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Zelaya says Hondurans have right to 'insurrection'
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Posted on 07/14/2009 10:50:46 PM PDT by Mount Athos

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the Honduran people "have the right to insurrection" against the interim government that forced him out of the country.

Zelaya says that Honduran citizens also have the right to demonstrate and to stage strikes against the government of de facto President Roberto Micheletti, who has threatened to jail Zelaya if he tries to return.

Zelaya said at a joint news conference with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Tuesday that "nobody owes allegiance to a usurper government."

Zelaya said "insurrection is a legitimate process."

Zelaya was toppled by a military-backed coup June 28. He is recognized by virtually all foreign governments.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says the Honduran people "have the right to insurrection" against the interim government that forced him out of the country.

Zelaya says that Honduran citizens also have the right to demonstrate and to stage strikes against the government of de facto President Roberto Micheletti, who has threatened to jail Zelaya if he tries to return.

Zelaya said at a joint news conference with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom on Tuesday that "nobody owes allegiance to a usurper government."

Zelaya said "insurrection is a legitimate process."

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KEYWORDS: chavez; honduras; insurrection; revolt; zelaya
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To: FlingWingFlyer

do they have a right to import lots of chavista’s to help them out in their insurrection?


21 posted on 07/15/2009 5:21:00 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

So much for his devotion to the rule of law. Additional:

Ousted president calls for Honduras insurrection
AP via Breitbart | July 15, 2009 | N/A
Posted on 07/15/2009 12:07:21 AM PDT by Jet Jaguar
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2292906/posts


22 posted on 07/15/2009 6:24:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: don-o

You know, I haven’t really noticed any of Zel’s thugs demonstrating on his behalf lately. Only thing I’ve seen is the Honduran people’s freedoms being given back to them.


23 posted on 07/15/2009 6:29:45 AM PDT by cleveland gop (STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES. Forrest Gump sure had Obama pegged now didn't he!!)
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To: Mount Athos

“Zelaya was toppled by a military-backed coup June 28. He is recognized by virtually all foreign governments. “

Bare faced lie.


24 posted on 07/15/2009 6:41:22 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Yardstick

“Given that the “interim government” consists of the same legislature, same supreme court, and same constitution as existed before Zelaya was removed, what exactly is “interim” about this government? Maybe the AP writer could explain.”

Simple. The AP writer is a leftist POS.


25 posted on 07/15/2009 6:45:39 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Jeff Head

“Except all the other marxists in this hemisphere like Chavez, Noriega, Castro...and Obama. “

Obama should be listed first ;-)


26 posted on 07/15/2009 6:48:41 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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To: Mount Athos

I agree wholeheartedly, however, the Hondurans already exercised this right comprade.


27 posted on 07/15/2009 7:07:32 AM PDT by SeminoleSoldier
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To: don-o
Zelaya (and Chavez) are growing desperate. According to this article, Zelaya threatens and Chavez demands. Is there war in Honduras’ future?

.................."Yesterday, he issued a warning to the current government headed by Roberto Micheletti: “We are giving an ultimatum to the coup regime to obey the express mandates of the international organizations and the Honduran Constitution.” If he is not reinstated by the next meeting of the delegates to the Arias mediation, “the discussions will be deemed to have failed,” in which case he will proceed “with other measures.”......................

.........................."In an astonishing display of frustration, Hugo Chavez spoke directly with a State Department official and pressed the United States to use their troops stationed in Honduras to restore Zelaya to power, or to remove them altogether. The Venezuelan strongman, who has spent years vituperating the United States for its alleged meddling in Latin American affairs, all of a sudden pleaded with the State Department for an American military intervention."...............
28 posted on 07/15/2009 8:13:34 AM PDT by Girlene
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To: Mount Athos

AK-47’s are on the way, made in Venezuela.


29 posted on 07/16/2009 7:06:49 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Democrats have nothing to fear but Palin being herself.)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

P.S. Along with volunteers and advisers.


30 posted on 07/16/2009 7:07:38 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Democrats have nothing to fear but Palin being herself.)
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