maandag 29 november 2010

The Empire 720

Sonja heeft een nieuwe reactie op uw bericht "De Volkskrant 111" achtergelaten:

Mag ik je een beetje voeren Stan?

Hier: http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2009/07/09TEGUCIGALPA645.html

Dit is belangrijk, over de militaire coup in Honduras, die volgens de dames en heren journalisten alhier helemaal geen staatsgreep was. President Zelaya zou zijn "gearresteerd" door het leger. Of zou zijn "afgezet", en daarna kwam er een "nieuwe president". Cees Zoon schreef in de Volkskrant: "Een legerwoordvoerder ontkende dat er sprake is van een staatsgreep. De soldaten, die onder meer het vliegveld en het presidentiële paleis omsingelden, zouden zijn uitgerukt omdat ‘er geruchten gingen dat aanhangers van de president rellen voorbereidden'" We werden dus rechtstreeks door een couppleger geïnformeerd.
De in pyama onder schot van zijn bed gelichtte Zelaya werd zelfs "formeel uit zijn ambt ontheven" en "door militairen uit zijn huis gehaald en naar Costa Rica gevlogen".
Het ANP in de Volkskrant meldde over de protesten die uitbraken TEGEN de coup: "Ondertussen betoogden ondanks een uitgaansverbod duizenden mensen tegen Zelaya, wiens populariteit de laatste maanden achteruit is gehold." En er was ook een "interim-regering" gevormd.
Volkskrant kopte weer later: "Zelaya staakt terugkeer naar Honduras"

Enfin, nu Wikileaks. Bericht van de Amerikaanse ambassade aan Secr. of State Washington (24 juli 2007):

"The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in what constituted an illegal and unconstitutional coup against the Executive Branch, while accepting that there may be a prima facie case that Zelaya may have committed illegalities and may have even violated the constitution. There is equally no doubt from our perspective that Roberto Micheletti's assumption of power was illegitimate."

"Under the Honduran Constitution as currently written, the President may be removed only on the basis of death, resignation or incapacitation. Only the Supreme Court may determine that a President has been "incapacitated" on the basis of committing a crime."

"No matter what the merits of the case against Zelaya, his forced removal by the military was clearly illegal, and Micheletti's ascendance as "interim president" was totally illegitimate."

Etcetera.

2 opmerkingen:

Sonja zei

Van de Amerikaanse ambassade in Tel Aviv voor Secr. of State Washington, 31.08.2007

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SUMMARY
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¶1. (S) In an August 17 meeting, Israeli Mossad Chief Meir Dagan thanked Under Secretary Burns for America's support of Israel as evidenced by the previous day's signing of an MOU that provides Israel with USD 30 billion in security assistance from 2008-2018.

Dagan provided his assessment of the Middle East region, Pakistan and Turkey, stressing Israel's

(a) concern for President Musharraf's well-being,
(b) view that Iran can be forced to change its behavior, and
(c) sense that Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are unstable with unclear futures ahead of them.

Dagan probed for more detail about U.S. military assistance to the Gulf states, and -- while signaling agreement with the U.S. approach to the Gulf states vis-a-vis Iran -- cautioned that they may not be able to absorb significant military assistance. Dagan reviewed Israel's five-pillar strategy concerning Iran's nuclear program, stressed that Iran is economically vulnerable, and pressed for more activity with Iran's minority groups aimed at regime change.

Dagan urged caution in providing assistance to the Siniora government in
Lebanon, noting Syrian and Iranian efforts to topple the GOL.

¶2. (S) Under Secretary Burns cited the MOU as tangible evidence of the USG's commitment to Israel, and stressed that the U.S. would support all of its friends -- Arabs included -- in the Middle East, and will remain engaged in the region for the long term.

He described U.S. efforts to support the Musharraf and Karzai governments as they face opposition from Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, and explained that the Gulf Security Dialogue is meant to bolster Gulf states facing threats from Iran.

The Under Secretary reviewed U.S. efforts to isolate Iran and increase pressure on it, stressing that the U.S. is currently focused on the diplomatic track. He
shared USG thinking about the Siniora government in Lebanon, and urged that the U.S. and Israel continue to consult on Lebanon. END SUMMARY.

http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2007/08/07TELAVIV2652.html

Sonja zei

Wil je snel voorbij de sensationele gossip (daar zal de massamedia zich op focussen ga ik van uit) en bij het echte 'goud' komen, dan is Twitter nu echt een uitkomst.

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