THE VULGARITY CONTINUES - AT 5:54 P.M. ET:  Now the United Nations, that farcical hotbed of corruption, joins in the assault on the removal of the Honduran president.  The "world body" is considerably more upset about this than about the brutal suppression of the Iranian revolt, and the arrest of thousands of Iranians. 

What is so disgusting is that the United States is one of the leaders of this gang-up on the Supreme Court and Congress of Honduras, the bodies that organized the removal, apparently under Honduran law.  An American president who had to be dragged kicking and screaming to take strong stand in favor of the Iranian freedom fighters seems to have endless love for the Honduran tinhorn:

The United Nations marshaled an unusually broad effort on Tuesday to condemn the military seizure of power in Honduras, turning over the podium of the General Assembly to its ousted president and quickly passing a resolution sponsored by countries often at loggerheads, including the United States and Venezuela.

The deposed president, Manuel Zelaya, said the “brutal” coup, including what he called a threat by soldiers to shoot him dead if he did not stop talking on his cell phone, was a blow against democracy. He called it “an act of aggression attacking the democratic will of the people.”

Mr. Zelaya, greeted by sustained applause when he entered the chamber and sat in the Honduran seat on the assembly floor, said the resolution supporting him “expresses the indignation of the people of Honduras and of people worldwide.”

The one-page resolution, passed by acclamation in the 192-member body, condemned the removal of the president as a coup and demanded the “immediate and unconditional restoration” of Mr. Zelaya as president.

Please note this from Zelaya:

Mr. Zelaya also dispelled suspicions that Western nations like the United States may have instigated or tacitly approved of his ouster, an allegation that has been repeatedly put forward by his close ally, President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.

“The United States has changed a great deal,” he said at the news conference, noting that President Obama had not only denounced his removal as an illegal coup, but then went further, calling for his return to power.

COMMENT:  Zelaya tried to jam through a referendum, Chavez style, that would have allowed him to keep power beyond current limits.  His allies are some of the worst, most totalitarian leaders in Latin America.  And he is cheered.

Feeling proud of your country again?

June 30, 2009