Pope Lauds St. Thomas Aquinas, Gets Text Support

Pope Benedict XVI looks on during a general audience in Aula Paolo VI at the Vatican on June 23, 2010. (Daylife Photos-Getty Images)

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Roman catacombs:

WORLD MOURNS THE POPE (aka DEATH OF POPE PIUS XII)

Pius XII H/T: Kevin Chan

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Text Support 4 BXVI

Here is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave today during the general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Benedict XVI Extols St. Thomas Aquinas

Clinton in Lima Pushes Abortion, Gay Agenda

Holy Father receives 20,000 text messages of support

More than one-third of local Catholic communities today are still in "mission territory," a geographical area that includes about three-fourths of the world's population

"Let us participate devotedly in Mass in order to obtain its spiritual fruits; let us feed from the Body and Blood of the Lord that we may be incessantly nourished by divine Grace; let us pause willingly and often in the company of the Blessed Sacrament."

Malta feasts, spectacular videos

Malta festivities continued

German Catholics to Rally for Benedict

Archbishop of Genoa and president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, remarked that “secularism does not mean banning religious symbols,” such as the crucifix, “from public places."

After more than 10 years as the point man for the Church's efforts to promote Christian unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper today announced his resignation as president of the pontifical council dedicated to that cause

Pres. Micheletti Interview with Greta

"Not Supporting the Forces of Liberty"

Hat Tip: Alexa Chisholm

Micheletti Rebuts Critics & Propaganda

Update 1:

Breitbart:

OCOTAL, Nicaragua (AP) - The U.S. government said Tuesday it has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials, stepping up pressure on coup-installed leaders who insist they can resist international demands to restore the ousted president.

The U.S. State Department did not name the four, but a Honduran official said they included the Supreme Court magistrate who ordered the arrest of ousted President Manuel Zelda and the president of Honduras' Congress.

The State Department is also reviewing the visas of all officials serving under interim President Roberto Micheletti, department spokesman Ian Kelly said.

Micheletti's Deputy Foreign Minister Marta Lorena Alvarado said Supreme Court Justice Tomas Arita and Congressional President Jose Alfredo Saavedro were among those whose visas removed.

Arita signed the order for Zelaya's arrest several days before soldiers whisked him out of the country on June 28.

Alvarado insisted the decision would not have major consequences for Micheletti's government, which has rejected international demands to restore Zelaya despite the suspension of millions of dollars in U.S. and European development aid and the threat of further sanctions.

"It's part of the international community's incomprehension of what is happening in Honduras," Alvarado told The Associated Press. "It's not definitive and it will not have major consequences for the future of Honduras."

Zelaya, who earlier complained that international efforts to restore him were flagging, said the decision was "correct" and urged even tougher measures.

Also:

Mel Zelaya had personally asked Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. to carry out the visa actions

Nefarious "US Ambassador" Hugo Llorens, a repulsive traitor, is at the core of this diabolical effort against a key American ally

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen noted it was "dangerous" to pull visas, as the White House is taking its marching order from Zelaya, Chavez and Castro

President of National Congress now asks US to respect the sovereign decisions undertaken by Honduras

Supreme Court Judge Tomas Arita, who signed the arrest warrant against Mel responds to actions of the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa

Custodio, Arita, Saavedra and Sevilla were the 4 individuals harmed

Addams Family, oops, Zelaya family did not pass to the border area to meet the ex-dictator, although they had been legally authorized to do so

Human Rights Ombudsman, Ramon Custodio, one of the representatives who had his diplomatic visa revoked discusses that his dignity and fealty to the constitution is worth more than any visa

Legal association opposes any amnesty for Zelaya and his corrupt goons

Salomón Escoto, National Police Chief apprises Pres. Micheletti of the security situation in the nation

Víctor Boitano Coleman, ex-Sandinista militant, accuses the Ortega government of being a party to the incessant violations of Zelaya on his homeland, commerce has been affected to the permanent circus maximus on the border

Pepe Lobo, National Party Presidential candidate, says his party opposes a blanket amnesty to Mel Zelaya

Pres. Micheletti's visa could be next?

Zelaya "wife" Xiomara Castro, indicated to Chavez run network TeleSur, or is that CNN?, that the armed forces wants to expel her family and her from the country

Venezuelan diplomats, read spies, remain in country and refuse to leave Honduras after being asked to depart, as of Friday at noon

Honduran Pres. Roberto Micheletti-Wall Street Journal:

One of America’s most loyal Latin American allies—Honduras—has been in the midst of a constitutional crisis that threatens its democracy. Sadly, key undisputed facts regarding the crisis have often been ignored by America’s leaders, at least during the earliest days of the crisis.

In recent days, the rhetoric from allies of former President Manuel Zelaya has also dominated media reporting in the U.S. The worst distortion is the repetition of the false statement that Mr. Zelaya was removed from office by the military and for being a “reformer.” The truth is that he was removed by a democratically elected civilian government because the independent judicial and legislative branches of our government found that he had violated our laws and constitution.

Let’s review some fundamental facts that cannot be disputed:

• The Supreme Court, by a 15-0 vote, found that Mr. Zelaya had acted illegally by proceeding with an unconstitutional “referendum,” and it ordered the Armed Forces to arrest him. The military executed the arrest order of the Supreme Court because it was the appropriate agency to do so under Honduran law.

• Eight of the 15 votes on the Supreme Court were cast by members of Mr. Zelaya’s own Liberal Party. Strange that the pro-Zelaya propagandists who talk about the rule of law forget to mention the unanimous Supreme Court decision with a majority from Mr. Zelaya’s own party. Thus, Mr. Zelaya’s arrest was at the instigation of Honduran’s constitutional and civilian authorities—not the military.

• The Honduran Congress voted overwhelmingly in support of removing Mr. Zelaya. The vote included a majority of members of Mr. Zelaya’s Liberal Party.

• Independent government and religious leaders and institutions—including the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the Administrative Law Tribunal, the independent Human Rights Ombudsman, four-out-of-five political parties, the two major presidential candidates of the Liberal and National Parties, and Honduras’s Catholic Cardinal—all agreed that Mr. Zelaya had acted illegally.

• The constitution expressly states in Article 239 that any president who seeks to amend the constitution and extend his term is automatically disqualified and is no longer president. There is no express provision for an impeachment process in the Honduran constitution. But the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision affirmed that Mr. Zelaya was attempting to extend his term with his illegal referendum. Thus, at the time of his arrest he was no longer—as a matter of law, as far as the Supreme Court was concerned—president of Honduras.

• Days before his arrest, Mr. Zelaya had his chief of staff illegally withdraw millions of dollars in cash from the Central Bank of Honduras.

• A day or so before his arrest, Mr. Zelaya led a violent mob to overrun an Air Force base to seize referendum ballots that had been shipped into Honduras by Hugo Chávez’s Venezuelan government.

• I succeeded Mr. Zelaya under the Honduran constitution’s order of succession (our vice president had resigned before all of this began so that he could run for president). This is and has always been an entirely civilian government. The military was ordered by an entirely civilian Supreme Court to arrest Mr. Zelaya. His removal was ordered by an entirely civilian and elected Congress. To suggest that Mr. Zelaya was ousted by means of a military coup is demonstrably false.

Regarding the decision to expel Mr. Zelaya from the country the evening of June 28 without a trial, reasonable people can believe the situation could have been handled differently. But it is also necessary to understand the decision in the context of genuine fear of Mr. Zelaya’s proven willingness to violate the law and to engage in mob-led violence.

The way forward is to work with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. He is proposing ways to ensure that Mr. Zelaya complies with Honduras’s laws and its constitution and allows the people of Honduras to elect a new president in the regularly scheduled Nov. 29 elections (or perhaps earlier, if the date is moved up as President Arias has suggested and as Honduran law allows).

If all parties reach agreement to allow Mr. Zelaya to return to Honduras—a big “if”—we believe that he cannot be trusted to comply with the law and therefore it is our position that he must be prosecuted with full due process.

President Arias’s proposal for a moratorium on prosecution of all parties may be considered, but our Supreme Court has indicated that such a proposal presents serious legal problems under our constitution.

Like America, our constitutional democracy has three co-equal and independent branches of government—a fact that Mr. Zelaya ignored when he openly defied the positions of both the Supreme Court and Congress. But we are ready to continue discussions once the Supreme Court, the attorney general and Congress analyze President Arias’s proposal. That proposal has been turned over to them so that they can review provisions that impact their legal authority. Once we know their legal positions we will proceed accordingly.

The Honduran people must have confidence that their Congress is a co-equal branch of government. They must be assured that the rule of law in Honduras applies to everyone, even their president, and that their Supreme Court’s orders will not be dismissed and swept aside by other nations as inconvenient obstacles.

Meanwhile, the other elements of the Arias proposal, especially the establishment of a Truth Commission to make findings of fact and international enforcement mechanisms to ensure Mr. Zelaya complies with the agreement, are worthy of serious consideration.

Mr. Zelaya’s irresponsible attempt on Friday afternoon to cross the border into Honduras before President Arias has obtained agreement from all parties—an attempt that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appropriately described as “reckless”—was just another example of why Mr. Zelaya cannot be trusted to keep his word.

Regardless of what happens, the worst thing the U.S. can do is to impose economic sanctions that would primarily hurt the poorest people in Honduras. Rather than impose sanctions, the U.S. should continue the wise policies of Mrs. Clinton. She is supporting President Arias’s efforts to mediate the issues. The goal is a peaceful solution that is consistent with Honduran law in a civil society where even the president is not above the law.

Mr. Micheletti, previously the president of the Honduran Congress, became president of Honduras upon the departure of Manuel Zelaya. He is a member of the Liberal Party, the same party as Mr. Zelaya.

The Path Foward, Micheletti editorial in the WSJ (Spanish)

US Ambassador Hugo Llorens permitted and was a party to Zelaya's wife utlizing his personal residence to make international calls (on US taxpayer expense), creating a sham as to her whereabouts and personal safety

Tomás Arita Valle, Supreme Court Magistrate who signed the arrest warrant against Mel Zelaya has his US Diplomatic visa revoked

José Alfredo Saavedra, new President of the Honduran national congress also has his US Diplomatic visa revoked

Obama is relying heavily on White House Counsel Gregory Craig for advice on Latin America

FM Lopez Contreras states that after January 27th everything changes politically and nations can have relations with Honduras, independent of OAS, like Cuba had with others

Funds suspended to ambassadors and diplomatic envoys who remain loyal to ex-President Zelaya

Zelaya transferred funds from People's Republic of China for personal use

Worse political crisis in 30 years

$7.5 million USD siphoned illegally from the Central Bank to fund the nefarious 4th Ballot initiative

Diary with payoffs to key labor and union syndicate leaders found in car of Carlos Arturo Reina, Zelaya cohort

Mel to direct guerrilla counter-offensive from the mountains of Nicaragua...are his mom and the transgendered "El Pichu" going to participate too?

Tuxtla Conference is ongoing in Costa Rica, Zelaya has been invited to attend

Honduran Supreme Court authorizes former "First Lady" Xiomara Castro de Zelaya to cross the border into Nicaragua

Official State Department statement regarding the revocation of 4 diplomatic visas to members of the Micheletti government

Zelaya praises State Department action, categorizes it as a victory

Philip Crowley, Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs at the US State Department, stated that the coup should serve as a “lesson” for the deposed president who had signed trade and petroleum accords with Venezuela: “We certainly think that if we were choosing a model government and a model leader for countries of the region to follow, that the current leadership in Venezuela would not be a particular model. If that is the lesson that President Zelaya has learned from this episode, that would be a good lesson.”

US sends the wrong message in supporting a socialist thug like Zelaya

Zelaya not happy that Hillary has stopped using the term “coup” to describe his removal from power by the military last month

Eduardo Montealegre, Nicaraguan opposition leader travels to Tegucigalpa offering support to the Micheletti administration and calling for Mel's ouster from Nicaraguan soil

Legion of Doom Amateur Hour-UPDATED BELOW

The original Legion of Doom, from whence Fidel and Hugo drew their inspiration...

The modern day Legion of Doom, (L-R) Juan Evo Morales Ayma-Bolivia, Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales-Honduras, José Daniel Ortega Saavedra-Nicaragua, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías-Venezuela and Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado-Ecuador.

Allende boot licking, Chavez employee, OAS Chief José Miguel Insulza Salinas with Mel Zelaya who is probably dreaming about his gal pal who wears the pants in their relationship, Patty Rodas.

The aging and decrepit Godfather of the Legion of Doom, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, Cuba's Stalinist tyrant.

Legion of Doom member in training, "La Pichu", Xiomara Hortensia Zelaya Castro, Mel's transgendered "daughter" who is a fruity melange of Rosa Luxembourg, Madame Mao, Vilma Espin and Jane Fonda!!!

Legion of Doom handmaiden "US Ambassador", Hugo Llorens, Mel Zelaya's BFF, scuba diving partner in Cayo Cochinos, fellow regular bacchanal sex attendee at Valle de Angeles orgy house and long-time beneficiary of economic enhancements for his partners and family members!

Defrocked socialist and disgraced thief, Mel Zelaya, receiving instructions at the border between Nicaragua and Honduras from his master, Legion of Doom Supreme Leader, Hugo Chavez!

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The Mel Zelaya show at the border is but a reflection, independent of ideology, of the character and disposition of this narcissistic megalomaniac who is a pathological and compulsive liar with no shame

President Micheletti sounds off: mercenaries at the border and lack of class and decorum from ex Pres. Zelaya

Notwithstanding Chavez funded efforts to the contrary, the Honduran Armed Forces remain loyal to the constitutional President, Don Roberto Micheletti Bain and adhere to the governing legal authority in their actions

Micheletti: Zelaya can tried in a third country, but under Honduran laws; Police Force will carry out the arrest if he returns

Salomón Escoto, Director of the National Police articulates that there is a plan in place to arrest the corrupt dictator

More indictments and arrest warrants for Zelaya ministers Moncada, Santos and Mejia

National Congress will take up the issue of a general amnesty on Monday, as per San Jose talks

Legion of Doom ex Honduran FM, Patty Rodas (Mel's gal pal) demanding stronger actions from Hillary Clinton.....wait, didn't you mistreat her at the OAS summit in San Pedro Sula a couple of months ago????

Political posturing regarding the presidential ballot

Mega march in San Pedro Sula

Zelaya utilizes his "wife", transgendered daughter and mother as ploys at the border, exposing them to danger

If properly capture, National Police will guarantee the physical security of the ex thug in chief

San Pedro Sula rally excoriates Zelaya, Chavez and international pressure

What a surprise, FARC Marxist Leninist terrorists from Colombia and Legion of Doom guerrilla force backs Zelaya

Former President Ricardo Maduro and Bush ally proposes a third way to resolve crisis, with both Micheletti and Zelaya out, and a third NON Zelaya figure caretaker

International community urges more dialogue and acceptance of the Arias Plan

Hillary video regarding Zelaya from AllahPundit

"Classic example of the leftist definition of courage and intrepidity"

The Legion of Doom suffered a great defeat yesterday, just as they did on June 28th and July 5th

Micheletti government calls upon Belgium, Germany, Canada, Panama, Colombia, Japan to be observers of the continuing dialogue transpiring with Pres. Arias in Costa Rica

Oscar Arias disapproves of Zelaya's circus maximus

Curfew extended on the border areas

Update 1:

Mel is on the way back to the border to hold a news conference, Circus Maximus redux

Micheletti: Zelaya is an "irresponsible demagogue"

Former Supreme Court Justice Vilma Morales conveys that Zelaya's actions demonstrate his lack of desire to seek a peaceful settlement

Zelaya provocateurs are fomenting trouble at the border, again

Mel trying to cross again today

Update 2:

Three US Senators arrive in Honduras, along with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist

Coronel Luis Recartes who greeted Zelaya at the border yesterday is not arrested

Zelaya flying to Costa Rica on Monday to attend a summit with all Central America countries, as well as Mexico, Panama and Colombia

He is setting up a permanent base on the border with food distribution networks, along with room and board for his paid hooligans

Rough shot Legion of Doom outpost set up on the border area

General Romeo Vasquez spoke via phone with Mel's "nominal" wife, Xiomara Castro

Honduran Chief of Staff Joint Chief articulates forcefully that the Honduran Armed Forces is a professional military organization and army

Cardinal Rodriguez defends his stance against Zelaya as a serial violator of the constitution and malevolent figure

Republican congressmen meet with Pres. Micheletti, on their way to a meeting with the Honduran Supreme Court at Amb. Hugo Llorens residence

Update 3:

Zelaya's new base of operations on the border, using Nicaraguan territory to foment upheavel and violence

Xiomara Castro de Zelaya remains at the border with El Pichu attempting to cross into Nicaragua, ostensibly to see her "husband"

Nicaraguan opposition lawmakers look to oust Zelaya from their country, as he is directing rebellion and violence in Honduras from Nicaragua proper

Arrest Warrant against Mel Zelaya is ready and in play when feasible

Pres. Micheletti receives delegation of US Congressmen, which then are scheduled to travel to US Amb. Llorens' residence to meet the Supreme Court Justices

FM Carlos Lopez Contreras, Vice FM Martha Alvarado, Liberal Party National Congresswoman Patricia Villeda and Jose Lagos, prominent Honduran-American

Circus Maximus Part Deux

*Human Rights Commissioner reveals that "US Ambassador", Hugo Llorens, pressured him into accepting an illegal selection to the Supreme Court by Zelaya, via phone

Zelaya Crosses Into Honduras, Then Backtracks

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Live video up link via Chavez news network, TeleSur

Facebook pics of Zelaya at and crossing the border

More border information regarding Zelaya's impetuousness

Zelaya entered a few feet into Honduran territory

For security reasons Mel has now returned to Nicaragua

Zelaya informed a colonel that went to go speak to him halfway that he was his "lawful commander and chief"

Adolfo Sevilla, Honduran Minister of Defense, says that to Legion of Doom Chief, Hugo Chavez, Zelaya is worth more dead than alive

Via air or via land, Zelaya says he will be in Honduras today/tonight

National Police has a plan and contingencies in place in order to arrest Zelaya

Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, a "man of peace"?

National Party candidate, Pepe Lobo, wins the right to have his face on the top of the November presidential ballot

Mel travels with a guide from his master, Venezuelan FM Nicolas Maduro

State Department and Hillary Clinton criticize Zelaya for attempting to return as not prudent

Prodigious march in San Pedro Sula against the return of Zelaya and in favor of the Micheletti government

Latin American Bishops offer support to Honduran Cardinal Óscar Rodíguez Madariaga

Will Zelaya truly be flying to Washington DC this Tuesday, as well?

Micheletti holds Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega and Mel Zelaya responsible for any potential bloodbath

Barack "Zelaya" Obama's Honduras Policy

US plays out the dirty work of Hugo Chavez and the Legion of Doom:

When Hugo Chávez makes a personal appeal to Washington for help, as he did 11 days ago, it raises serious questions about the signals that President Barack Obama is sending to the hemisphere's most dangerous dictator.

At issue is Mr. Chávez's determination to restore deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya to power through multilateral pressure. His phone call to a State Department official showed that his campaign was not going well and that he thought he could get U.S. help.

This is not good news for the region. The Venezuelan may feel that his aims have enough support from the U.S. and the Organization of American States (OAS) that he would be justified in forcing Mr. Zelaya on Honduras by supporting a violent overthrow of the current government. That he has reason to harbor such a view is yet another sign that the Obama administration is on the wrong side of history.

In the three weeks since the Honduran Congress moved to defend the country's constitution by relieving Mr. Zelaya of his presidential duties, it has become clear that his arrest was both lawful and a necessary precaution against violence.

Mr. Zelaya was trying to use mob rule to undermine Honduras's institutions in much the same way that Mr. Chávez has done in Venezuela. But as Washington lawyer Miguel Estrada pointed out in the Los Angeles Times on July 10, Mr. Zelaya's actions were expressly forbidden by the Honduran constitution.

"Article 239," Mr. Estrada noted, "specifically states that any president who so much as proposes the permissibility of reelection 'shall cease forthwith' in his duties, and Article 4 provides that any 'infraction' of the succession rules constitutes treason." Congress had little choice but to take its next step. It convened "immediately after Zelaya's arrest," Mr. Estrada wrote, "condemning his illegal conduct, and overwhelmingly voting (122-6) to remove him from office."

Mr. Zelaya was shipped out of the country because Honduras believed that jailing him would make him a lightning rod for violence. Interim President Roberto Micheletti promised that presidential elections scheduled for November would go forward.

That might have been the end of it if the U.S. had supported the Honduran rule of law, or simply refrained from meddling. Instead President Obama and the State Department joined Mr. Chávez and his allies in demanding that Mr. Zelaya be restored to power. This has emboldened Venezuela.

On July 5, Mr. Zelaya boarded a plane manned by a Venezuelan crew bound for Tegucigalpa, knowing full well that he would not be allowed to land. It didn't matter. His intention was to incite a mob on the ground and force a confrontation between his supporters and the military. It worked. One person was killed in clashes near the airport.

Yet the tragedy did not produce the desired condemnation of the Micheletti government. Rather, it empowered Honduran patriots. Perhaps this is because the airport violence reinforced the claim that Mr. Zelaya is a threat to the peace.

He was not the only one to lose credibility that day. OAS Secretary General José Miguel Insulza had encouraged the fly-over stunt despite its obvious risks. He even traveled in a separate plane behind Mr. Zelaya to show support. The incident destroyed any possibility that Mr. Insulza could be considered an honest broker. It also proved the charge that by insisting on Mr. Zelaya's return the U.S. was playing with fire.

The next day Costa Rican President Oscar Arias offered to act as a mediator between Mr. Zelaya and the new government. Mr. Arias would seem to be far from an impartial referee given that he is a supporter of Mr. Zelaya. Yet it is also true that Central America has the most to lose if Honduras descends into civil war. It follows that the San José venue offers better odds for the Honduran democracy than, say, the auspices of the OAS.

Other influential Central Americans have expressed support for Honduras. Last week the Honduran daily El Heraldo reported that Salvador's OAS ambassador said he hopes to see the resolution that suspended Honduras from the group revoked under the new permanent-council president. Catholic Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga has condemned Mr. Zelaya's violent tactics and says that Honduras does not want to emulate Venezuela.

Mr. Chávez understands that Mr. Zelaya's star is fading, which is why he called Tom Shannon, the State Department's assistant secretary for the Western Hemisphere at home at 11:15 p.m on July 9. Mr. Shannon told me that Mr. Chávez "again made the case for the unconditional return of Mr. Zelaya, though he did so in a less bombastic manner than he has in the past."

Mr. Shannon says that in response he "suggested to him that Venezuela and its [allies] address the fear factor by calling for free and fair elections and a peaceful transition to a new government." That, Mr. Shannon, says, "hasn't happened."

Nor is it likely to. Yet the U.S. continues exerting enormous pressure for the return of Mr. Zelaya. If it prevails, it is unlikely that Mr. Zelaya's mobs or Mr. Chávez will suddenly be tamed.

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Hear President Micheletti's speech today at the Presidential Palace

Former FM Enrique Ortez Colindres remarks that the duplicitous Amb. Llorens should be declared "persona non grata"

Micheletti states in no uncertain terms that Mel Zelaya will never return to power

European Union suspended 65 million in Euros of aid to Honduras

Hillary Clinton calls Micheletti from India, talks tough

Micheletti asked Hillary to send someone of confidence to verify the truth in Honduras

Chavez employee, OAS Chief Insulza wants to harden sanctions against Honduras

Mel linked and deeply tied to drug trafficking

Micheletti committee continues in Costa Rica

Anti-Chavez Caracas mayor and other Venezuelan democracy advocates call for OAS to assist them, to no avail

More economic irregularities by the former Zelaya government

1954 military pact between Honduras and US remains in place

Zelaya created a life size statue of himself in the company of José Trinidad Cabañas, Francisco Morazán, y Dionisio de Herrera and José Cecilio del Valle, founding heroes of the nation

Oh, and Mel had made a bust of himself, too!

Nations that continue to interfere in the internal affairs of Honduras, will have their ambassadors expelled

Roberto Flores Bermúdez leading a new pro-Micheletti delegation to DC

Micheletti tells Honduras to pray to God for deliverance from the malevolent forces which seek to impose barbarism in their nation




Video H/T: Fausta's Blog

CR Talks Continue, Mel's Return in Doubt

A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya shouts slogans outside Costa Rica's president Oscar Arias residence in San Jose July 18, 2009. Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has asked the two rival sides in Honduras' political crisis to take part in a fresh round of mediation talks in his country's capital on Saturday. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate

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Talks in San Jose to continue today, Mel's return the main sticking point

Sunday dialogue talks

Three options presented by Arias to solve the crisis, all include Mel returning is some fashion

Details and fine points of what Arias is proposing

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns Venezuela to cease interfering in Honduras and for Zelaya to desist his efforts to return

Erstwhile First Laday Xiomara Castro and her truculent daughter Xiomara Hortensia Zelaya led demonstrations yesterday

The rotten apple does not fall far from the tree as Xiomara Zelaya is a demagogue and cheap agitator just like her father

Xiomara Castro attacks the US as two faced, signals out Hillary Clinton

Mel says he is returning July 24th now.....another deadline he will never meet

Zelaya willing to accept any deal under which he returns as President

Vilma Morales, ex Chief of the Honduran Supreme Court categorically rejects any deal that would violate the Honduran constitution and its institutional framework

Fraudulent computers with false tallies found, giving Zelaya an overwhelming victory so he could perpetuate himself in power a la Chavez

Micheletti rejects any deal which involves Zelaya returning to power

Video documentary of what led up to June 28th rupture

Zelaya rejects any deal with a unity government in play

Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras denotes that any accord must take into account the reality of the will of the Honduran people

Political commentators view any hypothetical Zelaya return as a negative development

Vice Foreign Minister conveys the belief that Zelaya's return would exacerbate the nation

Ramon Custodio, left wing Human Rights commissioner, admits there is NO political repression in Honduras by the Micheletti government

If Zelaya enters the country, he will be arrested and tried for high crimes, including treason

La Pichu, a Gucci Marxist, agent provocateur, leading the charge for he daddy

Another delay in Mel's purported return

Honduras in the Crosshairs

Honduras Friday Round-Up:

Chavez is reiterating that Zelaya will be entering Honduras within hours (more dis-information)

US State Department advises Zelaya to not return at this juncture

Marxist agitators and union members are blocking trade access to and from Honduras, via El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala

Honduran armed forces ready to fight for their liberty and retain territorial integrity, talk of division is false

US Sec of State Clinton warns Chavez to cease interfering in Honduras and calls for a negotiated settlement

Zelaya hooligans impeding roads, creating chaos and transit problems

Micheletti chief of staff states he is open to resolving political conundrum, within the confines of the constitution

Armed Forces of Honduras are cognizant of both foreign and internal threats

G-16 will assist the electoral process in Honduras this fall

Illegal call center intervened, $17 million dollars USD spent in marketing of the 4th urna (ballot box)

Nicaraguan strong man Daniel Ortega excoriates Micheletti and Honduran armed forces

Video and documentation of Zelaya chief of staff, Enrique Flores Lanza, stealing $2 million dollars USD from the central bank of Honduras days before illegal vote

Chavez harasses and invariably threatens Honduras

Diplomatic Overtures by Honduran Government

Honduran Pres. Roberto Micheletti and Foreign Minister Enrique Ortez Colindres

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Hillary Clinton's remarks following Zelaya meeting

***Great new site, La Verdad en Honduras, The Truth in Honduras

Mixed Honduran committee flies to the US in order to rectify falsehoods

Toncontin, capitol's only airport closed till Friday

Zelaya in DC seeking Hillary Clinton's support

Deposed First Lady leads pro-Zelaya "rally"

Pro-Micheletti rally in Miami

Chavez leads and directs penetration of Honduran air space

Honduran Supreme Court cites amnesty as a possible diplomatic solution

Micheletti trusts in Hillary

Panama willing to negotiate, new right wing government

Zelaya chief of staff stole over $ 2 million dollars USD

Left wing Honduras Human Rights Commissioner exonerate military over deaths

Micheletti accepts mediation of Costa Rican president

Mexico offers asylum to Zelaya

Massive pro-government demonstration in Tegucigalpa

Zelaya was no longer President when ousted

That Goldwater girl

Last evening I went to the Bank United Center at the Univ. of Miami, in order to see & hear HRC for the first time, en vivo. I came away with an intense feeling of excitement and admiration for the Senator from the Empire State. The roughly 3,500 person ramunctious crowd truly went wild when she came out to give her stump speech, off the cuff.

After being introduced by UM President Donna Shalala and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, the erstwhile First Lady magically appeared in her traditional blue pant suit. It had all the aura and trappings of a rock concert and she was in full force and command throughout.

In remarks that lasted about 40 minutes Sen. Clinton hammered away at the DNC for not recognizing either Florida’s or Michigan’s votes, at the President, George Walker Bush, for his failures on the economy, health care, Iraq, student loans, science, etc.

In terms of her intra-party opponent, the Senator lambasted Barack Hussein Obama for being the weaker candidate against Sen. John McCain and for his lack of focus & experience.

“Look at the states I’ve won. Look at the states I’m leading in. Look at the electoral map. It is clear I’m the stronger candidate....Stay with me. Let’s make history together.”

Although, I have some philosophical differences with the Iron Lady of the Democratic Party, I also, now, have great admiration and respect for her tenacity, her unbridled determination and her political toughness, to boot.

She is a fighter and apparently can throw down some heavy duty Vodka, as evidenced from her Estonia trip with Senator McCain and others!

It would be awesome, if this November Americans could choose between Senator Clinton and Senator McCain, both of which have the talent and acumen to be Commander-in-Chief…

Hillary @ UM....I attended

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., gives a speech amid a backdrop of Count Our Votes signs Wednesday at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami.
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