Manuel Zelaya Discusses the WikiLeaks Cables About the U.S. Ties to the Honduran Military Coup

EFerrari

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Manuel Zelaya Discusses the WikiLeaks Cables About the U.S. Ties to the Honduran Military Coup

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Billy Burnett

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Tue May-31-11 02:49 PM
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1. US wanted Zelaya to give asylum to terrorist bomber Luis Posada Carilles.

Pathetic.

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EFerrari

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Tue May-31-11 02:53 PM
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2. Charles Ford.

Charles Arthur Ford (born c. 1950) is a United States diplomat, a former United States Ambassador to Honduras, and is currently the Business Engagement Advisor to the Commander, United States Southern Command.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_A._Ford

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zeemike

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Tue May-31-11 04:24 PM
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3. "Obama is the president of the country but does not control the empire."

And that is just the way it is and has been for some time now.

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EFerrari

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Tue May-31-11 04:50 PM
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6. I've never heard it put so simply before. n/t

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2banon

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Tue May-31-11 09:13 PM
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8. It would be an excellent move on Obama's part to just tell the American People how it really is

Straight out. In plain English inform the American People that the President's office is not what we think it is and hasn't been in sometime. That it's all one big charade (because it is)and we the people need to decide what to do about that, and then do it. Honesty straight up like that would be a refreshing change.

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zeemike

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Tue May-31-11 09:58 PM
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12. It would be wonderful alright.

But not for him....for him would be the lone assasin...and I am serious.

But Carter came as close to telling it as any one dare....when he was asked what was the most surprising thing about being president he said he was surprised by how little power he had.

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2banon

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Tue May-31-11 11:59 PM
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13. good point

and good reminder of what happened to Carter..

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Citizen Worker

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Tue May-31-11 04:29 PM
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4. Noam Chomsky calls it "successful defiance" when a sovereign nation defies the global hegemon.

That's why we've tried to overthrow Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and this is why we have an iron boot on the throat of Haiti. We weren't going to let it happen in Honduras. I fear for President Zelaya's life.

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EFerrari

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Tue May-31-11 04:49 PM
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5. I do, too.

That's the first thing my mother said to me when I updated her: "I hope they don't kill him."

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sabrina 1

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Tue May-31-11 09:24 PM
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10. I worry about him also.

He's a courageous man. Otoh, they might opt for smearing him as they have so many others. Making martyrs of people has proven to work against them often, but who is going to sympathize with a 'sex abuser'?

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2banon

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Tue May-31-11 09:06 PM
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7. Amy Misspoke about the first Coup in Latin America in a Quarter of Century

Venezuela happened in 2002 when the CIA attempted to overthrow Chavez. indeed it worked for a very brief time.

Maybe Amy meant in "Central America". :shrug:

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2banon

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Tue May-31-11 09:14 PM
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9. forgot to say, thanks for posting this!

:thumbsup:

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flamingdem

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Tue May-31-11 09:43 PM
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11. thanks for this! nt

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