Chaos in Central America

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Zelaya may have stole millions before being ousted

Computers seized from the Zelaya Presidential Palace contain fraudulent referendum votes.

You SN Obama supporters still proud of your President for supporting this guy?

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Honduran Interim Leaders Proposes New Compromise

Tens of thousands of Micheletti's supporters rallied in the Honduran capital on Wednesday in one of the biggest demonstrations seen yet. Many chanted "Honduras!", waved the country's blue-and-white flag and wore white shirts printed with the slogan "I'm Defending My Constitution."

They accused Zelaya of being a pawn of his ally, leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

"They wanted to impose communism on us, and we don't want to be communists," said retired gardener Florencio Mejia, 80, as he marched in a blue-and white baseball cap, clutching a Honduran flag.

Dentist Julia Garcia echoed Micheletti's comments that the country would tough out economic sanctions from other countries.

"We prefer six months of isolation, to losing our liberty," Garcia said.

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Zelaya Returns to Honduran Border, Sets Up Camp

Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sought to increase pressure on his country's interim government, promising to camp out across the border in Nicaragua with his supporters and urging Washington to slap tough sanctions on coup leaders.

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Americans could learn a few things from the Honduran citizenry.

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U.S. Decides Not to Impose Sanctions on Honduras

With Washington unwilling to take drastic steps such as sanctions to restore Mr. Zelaya to power, it seems increasingly unlikely that the leftist politician will return to his seat, analysts said. Honduras's interim government, backed by much of the country's establishment and middle class, appears unwilling to have Mr. Zelaya back, and Washington seems in no mood to force the issue.

"In Honduras, Washington's wavering will be seen as a sign that the government can wait it out until the elections and that the costs they are bearing for international isolation, while considerable, are preferable to the risks of allowing Zelaya to return, even for a limited time and with his authority curtailed," said Michael Shifter at the Inter-American Dialogue, a nonpartisan think tank on hemispheric affairs in Washington.

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Honduran Government: Zelaya Must Leave Country as Private Citizen