Democracy Alliance in Honduras Declares OAS Chief ‘Persona Non Grata’
A blow against the Chavistas by a leading civic group that also wants to ban OAS observers from elections later this month.
In a noon press conference, a large Honduran civic group declared José Miguel Insulza, the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), persona non grata in Honduras.
Armida López, the president of Alianza por Honduras en Paz y Democracia (Alliance for Honduras in Peace and Democracy), read the press release to the media.
Lopéz referred to Insulza’s interventionism in Honduras, his abusive comments in violation of the recent accord, and Chavez’s influence over Insulza. The APD press release asks the Honduran government not to allow Insulza in the country because he is not worthy of the position that he occupies. Additionally, it asks to not allow a general assembly of the OAS in Honduras since the OAS has chosen to remove Honduras from the organization — and has not invited the country to the meeting.
Additionally, the group asks the Honduran Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) to not permit OAS functionaries to serve as election observers because they do not believe that they are unbiased; the group accuses Insulza of being under the influence of Hugo Chavéz.
Alliance for Honduras in Peace and Democracy also asks the international media to be objective because distortion will stimulate violence by the Chavista groups in Honduras.
Lastly, the group confirms that there is no legal, moral, or political pretense for returning Mel Zelaya to the presidency, that it would be unconstitutional, and that Zelaya has pending charges with the legal system.
The press release today follows a complaint yesterday to OAS Secretary General Insulza from Vilma Morales, spokesperson of Micheletti’s negotiation team, in regard to Insulza’s comments to the media which violate the accord and negatively impact the country.
Finally, we are hearing from the majority of the Honduran people who do not riot in the streets and who do not try to destabilize the country. Will they be heard by the international media?
"La Gringa" is an American expatriate who has lived in Honduras with her Honduran husband for eight years. She has been thrown into political reporting in an effort to dispel some of the misinformation about the Honduran crisis provided by the mainstream media.
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27 Comments
1. Dan Miller:Great to see you here, la Gringa. You will bring much to the discussion.
Nov 4, 2009 - 4:38 pm 2. Snake Eater:Why is Obama siding with Castro, Chavez, Ortega, Zelaya, and Communism in Honduras? Well, we all know why.
If its civil war the Communists and their Marxist allies in the White House want then its civil war they are going to get.
Muerte a la Izquierda! Viva Honduras! Viva la Democracia!
Nov 4, 2009 - 5:44 pm 3. nolan:Go, Hondo, Go!
Nov 4, 2009 - 6:01 pm 4. Suzanne:Stand by your principles in the face of un-principled bullies!
I feel that the next pres will have to do some serious apologizing on the world stage in 2013!
Hey, LG! Keep up the good work! Viva Honduras!
Nov 4, 2009 - 6:01 pm 5. mediaguy007:The more I here about Honduras, The wiser I perceive them to be. May God grant them protection through this currant test. And may God blind and confuse their enemies
Nov 4, 2009 - 6:37 pm 6. Ferdsblog:Huevos!
Nov 4, 2009 - 7:48 pm 7. Erlinda Ebanks:LG, thank you for keeping us inform with what’s going on in my beloved Honduras, you are more Honduran than Zelaya. God bless you.
Nov 4, 2009 - 8:38 pm 8. La Gringa:Thanks, guys, and thanks to PJMedia for publishing it.
This group (Alianza) was started by a group of women who decided that they didn’t like the direction Zelaya was taking the country and decided to do something about it! They are the ones who organized the first marches for Peace and Democracy in May and June. I’m proud of them.
Ferds, your comment reminds me of a Honduran FB friend. He said, “See, the thing about Hondurans is that even the women have bigger huevos than these diplomatic wusses.”
Nov 5, 2009 - 12:05 am 9. Brian:Se cagaron en HN los golpistas. That is not “huevos”. Removing Zelaya the way they did was not smart, and has caused a lot more harm to HN than they have avoided. Zelaya is not my cup of tea, but the defacto government is responsible for this crisis more than they say.
Nov 5, 2009 - 1:25 am 10. Gary Ogletree:Just say no to Marxist imperialism.
Nov 5, 2009 - 2:50 am 11. RickGreenville,SC:The good folks in Honduras seem to show more sense than many here in the US. Way to go , Alianza!! Maybe we could get a branch started here. . . The trolls here could take some lessons from these ladies, but then they would have to grow a pair. . . too much to expect. Gracias, La Gringa!!
Nov 5, 2009 - 4:17 am 12. Edgar Almendares:Good to see you here L.G. Certainly you L.G. has dispeled the misinformation provided by not only yellowish media, but they are enemies of the real democracy. In one of these comments someone said that you are more Honduran than Zelaya, and I agreed. About what this group said about Insulza is so real. He is not there to observe but to incite the resistance to boycot the elections. He already is hinting that if zelaya is not instaurated in power, the OAS won’t accept Honduras in the organization. Clearly he is a Chavez/Zelaya supporter. He should not be allowed in Honduras. He is bad news to the accord.
Nov 5, 2009 - 4:18 am 13. pelaut:La Gringa:
Nov 5, 2009 - 4:50 am 14. tommyd:Where have you been? PLEASE show Navarette and other trolls that some Latinos/as have cajones.
Thank you.
jmo
It does appear that things are beginning to shape up fairly well now. When this is over and done and the elections are over I have a feeling that the Honduran people will be able to truly be proud of what they have accomplished.
They have stood their ground against practically the entire international community save a few and not flinched.
Yes it does appear that truth and the rule of law will win in the end…..
BRAVO! to the Honduran people.
Nov 5, 2009 - 5:13 am 15. Ferdsblog:No hay pueblo mas macho que mi pueblo catracho!
Brian you are wrong. The Honduran response is the only one so far to successfully resist a Chavez-ian assault. It derailed his game-plan to destroy Honduran institutions. Absent removing Zelaya as they did, Hondurans would have had had to contend with an “on the record” though fraudulent referendum and, by all indications, the immediate dissolution of Congress and other institutions by Mel. This fact is overlooked by the mainstream media synopsis of history that is now so often repeated.
Putting him in jail might have been preferable, but the exile had the benefit of highlighting the Chavez connection. Although these have been tense months, the practical effect of his removal from office and exile has been to allow Obama and Chavez both to overplay their hands.
Now we have the possibility of blow-back throughout the ALBA countries and perhaps even to Caracas. This morning it was reported that President Lugo of Paraguay, who has been flirting with ALBA, sacked the heads of all 4 branches of the armed forces for no stated reason.
Nov 5, 2009 - 7:07 am 16. bobby gibson:#9 Brian
Nov 5, 2009 - 7:24 am 17. don:What is your point? Is the Honduras National Congress, and the Supreme Court responsible fot the violence here, because they resisted the communist enslavement of their country? Are they like the 15 year old girl in California, who was gang raped by a thugs, to blame because they resisted their attackers. Wake up! Get a life!
Viva Honduras!!!
Since Zelaya was legally ousted by congress and the judiciary, including Zelaya’s own political party, I can only assume President Obama’s Honduran policy in support of Zelaya is to establish a preemptive anti-impeachment political vaccine for the current President of the United States. My, the transformational President must be feeling vulnerable an insecure ruling a nation of racists who just elected him.
Nov 5, 2009 - 8:54 am 18. deena:LG I am proud of you. Thank you for always seeking a way to let the world know the truth.
Nov 5, 2009 - 9:43 am 19. Russty:Three cheers for LG ! you are one of my heros. When this is all over and Mel is holed up in some sewer like Bin Laden the truth will finally be told. That truth will be what goes into the History books. VIVA HONDURAS!!!!
Nov 5, 2009 - 11:11 am 20. robotech master:It does sure get tiring to hear nothing but lies and violence coming from the Brazilian Embassy. I’ll just bet Brazil wishes they had never let Mel in the back door. Why would anyone think Mel did not lie and pay for votes when he was illegally elected. He even admitted it on a utube clip.
I’m glad that Honduras is hopefully almost through this. Once they have elections then Zelaya will be forced out completely and even the most pro-commie ppl(aka obama) will have to deal with the fact that they lose and that Honduras will remain free.
Nov 5, 2009 - 11:52 am 21. La Gringa:Sure the removal of Zelaya could have been tidier, but they tried to stop him from breaking the law in every possible way. They went through the courts. The congress gave him a vote of “disapproval” on June 3 and again the last week of June (something never in history done before, much less twice). The people marches in masses never seen before during June. US Americans look at this from the standpoint of US politics, where any leader with so much disapproval and complete lack of support, not to mention court decrees, would likely do the proper thing and stop or maybe even resign. But Zelaya said, “Only God can stop me!” So what were they to do?
Pelaut, I’ve written over 200 articles on the Honduran crisis! You can find my blog by clicking my name. I’ll be soooooooo glad when all this is over.
Nov 5, 2009 - 12:42 pm 22. HawkWatcher:Obama hates individual liberty, and this is why our shameful president sides with ruthless dictators. He is doing everything he can in encouraging Congress to crush the everyday American. He despises the rule of law and sees the majority of Americans as his enemy. We fight for our freedoms here just as the people in Honduras fight, and we will all prevail at returning to constitutional law. Obama is waning, Zelaya is waning, life is getting better. Viva Honduras!
Nov 5, 2009 - 11:31 pm 23. Brian:It is funny how republicans once again think they should dictate politics in Las Americas. Please let el pueblo decide – I am sure they can see through it all, and know that not everything liberal is communist. There are many other colors than B/W.
> communist enslavement of their country
Nov 6, 2009 - 2:09 am 24. Dan Miller:> the immediate dissolution of Congress
> though fraudulent referendum
ROTFL. We will never know, and for some people that is enough to make it a irrefutable fact whatever they postulate.
You can’t just throw up alleged intentions, and then claim it as a fact.
Thursday passed without a Congressional vote on reinstatement of Mr. Zelaya, so he has pronounced the accord dead.
“Micheletti said the unity government had been created even though Zelaya had not submitted his own list of candidates.
“Everybody, with the exception of Mr. Zelaya, recommended Hondurans to lead the institutions of our country as part of the new government.”
Based on the photo of Zelaya associated with the linked article, he seems able to leave the Brazilian embassy. It shows him exiting a car and the caption reads,
“Zelaya met with officials from the United States and several Latin American countries in an effort to gather international support for his claim to resume his presidency. (Larry Downing/Reuters)”
However, according to the New York Times, Zelaya “is still a virtual prisoner in the Brazilian Embassy. . . .”
Nov 6, 2009 - 4:45 am 25. Manny:God of Snakes and Man will prevail.
The bad Zeyala should go be a Brazilian Cattleman.
Leave the Snake people of Honduras!! Viva Micheletti the Tangerine Honduran Milk Snake King!
Nov 6, 2009 - 10:16 am 26. Dan Miller:The pro-Zelaya protests are to continue, with Zelaya’s encouragement.
“Zelaya refused to join a new ‘unity’ government on Friday after it became clear he would not be heading it. . . . He had agreed to the accord “thinking it would be his ticket back to power.” With no decision yet by the National Congress on Zelaya’s reinstatement, President Micheletti proceeded to form the unity government without him. It is difficult to understand what else President Micheletti could have done under the accord.
Zelaya stated, “It’s absurd what they are doing, trying to mock all of us, the people who elected me and the international community that supports me. We’ve decided not to continue this theatre with Mr Micheletti.” He urged Hondurans to boycott the presidential election, and apparently the government is preparing for more pro-Zelaya demonstrations.
How dare the Honduran National Congress, the Supreme Court (which has not yet advised the Congress) and President Micheletti mock Zelaya and the “international community” by acting within the framework of the accord! It strikes me that by urging the “resistance movement” on and declining to nominate members of the unity government, Zelaya is the one “mocking” not only the Honduran Government but the international community as well.
It will be interesting to hear what the Obama Administration has to say about this turn of events, which must be embarrassing.
Nov 6, 2009 - 10:56 am 27. Dan Miller:According to this Reuters article, “A spokesman for the U.S. State Department, which had pushed the two sides to the deal last week, tried to downplay its collapse, saying: “‘The only deadline was to form a government of national unity, which was done.’” So, at least the State Department is not at the moment backing off from Shannon’s earlier statements.
The article also quotes OAS Secretary General Insulza as urging both Zelaya and President Micheletti “to comply with the agreements and restore the democratically elected president “‘without further subterfuges.’” Again, Insulza maintains that the accord requires Zelaya’s reinstatement, immediately, and he now seems to contend that President Micheletti (rather than the National Congress) should just do it. No wonder Insulza is persona non grata.
Nov 6, 2009 - 12:36 pm