It Wasn't A Coup!!!!

The three souces for this post are the Canada Free Press, Reuters, and Fox News (Associated Press). 

The Canada Free Press article posted on Tuesday, June 30, points out the connection between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and Venezuelan President-for-life Hugo Chavez.  The reporting of the ousting of President Zelaya in this country has failed to mention the strength of this connection and the fact that Chavez has seriously interfered in the internal politics of Honduras. 

The Canada Free Press reports:

"Defending his position as the new Honduran president, Micheletti stated that 12 "advisors" had arrived in his country from Venezuela and the regime in neighboring Nicaragua, now dominated by the overtly Marxist Daniel Ortega. A fact yet to be reported by the AP."

Reuters reports:

"The interim government says it took a legal course in ousting Zelaya -- the Supreme Court said it instructed the army to remove him and Congress voted in the acting president until elections to be held in November."

The Associated Press reports:

"The new government was on a long-shot diplomatic offensive, ordering home Honduras' pro-Zelaya ambassadors to the U.S., the United Nations and the OAS.

"The U.N. ambassador, Jorge Arturo Reyna, refused, saying he took orders only from Zelaya. But Honduras' ambassador to Washington returned home and said he was recognizing Micheletti's government. "This is not a coup d'etat, but rather a process in which a judicial order has been carried out," envoy Roberto Flores Bermudez said.

The ambassador to the OAS could not be located for comment."

Obviously, there is a difference of opinion here.

The Canada Free Press sums it up:

"How long Micheletti can withstand the assaults from the neo-communist elites remains uncertain, but a brave stand has been taken against Marxist tyranny, and the American people should have accurate knowledge about it."

In keeping with my image as 'right wing granny', I watch Fox News.  I was very disappointed last night when watching Special Report to see the events in Honduras reported as a coup.  This is not a coup--this is a country trying to save its democracy.