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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:48 PM Original message |
Coup leader in Honduras a graduate of Pentagon-run military academy, School of the Americas. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Gee, who could have predicted this? nt |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-28-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's a small, small world. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
3. bump |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. knowing this information makes you a neo-Stalinist Hugobot |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Request to tone down sarcasm. Let's ignore the petty conflicts... |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Fair enough, with apologies |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. No need for apologies! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. DUer magbana found pix of populace resisting the military here: |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. whatever's going on, it looks like it drew crowds similar to those in iran. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I saw a Honduran lawmaker speaking from Managua say |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. but wait, they shut down communications in iran, but twitter somehow got through! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:25 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Believe me, I get it. n.t |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. Vasquez is not the leader of the coup, or Honduras. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Please provide substantiation for this. I'd like to know. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. It's complex as hell. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. that's it? that's your explanation/confirmation? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Congress impached him. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:37 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. let me refresh your memory: here's what you said: "Vasquez is not the leader of the coup" |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Of course Vazquez can be the leader of the coup without becoming president. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. "If Zelaya was to hold a popular referendum to get himself a shot at another term" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:18 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Congress did not impeach him. The military took him out. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:36 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. He didn't have that authority. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:45 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. It WAS argued in court. He lost. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:50 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Yes, I realize that. Then there should have followed |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Another legal proceeding to... who? what? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Did you read my post? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:59 AM Response to Reply #34 |
36. What court? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. I don't understand what you're asking. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:28 AM Response to Reply #38 |
45. I think he's saying the Supreme Court already ruled it illegal. But here's part of the timeline: |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:36 AM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Okay. I understand that. But the thing is, even if the vote went forward, |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:43 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. yes, not saying they couldn't, just saying the poster's position seems to be the SC ruled, coup was |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
61. Went ahead with what? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
59. not true |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #59 |
67. Now you're justifying the kidnapping, beating and expulsion of |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:44 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. No I'm not. Don't put words in my mouth. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Did you even read the post? I said it WAS complicated |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:08 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. You seem confused. Your post contains nothing of what you mention. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. I'm not confused. You've asked the same question on several threads: |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #72 |
73. Generally, one refers to the same thread one is replying in. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:00 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Fine. I make false statements and am deliberately misleading. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. As pointed out, I have made no attempt to justify the coup. |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
50. A Constitution is itself a law and can be changed by electoral processes nt |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
51. It was a referendum to determine support for a constitutional convention. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:02 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. You wanted a simple answer. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. your use of "belie" belies a knowledge of the meaning of "belie". |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Thank you for making it simple. I assume you have fixed it? eom |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. non-seq. not surprisingly for one misstating the basic facts of the matter. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
55. A military coup is never a solution to a constitutional crisis. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:36 PM Response to Reply #55 |
62. You seem to be mixing up Honduras and Guatemala... |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Indeed. Brain-fart of the week. I must withdraw for a while. |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. how is the commander of the army responsible for the coup not the leader of the coup? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:52 AM Response to Reply #20 |
32. Not a military coup. |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:59 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. ...who was installed after the military assaulted, arrested, and exiled the actual President, Zelaya |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:01 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. ...Who was removed by congress. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:06 AM Response to Reply #37 |
39. The Honduran ambassador to the OES said otherwise |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:29 AM Response to Reply #39 |
46. ...oh, an ambasador? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:33 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Right. The ambassador, every world body and |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:09 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. ...allegedly, but only *after* being assaulted, arrested, and exiled by the army |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:23 AM Response to Reply #40 |
43. I live in the US. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:36 AM Response to Reply #37 |
52. So that makes kidnapping all right then? |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #37 |
56. "Removed" after he was removed? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #56 |
63. Again you are mixing up Guatemala with Honduras |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Yes. And believe it or not, I know the difference. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. OK, it happens all of us sometimes. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:12 AM Response to Original message |
13. Why Honduras? Why now? n/t |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 02:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. possibly because the referendum might have passed & elites don't like zelaya's policies? |
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Alamuti Lotus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. and do recall, 'putting ideas up for popular election' = 'evil dictator' |
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laststeamtrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:03 AM Response to Original message |
24. K & R - n/t. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:26 AM Response to Original message |
44. Honduran state television |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
53. The SOA needs to be shut down. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. Al Gore and George Bush both graduated from Yale |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 11:46 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. Yale is a Pentagon-financed school with courses in "counterinsurgency" and torture? |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
58. bump |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
60. well, well, well.... the American gift that keeps on giving |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-29-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
71. of course! |
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