98 million reasons why Zelaya has to pay for its crimes

The Supreme Accounts Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo de Cuentas) revealed yesterday that out of the 100 million US$ donated by Venezuela for COPECO (Comite Permanente de Contingencias), they do not have a clue on what 98 million US$ were spent by Zelayas's administration. There is simply no record of where did all the the money go, for what and for whom. In fact, they can only account for US$ 2 million, most of it spent on transactions of a dubious nature.

To add to the long list of crimes, a very expensive Lexus SUV bought without any bidding process by the Presidential Office during Zelaya's time was also missing even before Zelaya was removed from office.


So, people still want for Zelaya to return to return to Honduras without facing the law and thus not explain what happened with all the money that is missing from his administration? I am flabbergasted about this...


The tragedy is that the purpose of the US$ 100 million donated by the people of Venezuela (stealing from Zelaya's puppet master? If I were Chavez I would asking Zelaya about the money) was to strengthen the response to rain, flooding and other weather related emergencies. Now, we have to date, at least 32 persons dead and countless damage due to rain and flooding.

We demand from President Lobo not to lower his head to the OEA and Insulza, who are conditioning Honduras return to that decrepit organization on the unconditional return of Zelaya. No more...no more...impunity Mr. President. Zelaya has to return and face justice. It was a big mistake letting him go without enduring justice...now please do not make this mistake worse, by compromising even further our national dignity and honor by disrespecting the law and the Constitution even more.

And Jorge Arturo Reina accepted the Ambassadorship to UNASUR

Cosas veredes mi querido Sancho...Jorge Arturo Reina accepted the offer from President Lobo of becoming Honduras Ambassador to UNASUR. Mr. Reina is sacrificing himself, as according to some of my sources he is going to earn $8,000 a month. Besides being a insult to all who heard Mr. Reina defend Zelaya and his plans, who moved heaven and earth to get the UN to sanction Honduras, and who literally condemned Zelaya's removal, it is an insult to those Hondurans who live on US1 dollar a day.

Think about this for just  a minute. This money could be better spend vaccinating 8,00 children or spending in buying pirethroid insecticides to control mosquitoes, rather than financing the lifestyle of the rich and famous to the itinerant Ambassador to an organization who does not recognize Honduras, and which most of its members also do not recognize Honduras.

I heard some rumors out there saying that President Lobo is actually thinking of accepting the request by Daniel Ortega to name Patricia Rodas Baca as Honduras Ambassador in Nicaragua in order to get that country's recognition of Honduras.


Sorry, but I may be square and don't see what is President Lobo's plan here or maybe we do not know all of what is going on. At one point one has to recognize that even though a policy or action may be strategic in nature, but it is also one that is selling your soul to obtain short term gains.

El Comunicado de Zelaya respecto al nombramiento de Reina

Zelaya envío el siguiente comunicado al pueblo de Honduras y  al Comunidad Internacional. Mi intención al publicar esto es solamente resaltar el hecho que este Sr. no ha abandonado sus aspiraciones para la re-elección presidencial. Solamente los ilusos o los caza-bobos pueden continuar opinando que Zelaya nunca busco su re-elección al instaurar la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente. El texto completo de este comunicado fue extraído de Proceso Digital. Evidentemente que esta es una muestra mas de la megalomania de Zelaya, que sigue creyendo su  propia retorica.

COMUNICADO

Al Pueblo Hondureño y a la Comunidad Internacional, comunico que he sido Informado de las declaraciones del Dr. Jorge Arturo Reina en el programa “Interpretando la Noticia”, en cuanto a la propuesta que le ha hecho el régimen de Porfirio Lobo para nombrarle como Embajador itinerante, especialmente ante los países que conforman la UNASUR. Al respecto, quisiera declarar lo siguiente:

1. Que la trágica experiencia del golpe de estado del 28 de junio de 2009, nos ha enseñado, que los que fueron capaces de romper el orden constitucional, y su sucedáneo, apoyado por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, no cumplieron ni cumplen los compromisos acordados, aunque se hallan suscrito en documentos públicos, constituyendo esto una burla constante para el pueblo Hondureño.

2 Que las posiciones mediáticas del régimen del propio Presidente Lobo Sosa, y algunas de sus declaraciones personales en las que trata de aparentar “buena voluntad”, son absolutamente, incongruente con sus acciones.

3. Que promover el reconocimiento del régimen en las actuales condiciones, constituiría un desprecio para nuestros mártires, sería condenado por nuestro pueblo y por aquellos que desde la comunidad internacional han sostenido con firmeza posiciones de dignidad.

Por tanto, considero correcta la posición dada a conocer por el Embajador Reina Idiquez de NO aceptar la nominación que le ofrece el régimen de Lobo Sosa; primero que cumpla las recomendaciones hechas por la Comisión de Alto Nivel integrada por 17 países de la OEA, mediante el Informe elaborado por mandato de la Asamblea General de Lima, y que en síntesis señala lo siguiente:

A- Poner fin a los juicios iniciados en contra del ex Presidente Zelaya y sus colaboradores, ya que los mismos tienen motivaciones políticas (persecución judicial por motivos políticos).

B- Avanzar decididamente en las investigaciones para esclarecer los asesinatos cometidos en el marco del golpe de estado, y durante el régimen de Lobo. C- Adoptar medidas para poner fin a los asesinatos, torturas, persecución, amenazas y hostigamientos contra miembros del Frente Nacional de Resistencia Popular. D- Dotar a la Comisión Interinstitucional de Derechos Humanos de Honduras de los recursos humanos y económicos para que pueda responder de manera eficiente a la defensa de los Derechos Humanos.

F- Que cese la impunidad por las violaciones a los derechos humanos, incluyendo las verificadas por la CIDH y la Oficina del Alto Comisionado para los Derechos Humanos de la ONU.

Asimismo, el régimen debe dar cumplimiento a las condiciones mínimas que permitan dar inicio al proceso de reconciliación y normalización para la restauración democrática en nuestro país como fue presentado por nosotros, en el plan de reconciliación, a la OEA y Honduras pueda integrarse con pleno derecho a la comunidad internacional como es nuestro deseo, cumpliendo lo siguiente :

Que se separen de sus cargos a los autores intelectuales y materiales del golpe de estado, los crímenes de lesa humanidad y de las violaciones a los Derechos Humanos.

Que se convoque a un gran dialogo nacional, para elegir la Asamblea Nacional Constituyente, a través de la cual se proceda a la refundación pacifica de la institucionalidad democrática en nuestro país.

4. No podemos ni debemos como defensores de la democracia y de los Derechos Humanos, aceptar este tipo de trampas que únicamente contribuyen a la promoción de la impunidad y por ende, a que otros piensen que el nuevo patrón de opresión es dar golpes de estado en naciones hermanas, sin castigo para los criminales golpistas .

José Manuel Zelaya Rosales. Ex Presidente de Honduras. Coordinador General del FNRP

República Dominicana 7 de agosto de 2010

MI SOLIDARIDAD Y APOYO AL MAGISTERIO EN LUCHA, SU CAUSA ES JUSTA Y EL PUEBLO DEBE ENTENDERLO, QUE HOY ES POR LOS MAESTROS PERO EL MANANA ES PARA TODOS LOS TRABAJADORES.

Jorge Arturo Reina Idiaquez Ambassador to UNASUR

Who else will get a reward for a long history of "supporting" the country and their efforts to establish a free and democratic Republic? Perhaps Rafael Alegria to replace Cesar Ham at INA...hey Rosenthal Oliva asked for Ham's head as this guy touched his interests....Milton Jimenez Puerto to become Honduran Ambassador to the U.S. ...Patricia Rodas Baca for Ambassador to the United Nations...Juan Barahona for Minister of the Interior....

Caption: Jorge Arturo Reina Idiaquez disserting on the "military coup" in Honduras while requesting strong sanctions against the country to restore "constitutional order".









 It comes to this point where one has to understand that reconciliation does not mean compromising the strategic interests of the country nor its soul. A column by Mr. Benjamin Santos has a slightly different opinion with regard to this issue in La Tribuna http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=166324

We cannot continue sending conflicting messages about the transition process to the new constitutional government.  I will not get tired repeating that our foreign policy has to be build upon a strong national policy that is strategic, logic and forward looking, but one who is aligned with the ideals of a democratic and free society withing the Republic. If one's actions contradict this principle...then its time to re-evaluate one's actions...as two of my favorite newspaper columnist Juan Ramon Martinez and Dona Gloria Leticia Pineda de Lazarus would say "those who want to hear...hear"

Reports from the OAS High Commission /Reportes Comision Alto Nivel OEA

For your information, here is the report of the high level commission of the OAS reporting on the progress that Honduras has met regarding its compliance with the requirements to gain back access to this organization. This is the english version  http://www.scribd.com/doc/35239542/Agsc00258-Ing


Para su información, aquí esta el reporte de la comisión de alto nivel de la OEA reportando acerca del progreso que Honduras ha obtenido al cumplir los requerimientos que le permitirán recuperar la membresia en dicho organismo. Esta es la versión en español http://www.scribd.com/doc/35239540/AGSC00258S04

Lula and Ortega can go to h**?~

Both Lula and Ortega have expressed that the conditions are not there for them to recognize the government of Porfirio Lobo Sosa as the lawful authority in Honduras. They also declared that the coup-d-etat that removed Zelaya from office is an open wound that can only be healed with Zelaya's return. See the report in La Prensa http://www.laprensa.hn/Pa%C3%ADs/Ediciones/2010/07/29/Noticias/Lula-y-Ortega-piden-nuevos-gestos-a-Honduras.

These gentlemen do not seem to acknowledge the fact that the majority of Hondurans voted for Porfirio Lobo or the other three candidates, in a free election where all the preparatory process leading to the election had been completed under Zelaya's administration. We have chosen and we chose Lobo as our legitimate President. If you cannot disassociate whatever happen on June 28 with the elections on November 27, then you better review your own national histories until it permeates your little minds. Both Brazil and Nicaragua (as well as Ecuador, Venezuela, and Bolivia) have emerged from violent removals of elected Presidents through elections organized by the offending party...the military in this case.

In our case, the military were periferal to the elections, the National Electoral Tribunal conducted the elections, which we cannot repeat enough, had been completed except for the final voting process.

So, Mr. da Silva and Mr. Ortega, if you cannot accept that Lobo is our lawfully elected president...you can literally go to he***...pardon for the expletive but we are reaching  the no return point. President Lobo has to understand that the more he keeps trying to please these people, the more they will be asking from our country. Lets work on those bilateral relations that are working and then calmly wait for the change in government that will come very soon in all of the ALBA countries.

Nicaragua's President considers "illegitimate" Honduras government

President Ortega has indicated that the incorporation of Honduras into the regional integration system (SICA in Spanish) is illegitimate as there was no representative from Nicaragua in the presidential meeting that drafted and released the joint declaration indicating that Honduras can rejoin the system. Never mind, that Nicaragua did not attend the meeting precisely to avoid signing the resolution openly. Furthermore, it is not clear whether Honduras was kicked out the system in the first place.

I have written before and will continue expressing my opinion that we need to define our foreign policy responding to our national/domestic policy. These two cannot be independent. Therefore, we need to pursue those foreign relations that will support our national development and policies and discard those that do not. We cannot continue begging for recognition. If a country wants to recognize us as the free and democratic country in the making that we are, so be it. If not, then we stop pursuing those interests and would wait until the time that we are treated as equals.

We will not tolerate those actions by Ortega, Correa, Morales or their ilk who keep on mounting requirements to "allow our return to the international arena". Now, even the FMLN, the old guerrillas turned political party in El Salvador are putting their own requirements for us as a country to comply. That is unacceptable and cannot be allowed anymore. If we let this build up, where anybody can pretty much tell us what to do, we are losing our national sovereignty and are in danger of pretty much giving our country away to those who seek destroying the Republic.

Our foreign policy should be unemotional, calculating, strategic and unwavering in maintaining our national identity as a democratic Republic. If foreign governments such as that of Nicaragua, insists on interfering with our affairs, we need to let them know, politely but firmly , that such interventions are not acceptable and that they are free to withdraw their diplomatic representation until they recognize us a democratic country with a freely elected government.

In fact, if Nicaragua or El Salvador insist on interfering with our affairs, we need to send the proper signals and further actions so that they will not be able to use Puerto Cortes as a shipment port for their products. This embargo would last until we normalize relations. We have an ace here as both countries need Puerto Cortes to ship their exports. Certainly,it will not take long and in all probabilities will not even need to be implemented in the first place. Let's see how long they continue interfering in our affairs.

Lets remember that no period of bad luck lasts forever. Governments come and go, and so we just need to be patient and build upon what we do have, governments who now recognize us as a democratic country and our government.  This is not bravado nor knee jerk reactions. Each intervention has to be thought thoroughly with the proviso that we have to have our country as our main interest. Other countries can look for themselves.

For a sample a button...a column by Luis Consenza Jimenez

Interesting article by Luis Cosenza Jimenez (Minister of the Presidency in the Maduro administration) showing the "tolerant" and "democracy-loving" ways of the current "Resistencia" leadership, through their actions in Tocoa, Colon. To read the article, please click here

Sunday's Funny Quotes

"We know that there are hundreds of thousands of unnecessary workers on the budget and labor books, and some analysts calculate that the excess of jobs has surpassed 1 million,"

 "Without people feeling the need to work to make a living, sheltered by state regulations that are excessively paternalistic and irrational, we will never stimulate a love for work,"

Who's the author of these pearls of wisdom: Barak Obama,  Nicolas Sarkozy, Angela Merkel.... nope... although they still have to yet confess this long time held secret "a sotto vocce"... it is... Raul Castro in public speeches around Cuba. BTW, these quotes are funny because of the source, although the tragedy of the Cuban people cannot be ignored anymore - nor their many accomplishments...

The winner though is the Cuban people, where most of them are employed by the government, thus unemployment is "non-existent" and whose salaries are so low that a favorite saying is:

"The government pretends to pay us and we pretend to work"

Welcome to the Socialist paradise my friends, and its "new" concoction "21st Century Socialism" pursued by the Narcisist-Leninist" followers of Chavez and Co. Why do we insist on trying things and models that have failed and to which even core communist countries such as China and Vietnam have started moving away from themselves?

Recommended reading

I just finished reading "Itinerario de una caida: Los consejos que no escucho Zelaya" again. I would recommend this book again and again, as this shows the deterioration and eventual collapse of Zelaya's administration and the reasons why his removal from office was justified. Martinez version of the infamous "Zelaya's resignation letter" is quite interesting as it is a very credible hypothesis.

The stories behind the so called "Patricios" and his former Foreign Minister inffluence on Zelaya are important to understand as they serve explaining many of his missteps, but not all. Certainly, Zelaya is a quite formidable political animal, a survivor and predator, who miscalculated his later steps, and who let his ego get the best of him...as he did not listen to anybody...but himself.

By the way, one of the things that has not resonated with people and which is highlighted in this book is the fact that Zelaya himself confessed to being elected using fraud. Another important fact is that he was elected with only 19% of the electoral vote, in fact the report of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal was never released in spite of being mandatory according to Honduran law, and that Zelaya was declared a winner by none other than a Mr. Aristides Mejia, Zelaya's old chump, Head at the time of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and who later became Minister of Security under Zelaya. Later, Zelaya named Mejia,  Counselor Vice President....a joke in itself as our Constitution does not have the figure of a Vice-President, but Zelaya wanted to reward his friend Mejia with the position. So, Zelaya created this monstrosity of a title...no wonder...