According to reports made in all major Honduran newspapers, the US Ambssador Mr. Hugo Llorens, met with some leaders of the Liberal Party. (See one newspaper article here) and another one from la Tribuna t(o view article click here)
According to the Youth Secretary fo the Central Executive Secretariat of the Liberal Party (CCEPL), Mr. Javier Valladares, Mr. Hugo Llorens, the US Ambassador in Honduras, called for the meeting with some of the leaders of the Liberal Party, and is promoting -outside of the law and his attributions as Ambassador- to call for a new convention of the Liberal Party, with the intention of eliminating the current authorities of the Central Executive Secretariat, leading to the eventual acceptance of the return of Mr. Zelaya to Honduras.
Can somebody explain me what gives? What is going on here? What's the Ambassador strategy here? Is this a return to the imperial court system? Mein gott....this is why we need to go at it -meaning developing our country- on our own....
This absolutely burned me up. To add to that, apparently tonight Hillary Clinton is making demands on Honduras, like saying that they have to increase taxes on the rich!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I really agree with this, or at least think they need to go after the tax evaders, but DAMN! Where does the US Secretary of State get off telling Honduras that they need to raise taxes?
Next meeting between the Ambassador Llorens and members of Congress would be to discuss what's up with the awful uniform the Honduras national soccer squad is getting for the world cup in South Africa...two intended puns here!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Obama administration is a joke when it comes to international affairs. I am embarrased to admit that I voted for both, Mrs. Clinton in the primaries and Mr. Obama in the general election. I should have known better.
ReplyDeleteNo one knows exactly what is going on behind the scenes, but it is entirely possible that some members of the Liberal Party may have asked Ambassador Llorens to host a meeting to bring together different factions of the party out of concern that the party may quickly be on its way to becoming politically uncompetitive with the Nationalists because ... See Moreof the deep divisions that exist between anti- and pro-Zelayistas. Without a united Liberal Party, Honduras essentially starts to transform into a country with one major party, which obviously reduces its credibility as a democracy. Unless there is true reconciliation within the Liberal Party, it is entirely possible that the party will not win another presidential election for decades. Like it or not, Mr. Zelaya remains a factor in Honduran politics. I certainly don't like it.... but neither can I ignore it.
ReplyDeleteI hope our new Ambassador to the US meets with the DNC to undermine Obama´s plans for the next elections. Arsewholes!
ReplyDeleteUnder ordinary circumstances (and assuming the basic story is true, that Amb. Llorens actually pressed for removal of CCEPL personnel), this would be grounds for asking the Ambassador to leave the country.
ReplyDeletePresident Lobo would be right to be angry and in PNGing the Ambassador, but it may be that he's holding off, (again, assuming the news stories are correct) given U.S. support for recognition of the Lobo government by other countries.
Marco, I guess the one point I was trying to make is that the so called leaders of the liberal party should have tried to do the "unifying" from within and on their own. They should not need the mediation of a foreigner, much less am ambassador. Assuming of course that the reports are indeed correct. Ahh well...ignoring the role that the US Ambassador has had in the past, and will likely continue to have, in Honduran politics seems a bit naive...
ReplyDeleteTambopaxi:As Marco Caceres wrote, indeed who knows what is lurking in the background. Part of my rant has quite a bit to do with doing things openly and on our own. I quite agree with you that an unwanted intervention should not be tolerated anymore.