McCain Organizing Visit to Washington of Honduran Coup Leaders

[struggle4progress]

BY EVA GOLINGER

Republican Senator John McCain, the former U.S. presidential candidate, is behind a visit to Washington by representatives of the de facto Honduran government. McCain, known for his hard-line stance against Venezuela, Bolivia and other countries in the region considered to be “anti-imperialist,” organized a “press conference” for the coup leaders at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, at the prestigious National Press Club in the U.S. capital.

According to a press release sent out on July 6, “members of the Honduran national congress, together with representatives of the private sector and former members of the Honduran judicial corps, will give a press conference in Washington, D.C. to talk about recent events in Honduras. The press conference will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at 3:00 p.m., in the Murrow Room of the National Press Club. The delegation will be traveling to Washington to participate in several days of meetings with U.S. politicians to clarify any misunderstandings about the Honduran constitutional process, and to talk about the next steps to follow to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s democratic institutions.”

The press release announcing the coup leaders’ visit to Washington was sent out by The Cormac Group, a lobbying group in Washington. The main clients of this group are multinational corporations like AT&T, DirecTV, Time Warner, the National Football League (NFL) and Bacardi USA, run by the anti-Castro Cuban mafia in Miami. The Cormac Group’s founder, John W. Timmons, was a lawyer for Senator McCain and the legislative director of his trade agenda ... http://www.periodico26.cu/english/opinion/may2009/coupist-mccain070809.html



Presenting the founding members of the coup caucus, and push back from House Democrats

Representative Connie Mack's (left) resolution supportive of the Honduras coup was officially submitted for congressional review. It has nine original co-sponsors, including Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL-21), Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25), Thaddeus McCotter (MI-11), Zach Wamp (TN-03), Ted Poe (TX-02), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01), Dana Rohrabacher (CA-46), Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Dan Burton (IN-05).

These members of congress (all Republicans) can be considered the founding members of a congressional "coup caucus." The resolution that they sponsored is firmly supportive of a military-backed coup in America's backyard. Nowhere does the resolution express concern for the fact that the coup undermined a key tenet of democracy: the seperation of the military from civil affairs. Rather, the resolution plays up Zelaya's ties with Hugo Chavez and the Castros as evidence of his nefarious nature--and as reason why other members of congress should support his ouster.

Chances are the bill will go nowhere. This type of legislation requires 25 cosponsors, including 10 on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. And even if the bill reaches that milestone, the Committee will almost assuredly not take it up. Also, there is no bill upcoming in the Committee to which it could be attached as an amendment ... http://www.undispatch.com/node/8581

[Turbineguy]

1. Maybe they can inspire a coup here too.

It's what you do if you can't get elected.

[flamingdem]

3. Yes they would like that

I can hear McCain attacking Obama over some obscure constitutional point to rile up his base.

[zbdent]

6. please ... like the birthers need ANOTHER fake reason ...

[Katya Mullethov]

8. The people living in public housing

Many at least , would likely resent being called names like that . And I would suggest that it is downright racist

[billythekid]

10. Maybe I'm dense, but. . .

being called names like what? What is racist?

[MUAD_DIB]

5. That was my thought as well. What is the GOP up to exactly?

Are they jonesin to install McGramps?

[Enrique]

2. "clarifying any misunderstandings about the Honduran constitutional process"

:rofl:

[damntexdem]

4. Don't let their plane land.

Turnabout is fair play and all that.

[lk9550]

7. Lemme guess

Another US attempt at overthrowing governments?

[Name removed]

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