he has some friends in high places
I think ‘friends’ might be a bit of an exaggeration. Certainly he has a few, but I suspect that much of the support he has received from other Latin American leaders is more motivated by fear. The fear of the return of military juntas. And don’t underestimate how strong that fear is countries such as Argentina. Although of course, don’t also overestimate the risks too – much has changed in Latin American society in the last 20 years, and the military no longer hold the same positions of privilege which they once did. But yes, memories are still very fresh. And even Alvaro Uribe of Colombia is ‘supporting’ Zelaya 😯
Don’t too …… go reading too much into Obama’s ‘support’ either. I can’t imagine that the Honduran opposition organised a coup without discussing it with the US – there is little chance of any coup being successful in Latin American without the support of the US – they can make it or break it.
Plus of course, it is inconceivable that a coup can be organised in any Latin American country (specially in a banana republic like Honduras) without US intelligence becoming aware of the threat/risk. So why didn’t the US government warn Zelaya ? Not the actions of a ‘friend’ imo. And don’t forget that the Honduran generals who led the coup were all taught the fine art of military take-overs by the CIA in the (now re-named) School of the Americas 🙄
The yank in this video knows what he’s talking about. And yes ‘talk’ is indeed cheap,
Honduras – Obama’s maiden coup