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Caribbean-Latin America
Honduras to restore ousted president
2009-10-15
Honduran negotiators reached agreement on Wednesday on a plan to restore President Manuel Zelaya to office and end a political crisis triggered by his ouster in a June coup.

"We have agreed in a document on point number six, which relates to the restitution of the powers of state to where they were before June 28, 2009," Victor Meza, Zelaya's representative, told a news conference.

Restoring the state to the situation before the coup would imply Zelaya's return to office, something that had been opposed by Robert Micheletti, the head of the coup-backed interim government.

Micheletti and Zelaya must now ratify the agreement reached by their representatives in talks Tegucigalpa.
Posted by:Ulans Elmealing4520

#8  But will they?
Posted by: Kelly   2009-10-15 19:30  

#7  if they agree to allow him to leave the Brazilian embassy and resume the Presidency, the minute his sandal is out the gate, they can arrest him for theft of state funds, try him, and throw his Chavista ass in prison.
Posted by: Frank G   2009-10-15 14:06  

#6  Have a sniper or two waiting and pot him the second he steps foot out of the embasy.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-10-15 13:56  

#5  Good point on the clock.

Let him be President for the hour before the elected President takes office. Let him be surrounded by Guards as he watches his dream of Chavista glory go belly up.
Posted by: .lord garth   2009-10-15 13:02  

#4  I'll give the POTUS some credit here if needed and deserved. He at least seems to have realized his initial mishandling, and has since done little or nothing to compound it - usually a good trait. Also, this may be a rare case where letting the lawyers run out the clock is also a very good thing.

Let Zelaya back in, save him some face, provided the deal doesn't allow him to do much of anything, and certainly nothing to extend his influence beyond the election.

Do all that, let the new president assume office with national consent, and resume our aid. It could be a huge "I told you so" to Hugo and Fidel, but I wouldn't bet on anyone asking when their next peaceful and somewhat orderly transfer of power will be.

Again - can the POTUS do something right if nobody is watching and he doesn't get credit for it? Here's a chance.
Posted by: Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division   2009-10-15 11:50  

#3  Update:
The constitutional government is denying this report.

I don't see how they could restore Zelaya while upholding their constitutional system.

In fact such a move would be a real coup as it would alter or abolish their constitution by extraconstitutional means.
Posted by: Ulans Elmealing4520   2009-10-15 07:37  

#2  Sounds like a trick to get him OUT of the Brazilian embassy to me.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-10-15 06:01  

#1  Another great Obama victory.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-10-15 03:55  

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