Authors:
José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri
www.morochos.net
If Manuel Zelaya returned to the presidency of Honduras, that country would go through something similar to what Venezuela experienced after Chavez returned when he was removed from power in 2002. That is, Honduras would enter in a process of political confrontation in which the Zelayistas' revenge would be the slogan of the government.
With the help of Chavez and the Cuban dictatorship, if Zelaya returned to govern Honduras he would start a witch hunt to imprison all those who had some responsibility for his removal, would initiate a purge within the Honduran armed forces to remove the suspects, and would begin a relentless persecution of government dissenters with the excuse that all opponents were involved in the coup, which would facilitate that Zelaya completes the Chavez plan to make the Honduran political system a copy of the Castro-Chavez model.
So at the end, if Zelaya returns to power, Honduras would become a country completely divided and unstable. Hence the return of Zelaya, although is supported by the international community, is very far from being a solution to the current political crisis in Honduras.
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How many of the business, military and media elites who plotted to overthrow Venezuela's democratically elected government in April 2002 were imprisoned for their acts? None. How many oppostion newspapers and television stations are there in Venezuela that have been spewing virulent anti-Chavez talking points for years? Quite a few. How many free and fair elections has Chavez's movement won since 1998? Nine out of ten with majorities consistently ranging from 54-62%. For you, a "dictatorship" is when a poor majority takes control of the institutions of state from a fair-skinned, wealthy minority that has exercised power selfishly since the time of the Conquistadors.
ReplyDeleteChavez has imprisoned businessmen, soldiers and politicians not only for the 2002 actions, but also for simple ideological differences. Chavez has closed one tv station and surely will close a new one this year because of their opinions. This month Chavez closed more than 200 radio station for not being aligned to the government. And finally, yes, Chavez has won several election, but in which conditions? Mugabe is too electorally unbeatable but he is not a democratic president.
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