More on the Political situation

Here is an update on my view of the Honduran political situation.   It's difficult to interpret the Honduran newspaper reports at times and it takes ages to translate the Spanish version into English but it's a big incentive to improve our Spanish when it's something we want to know about.   

Mel Zelaya, flaunting his white cowboy hat and dashing moustache is still having a wonderful time in the Brazilian embassy where he has been allowed to talk to his supporters through the fence and give them the thumbs up to riot and loot at their will.  However the Honduran military were very mean and used  tear gas to quieten down the rioters outside the embassy, which unfortunately went inside causing some discomfit to the the inhabitants and Mel.    Somehow the power and electricity got cut off as well.    It's such a pity as the Brazilian embassy had been so kind giving  Mel a home in Honduras when he needed it.   (all 'tongue in cheek' of course)    Politics, particularly in Latin America definitely works in strange ways.

The newspapers tell us that Brazil doesn't support the behaviour of the present president, Micheletti but continues to keep its Honduras embassy open.

El Salvador was also very kind to Mel by giving him a ride from Nicaragua to El Salvador in its private jet so that it would be easier for him to get a chauffered drive across the border through customs and then into Honduras without anyone knowing about it.   Apparently he had to walk for about an hour, surely he didn't need the exercise!  (  Again 'tongue in cheek'!)