“Why would they do such a thing?” I thought. They had to realize it would make it only that much more difficult to process or even validate any paperwork for Hondurans who’s only avenue for legitimate help was through the Honduran Embassy’s functions.
“They really couldn’t be so selfish and cruel as to put their own agenda above that of the people of Honduras, who they claim they are fighting for…?” I could not fathom such a thing. Once again, I have been proven wrong. It became clear as I viewed the new redesign of their website (Honduras Embassy in the United States of America).
It appears their plan was to use the Embassy to twist North American’s viewpoint of the events taking place in Honduras – Not that the skewed viewpoint needs much help, as the majority of Hondurans have witnessed taking place in the United States Press since the ouster of Manuel Zelaya Rosales.
So now, the Honduran Embassy in the United States is a political platform, rather than what it was designed for, to sincerely and dedicatedly help those Hondurans needing assistance who are living in a foreign country. How many passports have been processed since their infiltration? How many Hondurans have left pleased and relieved that they had a refuge in a foreign land?
This next led me to wonder, “What other Honduran establishments can Zelaya’s group take over to ‘get their word out’?” No doubt they have been busy investigating this one. I can only hope that the Honduran Government has looked ahead, and has covered the security issues for any remaining institutions abroad that can be compromised.
Opinion submitted by Catrachita
8 Responses to "Editorial: Zelaya’s Takeover of the Honduras Embassy in the United States"
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We need no more populism in latin america. Look the result of populism in Venezuela and Cuba. Z’liar is pathetic.
Yes amazing isn’t it: I believe the US should condemn the military take over in Honduras and not accept elections under what now must be labelled the dictarship of Micheletti. The time of support for fascists like Videla, Pinochet and so on must have come to an end. Zelaya wanted to submit a referendum to the population about a possible amendment of the constitution. That is a pretty democratic thing to do, right (the Honduranian constitution was written in the transition from the last dictatorship in 1982). He wouldn’t have benefitted from a possible amendment since elcetions – in which he couldn’t participate anyway – were scheduled for November 29. The other crimes of Zelaya: He raised minimum wages. He accepted cheap oil from Venezuela (Venecuelan oil floads in to the US too, at normal prices though). What is at stake: You support the military take over because you are afraid of enven the slightest reforms in a country with enormous disparacies of income. And you want me to go to Cuba because I am against your fascism: Go to China yourself or Texas or maybe Alaska and find som other fascists you can hang out with
Let me get this Enrique;
We who oposse the return of Zelaya must be hitlerians?
We are opossing a man that broke Constitutional law with out a care, after that, he was secretely trying to pass a decree that would have allowed him to use the June referendum to call a constitutional assemby to change the Presidential term, instead of waiting for the result of the 4 Ballot in November, which was already illegal.
That is not all, he had by then already betrayed the whole nation of Honduras when he turned too far to the left and started to shape the future of the country under the guidance of Chavez, a really treacherous move, since he was elected to represent a different kind of line of thinking, one that would, yes, bring social betterment to Hondurans standards of living, but not Socialism.
Are you really implying that we should let him do whatever simply because he was elected?
That is not how it works, for if he is elected to do a job, that is what he should do, not to betray the voters that put them there.
Anyway, what kind of person are you, if you are a Honduran you should instead be resentfull that he has been calling for bloodshed instead of peace, and all for selfish gains.
His familly has been commiting horribly illegal crimes for decades, including Drug Trafficking.
Are sure you know who you are supporting?
If you really know, and still feel like that, move to Cuba, and if you do not like it there, try Venezuela, a country who just started the typical economical decline that is so characteristic of those Socilaist countries.
Amazing isn’t?
Another group of Zelaya simpathizers making things hard for Honduras, and these are the people that want to take over the Government and do what for Honduras?
Bury it?
For after you kill something, that is the next logical step to take.
It is a shame that anybody as educated and informed as the President of the United States and the head of its State Department could no see thrue the “smoke & mirrors” act of Zelaya & Chavez.
Zelaya is the democratically elected president of Honduras reecognized as such by the mayor Latin American countries such as Argentina and Brazil. You must be hitlerians
Yes sounds very familiar Where was Certain high senior administration officials yet you should respect the sovereignty of the Brazil embassy sounds like more double talk and trade opportunities for me. someone is playing games with your democracy Honduras and your lives
do i read this right that the u.s.a. and mel appointed the ambassador from honduras to the u.s………..????…..it is getting time that mel gets behind bars and….. without a phone…..
I also could not believe this happened!!
Where was the security for the embassy while this was taking place??
Now marxist obama and clinton can point to the emabassy and say ” see, they are the legitimate government of Honduras”
What a crock!!!!!!
Stay STRONG Honduras….. only 21 more days until the elections of the free people of Honduras>>>>>>>>>>