tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058611092223984448.post4992518172053401331..comments2024-01-01T08:00:44.672-06:00Comments on Americas MexicoBlog: Communique from President Manuel Zelaya on Failure of Accord (translation)Laura Carlsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09104803970928403045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8058611092223984448.post-57991584422846666272009-11-06T15:14:19.495-06:002009-11-06T15:14:19.495-06:00Zelaya retains some integrity and dignity, and exp...Zelaya retains some integrity and dignity, and exposes the U.S. government's complicity with the coup. I'm very sorry it had to come to this, but glad that he's not going to let himself be strung along.<br /><br />The U.S. government snatches defeat from the jaws of victory by failing at any point to apply enough pressure on the golpistas to convey a real commitment to Zelaya's restoration. Either they're wildly incompetent, or they were never serious about it.<br /><br />In combination with the revelations about the new bases in Colombia (war-fighting lily pads, access to civilian airports), the message being sent loud and clear to the rest of the governments in the hemisphere is that the military and far right control our foreign policy -- pay no attention to the pretty words and feeble gestures of the "liberal" civilian fronts.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.com