Collins Report

By Bruce Karlson

It is not often that decency and perseverance overcome the ministrations of unctuous leftist frauds and their masters at the UN,OAS and US State Department. All the world was allied against those in Honduras attempting to maintain a fragile republic and adhere to its Constitution. (Americans would do well to take note as we may soon have to defend our own Constitution from the same bunch.)

Nevertheless, the news from Honduras is good.

Briefly, on June 28th of this year Manuel Zelaya was deposed by the order of the Supreme Court of Honduras. Among other things, he specifically violated the clause regarding any attempt to negate the one term limit for president. He was attempting to force a plebiscite on changing the Constitution, the modification of which may only be done by the legislature.

Prior to this he had become an ally of Venezuela’s Chavez who had mastered the art of overcoming pesky restraints on absolute power and was helping his new friend along. Chavez also desired another jump off point for his traffic in illegal drugs…a marriage made in heaven.

Once he realized that even his own party wanted him out, Zelaya arranged to get passports to several hundred Venezuelan and Nicaraguan thugs. They were to be the vanguard of his street supporters. In order to pay them, he stole 2.2 million dollars from the treasury a few days before his ouster.

After his removal by the Army, he was flown out of the country and Roberto Micheletti, the constitutionally mandated successor, took over as president. Zelaya visited all the Central and South American countries with dictators for life and generally made a buffoon of himself.

In any event, the UN,OAS, United States government, all European governments, virtually every nation and world organization “demanded “ that Zelaya be reinstated, describing the new temporary Honduran government as a coup, which is nonsense.

There were endless meetings and flying about but Micheletti stood firm as did the legislature and the Court. The US cut off aid as did many other nations. Honduras is a poor nation to begin with so Obama, Kerry, and Clinton can be proud that, if nothing else, their despicable behavior caused privation and perhaps starvation.

Elections had been set for November 29th and all of Honduras’ oppressors were adamant that the results would not be recognized. Micheletti simply hung on, making his case and waiting for right to prevail.

Someone had to blink and it was the US government!! There was a deal struck for a unity government with Zelaya but both sides knew it was a sham and served only to allow the US some dignity.

Sun Tsu’s recommendation that one should always give his enemies an easy retreat was never more true. On November 5th, the State Department spokes person announced that the election results WOULD be recognized… in the spirit of moving on. Leftist sleaze balls never lose, they simply decide to move on.

One hopes the Honduran people find the grace to forgive the US government.

About Bruce Karlson: Born New Jersey, enlisted in the Navy 1960, discharged in 1964, Kean College – BA, Fordham University – MBA. Sold computers in NYC’s financial district, retired 1992. Divorced, two high school aged children. Interests include bridge, history, politics and cooking.

This day in history November 7

1874 A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper’s Weekly is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the Republican Party.

Note: Nast is also credited with creating the fatherly figure we have used as Santa Claus for 140 years and he we known for depicting Abraham Lincoln as an ape.

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