Honduras denies entry to OAS group, threatens to close Brazilian embassy

Notice the language that Reuters uses now. The government is no longer the coup government but the de facto government a much more neutral term. It is interesting to watch the manner in which media typically term governments and leaders. The Saudi king, leaders of the oil sheikdoms and others unelected who are U.S. or western allies are not called dictators, but Chavez is even though he was elected and in an election with international observers. It is not just Fox news that does this but CNN and even Obama has referred to Chavez as a dictator so the liberal media and Fox news see eye to eye on matters such as this. Well now that I have that off my chest back to Honduras!

Micheletti is obviously quite adamant about not accepting anything like the Arias accords. The international community is desperate to find a fig leaf to cover up the fact that Micheletti has simply snubbed every attempt by the OAS and others at a negotiated solution. Zelaya has asked his supporters to mass in Tegucigalpa in demonstrations to force the coup government to allow his re-instatement as president but unless the armed forces join the protest or more key players in the elite and clergy turn against the coup it seems that the result will be more injuries and death and a dearth of coverage in the mainstream media unless things get so bad it is impossible to ignore. However, so far the media have done a good job of not covering the protests. The excerpts below are from a Reuters article. There is extended coverage of the sound harassment and strange illnesses in the Brazilian embassy at this site as well as more information on the Micheletti rejections of negotiations.

""TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto government of Honduras denied entry on Sunday to an Organization of American States delegation and threatened to close Brazil's embassy, where ousted President Manuel ZelayaManuel Zelaya has taken refuge.

Hours earlier, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he would ignore a 10-day deadline set by Micheletti to decide what to do with Zelaya, who is holed up with his family and some supporters in Brazil's embassy in the capital.

...Brazil has said Zelaya can stay as long as necessary, but Micheletti told the South American heavyweight to either grant the deposed leftist political asylum or hand him over to Honduran authorities to be prosecuted.

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"Carlos Lopez, the de facto government's foreign minister, said Brazil would lose its right to have an embassy in Honduras if it ignores the deadline. But he stressed that the government would respect the sovereignty of the compound and has no plans to storm the building to arrest Zelaya.

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Since Monday, hundreds of soldiers and riot police have surrounded the embassy where protesters have mounted almost daily marches to demand Zelaya be reinstated.

"If they enter by force, they will be committing an act that contravenes all international norms," Lula said of the security forces outside the building.

.......The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned harassment of the Brazilian embassy. Brazilian officials say food and supplies have only occasionally been allowed in and troops have blasted the building with high-frequency sounds."""'