More blood on her hands.
Hillary Clinton Forgot That She Supported a Coup in Honduras
by Jeffrey PhillipsHer campaign said the accusation that she “routinized” hell in Honduras was “simply nonsense.”
Hillary Clinton’s campaign seems to have a selective memory when it
comes to the Democratic presidential candidate’s track record with
Honduras.
When asked by Latino USA if the former secretary of
state “is still proud of the hell she helped routinize in Honduras” as a
result of the country’s 2009 coup, a spokesperson responded that the
accusation in the question is “simply nonsense.”
“That
charge is simply nonsense,” Director of Hispanic Media Jorge Silva wrote
in an email to Latino USA. “Hillary Clinton engaged in active diplomacy
that resolved a constitutional crisis and paved the way for legitimate
democratic elections.”
But that’s not exactly what happened.
In
2009, democratically elected Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was
ousted by the Honduran military, allied with opposition parties. The
coup against Zelaya was widely condemned by governments across Latin
America, the European Union, the Organization of American States and
other regional blocs.
But then-Secretary of State Clinton moved in
swiftly. She admitted in her autobiography “Hard Choices,” that she
used her power to shift the crisis into a favorable position for the
U.S., even if it meant forgetting about democracy.
