of that Latin American nation have had their constitutional rights denied and a usurper government has been imposed with the support of the North American administration, which they've attempted to legitimize with an electoral farce."

Alba, which approved economic sanctions against the de facto Honduran government of Roberto Micheletti, called for international pressure to reject the November 29 Honduran elections won by president-elect Porfirio Lobo.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/12/2009121405226252305.html

[Braulio]

1. Funny Fidel

Castro is a really really funny guy. A dictator who hasn't dared hold a free election in 50 years, criticizing Honduras?

[EFerrari]

2. You're a really, really funny guy. The OP quotes Raul Castro.

Funny Braulio.

[Braulio]

4. Raul isn't really in charge

My analysis shows Raul Castro would toss away their communist system if he could. His brother won't let him.

[EFerrari]

5. LOL. That's even better.

It's too bad I don't book comedy anymore.

[Downwinder]

3. By your own arguments:

Who should know better that the election was a farce?

[Braulio]

6. The Castro brothers don't hold elections

What they call elections isn't remotely like the type of elections we hold in the free world. They're a sham.

[Downwinder]

7. Ah, you mean like Honduras.

[Braulio]

8. Nah. The Honduras elections were OK.

You're just sore because your guys never stood a chance. LOL.

[Bacchus39]

9. no, the party not in power won in Honduras. doesn't happen in Cuba, ever

its not even allowed.

[Downwinder]

10. Check Lobo's history. The Communist won. Ha Ha. n/t

[Bacchus39]

11. Hondurans voted for him, thats the salient issue

I have little opinion him. He could turn out to be horrible, even worse than Zelaya, lets hope not.

ask the Venezuelan opposition what the boycott got them.