[Cispes-Alert] Honduras Action: Clinton to meet with Zelaya today; tell Obama Administration Cut aid to illegal Honduran government!

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CISPES Action Alert

July 7, 2009

 

Obama: Cut aid to illegal Honduran government, as required by U.S. law

 

Call the State Department to demand that the Obama administration comply
with U.S. law by immediately suspending aid to the de facto government of
Honduras.

 

Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to meet with Zelaya TODAY - CALL Clinton’s
Chief of Staff at 202-647-5548. Call script below

 

Democratically elected Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was overthrown in a
military coup on June 28th, and the de facto government has categorically
refused to allow his return to power, threatening instead to arrest him if
he sets foot on Honduran soil. Zelaya attempted to return to his country on
Sunday, but his plane was unable to land after the Honduran military placed
vehicles on the runways of the international airport. Meanwhile, at least
two peaceful protestors have been killed and others injured, civil liberties
have been suspended, and journalists have been harassed and detained by the
current authorities.

 

In a notable break from past administrations' policies, the U.S. has
denounced the coup and called for Zelaya's reinstatement. However, President
Obama has not cut aid to the illegal government that assumed power following
the early morning kidnapping of President Zelaya ten days ago.

 

U.S. law requires that aid be cut to countries whose democratic leaders are
deposed in military coups, and the suspension of aid would further isolate
the illegal regime that has taken power in Honduras. Already, the United
Nations, Organization of American States (OAS), European Union and others
have condemned the coup and called for Zelaya's return. The OAS has expelled
Honduras, European and Latin American nations have withdrawn their
ambassadors, and multilateral financial institutions including the World
Bank have frozen loan payments. However, the U.S. has not cut its aid to
Honduras, nor recalled its ambassador.

 

CISPES stands in solidarity with the thousands of Hondurans risking their
lives in the streets to demand that their voices and their votes be
respected. We join the Honduran community in the U.S. in demanding that the
Obama Administration move beyond words in this urgent situation and take
strong action against the illegal government that has taken over in
Honduras. Call the State Department today!

 

Take Action!

 

1)      Call Secretary of State Clinton's Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills at
202-647-5548. Use the call script below.

2)      Call your Congressional Representative and Senators at 202-241-3121
to demand that the U.S. Congress pass a resolution condemning the illegal
coup carried out against the legitimate President of Honduras, and calling
for the Obama administration to immediately cut aid to the de facto
government.

 

CALL SCRIPT:

I urge the United States to take strong action to reject the military coup
in Honduras. In keeping with the Obama administration's stated demand for
the immediate return of President Manuel Zelaya to office, please withdraw
our ambassador to Honduras, as our European allies have already done. Please
also cut all U.S. assistance to the de facto government, including military
aid, as required by U.S. law. The U.S. must immediately back up its words
with actions to further isolate the illegal government in Honduras.

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