In the summer of 1996, California’s Maxine Waters publicly accused the United States government of introducing crack cocaine into mostly black South Central L.A. She said the government was complicit in destroying the inner city. Thirteen years later, at the hands of the above, we are witnessing the U.S. actually abetting a drug dealer, Hugo Chavez.
Hugo Chavez wanted to expand membership in his “Friends of Hugo” club and needed money to retain power. Oil prices were down but cocaine trafficking could fill the gap. It was becoming difficult to export drugs to the US from Venezuela, Cuba, etc., so a new “friend” was needed. Enter Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras.
Manuel had been helping move drugs but was facing the end of his mandated single term in office. Hugo wanted to help his buddy overcome the pesky Constitution and funded that effort. A Venezuelan Army officer discovered in Argentina with $800,000 was also part of the plot. Zelaya also had five thousand passports issued to Venezuelans, Cubans, etc., to form the vanguard of anticipated “pro Zelaya protesters”. There are photos of these imported thugs carrying bricks and rocks, to “protests.”

Chavez had Zelaya schedule an unconstitutional plebiscite to redraw the Constitution, sent the ballots, and even supplied the results! Zelaya stole 40,000,000 Lempiras ($2,200,000) immediately before his ouster. All of which is against Honduran law. On June 28, without a shot being fired, the Army, on orders from the Court, removed him from office. He was then flown to Costa Rica. Roberto Micheletti, the constitutionally “next in line” assumed the presidency.

There’s no doubt Zelaya intended to rig the vote and declare himself president for life. He could then get to the business of repaying his debt to Hugo by allowing Honduras to become another conduit for cocaine shipments.

The evidence mounts but the liberals don’t care

Prior to and after Zelaya’s removal, 14 Venezuelan aircraft either crashed or were destroyed after landing in Honduras. All were carrying drugs and/or cash.
Space does not permit a full accounting, but Micheletti is desperately trying to preserve this fragile democracy while the world’s elites are doing their best to subvert it.

Back to Maxine’s allegation and the current administration:

The reaction of the UN, OAS, U.S. and Europe puts her allegation close to the truth, albeit belatedly. We pump in billions and accept the deaths of Americans fighting in Afghanistan, in an effort to contain terrorism, support democracy, and inhibit drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, the Obama Administration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Senator John Kerry are working to bring down the democratic government in Honduras and reinstall potential tyrant, Manuel Zelaya. Ironically, while decrying the “coup” in Honduras, the reinstallation of Zelaya would, in fact, be a coup. Reinstallation will, of course, aid Hugo’s drug business. Ergo, the world’s grandees are attempting to squeeze the Honduran poor and re-install a drug dealing tyrant, while sending money and young Americans to bring down Taliban tyrants and drug dealers in Afghanistan. Go figure!
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.
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