Both Sides in Honduras Criticize US

[Louisiana1976]

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras-- In politically divided Honduras, where two men claim the presidency, all sides appear to agree on at least one point: No one seems happy with how U.S. President Barack Obama has handled the crisis so far.

I spent my first morning in Honduras reporting on a protest organized at the teachers college in the capital, Tegucigalpa. Outside the gates of the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazan, supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya massed together, preparing to march. They were confronted, across an avenue, by soldiers in camouflage and police in riot gear.

The protesters unfurled flags and signs denouncing the government of interim President Roberto Micheletti, but dared not begin their march within view of the security forces. Female vendors with cardboard trays of candy balanced on their heads milled about. Cars cruised past. A few honked their horns in support of the protesters.

In the middle of this gathering, which somehow seemed tense and festive simultaneously, Obama's name was mentioned often, since he had won the Nobel Peace Prize earlier that day. But far from heaping praise on the U.S. leader, the protesters criticized his White House for being slow to condemn the June 28 coup in strong terms and then being hesitant about advocating for Zelaya's return to the presidency.

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