Manuel Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy

I suspect Mr. Zelaya got another phone call from Chavez this morning asking him to create a violent excuse for UN intervention. Or maybe Zelaya misinterpreted the candidates’ cautious tiptoe to his side as full support. Or perhaps the Reina brothers are unhappy with his negotiations, and wish to stir the cauldron without consulting him.

How would we explain otherwise, that a few hours ago on Channel 36, Eduardo Reina has read a statement from Zelaya that expresses dissatisfaction with yesterday’s meeting with the presidential candidates and called for continued prostests by his followers? His continual swerves to this side or that and outrageous statements have already sparked the ridicule of some US media outlets. This one could cost him even more. His statement:

“Exhortamos la Resistencia a mantener la batalla hasta que juntos, pueblo y presidente, logren las refomas constitucionales y la caída de los usurpadores.”

“We exhort the resistance to maintain the battle until together, people and president, you achieve the constitutional reforms and the fall of the usurpers.”

Zelaya, with more protests, you’re only hurting your own credibility and giving all Hondurans a massive migraine.

Image from El Heraldo

Whatever your political inclination, please take time to read a transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the UN general assembly yesterday. It shows how completely the UN has abandoned its roots.

Lobo and Zelaya embrace for the camera

Four of the six Honduran presidential candidates met with deposed president Manuel Zelaya for three hours last night. Both majority candidates were photographed embracing Zelaya, who almost kissed the liberal party’s candidate Elvin Santos, but barely concealed his distaste for National party candidate Porfirio Lobo, shown above. The result of the meeting was a joint statement where they support even Zelaya’s restitution to power, provided that Micheletti and Zelaya come to an agreement and elections are held.

The candidates either betrayed Micheletti, like the proverbial Judas, and with their embraces showed that their commitment to their constitution is less than their ambitions, or perhaps, they are being like Alexander the Great, who with a stroke of his sword, undid the Gordian knot. Or maybe they are doing a bit of both, to quell the UN kangaroo court that is poised to murder Honduran democracy in order to preserve it. This is all about power, not truth.

My feelings are that returning Zelaya to power would blatantly disregard our constitution, and lower even more my already subterranean regard for politicians. Micheletti needs Solomonic judgement, very quick. A loving mother would prefer her child be given to her rival than destroyed. Who is loving Honduras here? Zelaya? Santos? Lobo? Micheletti?

Hope for Honduras…low. Hope for peace…maybe. Hope for democracy…unclear.

Santos and Zelaya embrace for the camera