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In reply to the discussion: Clinton & the Coup: Amid Protests in Honduras, Ex-President on Hillary’s Role in His 2009 Ouster [View all]think
(11,641 posts)1. Hillary Clinton needs to be asked why she as SoS did not condemn this coup d'etat
and work to restore the lawfully elected president of Honduras.
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marmar
Jul 2015
OP
Our objective is no longer democracy. It is economic, ideological, and other interests
newthinking
Jul 2015
#23
Agree. Human trafficking in Malaysia being reclassified so they can be approved for the TPP
think
Jul 2015
#25
Clinton worked to create back channel communications with the soon to be dictator Roberto Micheletti
think
Jul 2015
#2
Yep. Nixon used Kissenger for a back channel with Brazil to help overthrow Allende in Chile
think
Jul 2015
#6
Yes. 2 democratically elected presidents were overthrown. In both cases back channels were created
think
Jul 2015
#28
Yes, particularly since the left in Central America is very much tied to the labor movement
DLnyc
Jul 2015
#18
especially if she wants to play the "TRUE sword and shield of Blacks and gays and women" against the
MisterP
Jul 2015
#32
A stain on both Obama's presidency and Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State
DLnyc
Jul 2015
#10
One of the "multiple" times the Obama administration disavowed itself from her remarks.
ieoeja
Jul 2015
#13
It is a continuation (amplification) of "democracy promotion" (which has little to do with democracy
newthinking
Jul 2015
#22
there's always a song and dance around this: first they say it wasn't a coup, then the red-baiters
MisterP
Jul 2015
#31
The UN condemned the coup while Clinton set up back channel talks with the new dictator.
think
Jul 2015
#30
Was this a coup or not? Was Zelayua the elected president or not? Please provide your evidence that
think
Jul 2015
#34