Honduran Zelaya To Address United Nations Today

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Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya is to address the United Nations in New York to win international support for his proposed return to power in Honduras.

Encouraged by the response at last night's meeting in Nicaragua, of the members of the Organization of American States, Zelaya believes that if he returns to Honduras with their support that he will be reinstated as President in spite of the imminent threat of imprisonment on return to Honduran soil.

In support of this proposition, various international entities have demonstrated to the current Honduran government that they do not accept a coup d'etat in any form as a defacto establishment of government. The World Bank has temporarily halted funding to Honduras and several Central American nations have recalled their ambassadors in protest.

Honduras has blocked pro-Zelaya media and replaced the news broadcasts on television with children's cartoons while police disperse Zelaya's supporters congregating in the streets. The Honduran trade unions have called for a general strike in support of Zelaya.

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