Comments on: And the winner is….Honduras http://marianyc.com/2009/11/30/and-the-winner-ishonduras/ The world through the eyes of an "opinionated" New Yorker Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:51:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: World Affairs Guy http://marianyc.com/2009/11/30/and-the-winner-ishonduras/comment-page-1/#comment-379 World Affairs Guy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:23:57 +0000 http://marianyc.com/?p=677#comment-379 Maria, thank you for your feedback. I am not of Latin background but have spent a lot of time in Central and South America. I have developed a strong affinity for the people and culture there. I was in Managua in November of 2008 during Ortega's fraudulent civic elections and experienced the "thuggery" you refer to above first hand. My car was chased by a group of Ortega's thugs with firecracker bazookas and clubs at an intersection in Managua. We were only going from one place to another, nothing more. I heard first hand from the people how Ortega hired gangs of criminals at $5 / day (big $ in Nicaragua) to pose as Sandinistas and intimidate the Liberal PLC supporters from demonstrating. This of course was funded by good old Hugo. You are most welcome to quote me and follow me on twitter or at my blog. I am going to be adding a link to your blog on mine. World Affairs Guy Maria, thank you for your feedback. I am not of Latin background but have spent a lot of time in Central and South America. I have developed a strong affinity for the people and culture there. I was in Managua in November of 2008 during Ortega’s fraudulent civic elections and experienced the “thuggery” you refer to above first hand. My car was chased by a group of Ortega’s thugs with firecracker bazookas and clubs at an intersection in Managua. We were only going from one place to another, nothing more. I heard first hand from the people how Ortega hired gangs of criminals at $5 / day (big $ in Nicaragua) to pose as Sandinistas and intimidate the Liberal PLC supporters from demonstrating. This of course was funded by good old Hugo.

You are most welcome to quote me and follow me on twitter or at my blog. I am going to be adding a link to your blog on mine.

World Affairs Guy

]]> By: MariaNYC http://marianyc.com/2009/11/30/and-the-winner-ishonduras/comment-page-1/#comment-378 MariaNYC Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:08:14 +0000 http://marianyc.com/?p=677#comment-378 Thank you for your great feedback World Affairs Guy. My goal is to keep the English-speaking world (North Americans, Europeans, etc.) updated on the dangerous developments and alliances between the Chavez gang, and the enemies of our beloved nations. What's more, it's important that the world sees the struggle, tragedies and non-stop fight of millions of Latin American citizens as they defend their democracies against these thugs in power, who no longer represent them, even as the dangerous Chavez/Castro/ALBA alliance, grows stronger and stronger. That's why I focus on Honduras so much, because they showed they could. Thank you so much for understanding and for your wise and insightful words. I may quote you, if you don't mind, in my tweets this week. Your words were right on. Thank you for your great feedback World Affairs Guy.

My goal is to keep the English-speaking world (North Americans, Europeans, etc.) updated on the dangerous developments and alliances between the Chavez gang, and the enemies of our beloved nations. What’s more, it’s important that the world sees the struggle, tragedies and non-stop fight of millions of Latin American citizens as they defend their democracies against these thugs in power, who no longer represent them, even as the dangerous Chavez/Castro/ALBA alliance, grows stronger and stronger.

That’s why I focus on Honduras so much, because they showed they could. Thank you so much for understanding and for your wise and insightful words. I may quote you, if you don’t mind, in my tweets this week. Your words were right on.

]]> By: World Affairs Guy http://marianyc.com/2009/11/30/and-the-winner-ishonduras/comment-page-1/#comment-377 World Affairs Guy Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:43:02 +0000 http://marianyc.com/?p=677#comment-377 I share your view and believe the following quote in the Wall Street Journal sums it up best, "the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution". Unfortunately, all the nay sayers are still at it, exaggerating isolated incidents and accusing the transitional government of intimidation. What they do not mention is their hero, Zelaya was indicted in the OAS's 2008 accusation of censorship. In 2007, the United Nations criticized the Zelaya regime for threats to journalists in Honduras. They also neglect to mention that when Zelaya declared his referendum on his own, he had Chavez ship the ballots from Venezuela. Another big issue I have is the hypocrisy of Mr. Lula of Brazil. He refuses to accept a democratically elected government but embraces and engages the leader of one of the most repressive, anti-democratic regimes in the world, Iran. Does this not imply that according to Mr. Lula: It is ok to murder, torture, rape and suppress your population but not to remove a leader who has violated the constitution of his country, ignored the Supreme Court of his country and attempted to move forward on an illegal vote in partnership with a foreign country? Please! Maria, I look forward to your continued coverage of this event and others in Latin America, good job! I share your view and believe the following quote in the Wall Street Journal sums it up best, “the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution”.

Unfortunately, all the nay sayers are still at it, exaggerating isolated incidents and accusing the transitional government of intimidation. What they do not mention is their hero, Zelaya was indicted in the OAS’s 2008 accusation of censorship. In 2007, the United Nations criticized the Zelaya regime for threats to journalists in Honduras. They also neglect to mention that when Zelaya declared his referendum on his own, he had Chavez ship the ballots from Venezuela.

Another big issue I have is the hypocrisy of Mr. Lula of Brazil. He refuses to accept a democratically elected government but embraces and engages the leader of one of the most repressive, anti-democratic regimes in the world, Iran. Does this not imply that according to Mr. Lula: It is ok to murder, torture, rape and suppress your population but not to remove a leader who has violated the constitution of his country, ignored the Supreme Court of his country and attempted to move forward on an illegal vote in partnership with a foreign country? Please!

Maria, I look forward to your continued coverage of this event and others in Latin America, good job!

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