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magbana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-28-09 01:29 PM
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GRANMA: Zelaya Denounces US Interference in Latin America (en and sp)
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GRANMA: Zelaya Denounces US Interference in Latin America

Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:15 am (PDT)
GRANMA
March 28, 2009

Zelaya Denounces US Interference in Latin America

TEGUCIGALPA, March 27.— In a letter to US President Barack Obama, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya accused the United States of "interventionism" and asked that "the principle of non-intervention in the affairs of other states" be respected.

Zelaya wrote the letter in December, after Obama was elected, but it wasn't until Friday that he made public its content.

A copy of the letter was made available to EFE by Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas, after Zelaya announced that he would not be present at a meeting of Central American Presidents with US Vice President Joseph Biden to take place next Monday in San Jose, Costa Rica. Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega has also declined the invitation.

Zelaya accuses Washington of "interventionism" in other governments' affairs and accuses the US of using entrance visas "as a pressure mechanism." He also rejected "inappropriate" statements of US ambassadors in Latin America.

The Honduran leader pointed out the US should cease its "interventionist practices," "covert operations" and "parallel diplomacies."

"The ambassadors should act as such and avoid inappropriate public declarations…and media pressures about the governments and peoples in the country where they are accredited.

"The legitimate struggle against drug trafficking and other new threats should not be used as an excuse for meddling in other countries," added Zelaya in his letter.

"It's not my intention to tell you Sir what you should or shouldn't do," states the text, which lists "a series of historic matters" in the relations between the United States and Latin America.

Zelaya further notes an "urgent need" to revise and transform the structure of the United Nations. He also recommends Obama use dialogue to resolve differences with Venezuela and Bolivia, which he said could bring more results than "confrontation or extreme tension."

Denuncia Zelaya intervencionismo de Estados Unidos en América Latina

TEGUCIGALPA, 27 de marzo.— El mandatario de Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, acusó a Estados Unidos de "intervencionismo" y le pidió que respete "el principio de no injerencia en los asuntos de otros Estados" en una carta al presidente de ese país, Barack Obama.

Zelaya escribió esa carta en diciembre pasado, después de que Obama resultase elegido en las urnas, pero hasta hoy no se conocía su contenido.

La misiva, entregada a EFE por la canciller de Honduras, Patricia Rodas, se conoce después que Zelaya anunciase que no estará presente, como tampoco el mandatario de Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, en la reunión de presidentes centroamericanos con el vicepresidente de Estados Unidos, Joseph Biden, que se celebrará el próximo lunes en la capital de Costa Rica.

En el escrito, Zelaya acusa a Washington de "intervencionismo" en otros gobiernos y lo acusa de utilizar las visas de entrada a Estados Unidos como "mecanismos de presión", además de rechazar las declaraciones "inapropiadas" de sus embajadores en Latinoamérica.

Señala que Washington debe excluir las "prácticas intervencionistas", las "operaciones encubiertas" y las "diplomacias paralelas".

"Los embajadores deben comportarse como tales y evitar declaraciones públicas inapropiadas (...) y presiones mediáticas sobre los gobiernos y pueblos ante los cuales están acreditados.

"La legítima lucha contra el narcotráfico u otras nuevas amenazas no deben ser utilizadas como excusa para llevar a cabo actividades de injerencia en los demás países", añade.

"No es mi intención decir a Usted qué es lo que debe hacer o dejar de hacer", recalca el texto, que enumera "una serie de asuntos históricos" de las relaciones de Estados Unidos y América Latina.

Identifica una "urgente necesidad" de revisar y transformar la estructura de la ONU, y para solucionar los diferendos con Venezuela y Bolivia recomienda el diálogo, que rinde más y mejores frutos que la "confrontación o la crispación".

También considera que el bloqueo a Cuba es "un instrumento inútil" y "un mecanismo de presión injusto y violatorio de los derechos humanos".
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-28-09 01:34 PM
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1. Omg, it's a plain speaking epidemic!
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