Well the international community has for the most part isolated them and they
are no longer getting cheap oil from Venezuela and tourist traffic is down to a
dribble. Apparently the economy is being badly hurt. Roads are often blocked
and many are on strike.
As you say the US has not done much and in particular has refused to call
the coup a coup because then they would have to cut off virtually all aid.
Cheers, k hanly
Blog: http://kenthink7.blogspot.com/index.html
Blog: http://kencan7.blogspot.com/index.html
--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Gar Lipow <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Gar Lipow <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Why are the coup leaders so intransigent?
> To: "Progressive Economics" <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 3:44 PM
> At a guess, the coup leaders don't
> intend the upcoming election to be
> honest, and don't want a credible to voice in the
> presidency to try
> and make it honest, and to call it out authoritatively if
> it is not.
> Incidentally, the coup leaders don't seem under a lot
> pressure to me.
> The U.S. could put economic pressure on them that would
> return Zelaya
> tomorrow if it wanted to.
>
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:28 PM, ken hanly<[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > I really do not understand why the coup leaders do
> not agree to the San Jose Accords. After they receive
> amnesty and Zelaya power is almost completely purged plus he
> will be replaced within a few months.
> > This is from Allvoices:
> > http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/3883387-honduras-micheletti-backs-down-agrees-to-accept-oas-delegation
> >
> > While agreeing to see the OAS delegation Micheletti
> says that Insulza can only have observer status. Interesting
> that the coup government feels it can set the terms of the
> meeting! Micheletti again said just recently that the return
> of Zelaya is not negotiable. One wonders what purpose the
> meeting can serve then since that is the whole purpose of
> negotiations from the first!
> > I expect that there has been a lot of pressure from
> the US and others for the Honduran coup govt. to come to a
> negotiated solution along the lines of the Arias accords.
> After all the coup leaders will have amnesty, the govt.
> international recognition, and Zelaya will be a lame duck
> president with reduced powers for a short period of time. It
> seems that the coup is more interested in saving face, and
> slapping the U.S. and OAS in the face, than accepting a
> solution which is in their own interests.
> > Given that the military has accepted an Arias type
> agreement and that the Liberal party's presidential
> candidate has disowned the coup it would not be surprising
> if I am finally right that an agreement will be reached
> soon. However, so far I have had a tendency to be wrong on
> the issue!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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