OAS takes its turn at Honduras meddling

Interim President Roberto Micheletti and his country have been threatened with suspension from the Organization of American States unless exiled ex-President Manuel Zelaya is restored to power within three days.

Micheletti says he’s ready to talk, whether with the OAS, Obama Administration or the UN, as protests I his favor continued to be larger than those for Zelaya, but nobody will dialogue.

And, Micheletti ready to talk defended the legality of everything done, and confirmed Honduras still plans a regular presidential election in November, as well as noting he would not run in that election and was only serving to fill out Zelaya’s term:

“We are acting within the law,” said Mr. Micheletti, a member of Mr. Zelaya's own political party and leader of Honduras’s Congress, who was sworn in as president hours after troops stormed the presidential palace. Mr. Zelaya, he said, “is now suffering the consequences of having broken the law.” …

Mr. Micheletti called for “understanding” from other nations, especially the U.S. “If [the U.S.] does not recognize us, it would be condemning to failure the aspirations of Hondurans.”

Note also, in case you were unaware, that Micheletti is from Zelaya’s political party. This is not some reactionary.

Meanwhile, Fausta’s blog (definitely right-conservative overall, but good on this issue), with translations of La Prensa articles, note just how long in preparation Zelaya’s clearly illegal referendum had been. It’s been months.

Fortunately, a few folks in the MSM, like Miami Herald’s Glenn Garvin, also know this was not a coup. Like Garvin says, can’t Obama, the OAS and the UN take Micheletti and the Honduran Congress at their word, and just be patient until November?