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| Zelaya to sleep away from home for now | |
| 2009-08-17 | |
His statements also coincided with the public done comments yesterday by his former Minister of Defense ArÃstides MejÃa, who said that the deposed former president "is not interested in returning to the power", because he "already governed" and had little to finish. "My presence would be a threat such that they [would] eliminate me, murder me in national territory", said Zelaya to the journalists, after participating in a lunch in the Palace of The Currency which was attended by representatives across the Chilean political spectrum. The visit Thursday to Chile continues the international campaign that he has undertaken to reinforce the pressure against the de facto Government of Roberto Micheletti. Zelaya, who was received by Bachelet in a new gesture of support to the restoration of the democratic order in the central american country, said that the international community still can take new "commercial measures and of international criminal law". Also, he reiterated the call of last Wednesday in Brazil, where met with the president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and emphasized that "in the hands of the U.S. are a great part of the solution to this blow to the democracy". According to Zelaya, the American authorities have been "clear in their opposition" to the blow, but "the measures have been tepid". | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 The Honduran government just needs to hold out until the December elections, for which dumbass will not be allowed to stand, then it is game over. By then, hopefully, his entire corrupt machine will have been rolled up and smoked, and his foreign backers in Honduras will be shown the door. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-08-17 19:34 |
| #1 Ruled out because of threats of death? Or in english, YOU COME BACK , WE SHOOT YOU. Sneaky bit of wordbending. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-08-17 13:06 |