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"After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed President Manuel Zelaya said he had been kidnapped by soldiers in a "coup".

Mr. Zelaya, elected for a nonrenewable four-year term in 2006, had wanted a vote to extend his time in office.

His arrest came just before the start of a referendum ruled illegal by the Supreme Court and opposed by Congress.

There had also been resistance within Mr. Zelaya's own party regarding the President's desire to extend his time in office."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8123126.stm

Indeed Manuel Zelaya was constitutionally elected to serve four years as president of Honduras but has been removed by the military and taken into exile. So why am I not sympathetic to his cause? This one is very easy to answer.

Mr. Zeyala was not contented with serving one term as President.  Does he believe that he is the answer to the problems in the country and that no one else is qualified enough to resolve the issues? So many leaders in Central America, the Caribbean region and Africa too often do not want to give up power and would do anything even break the constitution that put them there in the first place to become the next Chavez.

Mr. Zeyala wanted a referendum to extend his stay in office or to give himself the opportunity to run for office again - this is totally against the constitution of the land. The Supreme Court was not sympathetic to his cause and ruled that the referendum was illegal. However, the President convinced that his power and wishes were more important than that of the highest court of the land moved ahead with his plans for the referendum even though members of his own party were against this process.

Mr. Zeyala should consider himself very fortunate that the military exiled him and did not arrest him as is done in most banana republics. The long reach of Chavez and Chavez like aspirations must be stopped and was rightly done in my opinion. 

Everyone is condemning the actions of the military.  What have they done/do you realize what took place?  Simply put, they protected the constitution that they swore to protect and serve!

I have no pity for the leftist Zeyala - move on with your life and consider yourself very fortunate sir. As for the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago who spoke out on behalf of the 'rule of law' ... do your job and take care of the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago - you are so lacking and the people are still without water and electricity in many areas.

Move on...