tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post1881337873687833211..comments2024-02-21T05:16:22.788-05:00Comments on Two Weeks Notice: A Latin American Politics Blog: Zelaya's peregrinationsGreg Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15765114859595124082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-18523700764065980252009-09-06T20:07:32.823-04:002009-09-06T20:07:32.823-04:00By the way, the RealNews coverage linked in my com...By the way, the RealNews coverage linked in my comment above is technically correct, but may prove misleading: The IMF did <i>allocate</i> $150 million in special drawing rights to Honduras. This was a routine action, with similar increases announced to many other countries at the same time, in effect notifying them that their borrowing limits had been raised.<br /><br />However, the IMF <a href="http://hondurascoup2009.blogspot.com/2009/09/imf-to-retract-de-facto-governments.html" rel="nofollow">agreed</a> with the legitimate Honduran finance minister Rebecca Santos that because the IMF does not recognize the coup government, officials of that government will not be able to actually get the use of these funds. But they wouldn't go on the record as saying so. We'll find out Wednesday, which is also the day the board of the Millenium Challenge Corp. (Sec. Clinton, chair) meets to consider the funds left in Honduras' allotment, which involves roughly the same amount of money.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-46003126015236489462009-09-06T19:36:21.949-04:002009-09-06T19:36:21.949-04:00One concrete result of many of Zelaya's visits...One concrete result of many of Zelaya's visits with other heads of state has been a solid collection of public, explicit commitments not to recognize the results of elections conducted under any government other than the legitimate, elected government with him as president. Mexico's was an important addition to the UNASUR group declaration. And you note Colom's, which adds Central American oomph to the message (Guatemala is the largest of the group, and El Salvador and Nicaragua are givens).<br /><br />The best he could get out of our government is <i>"At this moment, we would not be able to support the outcome of the scheduled elections."</i><br /><br />But he was also effective elsewhere in DC, such as his speaking engagement at George Washington Univ. Very worthwhile coverage <a href="http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=4182&updaterx=2009-09-06+13%3A03%3A35" rel="nofollow">here</a> [video and transcript].Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969732734453586544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21674624.post-7514626047805260502009-09-06T10:50:33.703-04:002009-09-06T10:50:33.703-04:00Zelaya: "I gave 90 million lempiras of public...Zelaya: "I gave 90 million lempiras of public money to the Armed Forces to finance the Fourth Urn and they haven't given it back - they are naughty little boys!"<br /><br />Audit Office: "And who authorised this 90 million lempiras of public money?"<br /><br />Zelaya: "Um...um...um..."<br /><br />Zelaya - pathetic liar, pathetic thief, pathetic President.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176910593159578673noreply@blogger.com