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You're not from Honduras, are you?
By gabesemenza in Crowdsourcing
October 1, 2009

If you're like me and follow the U.S. Men's National Team, you'd know they play Honduras on Saturday, Oct. 10. With two games to go in World Cup qualifying, the United States can with a win solidify a berth in next year's global tournament. Honduras can do well to win, too.

The game, however, was almost moved to outside Honduras, to a country that isn't boiling with political instability. The turmoil, which includes an ousted president, forced the closure of airports, as well as a curfew and roadblocks.

If you are from Honduras and live in the Crossroads, you likely keep a close eye these days on your home country. You likely will do so for two reasons come next Saturday.

If you are from Honduras and plan to watch the U.S.-Honduras game, I'd like to watch it with you. I'd like to learn what you think about the turmoil back home.

You can contact me in here or at 361-580-6519 or gsemenza@vicad.com.

Thanks for your help,

Gabe Semenza / Advocate public service editor

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  • AltonEaston AltonEaston Report a ViolationReport a Violation
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    It is disturbing that a sports game can be disrupted by politics.
    The turmoil in Honduras appears to me to be agitated by the Obama Administration.
    My understanding of the events that lead to ousting President Zelaya was his violation of the Honduras Constitution. As I understand it, he ignored the Constitutional law that states the President can only serve once and any attempt to change the law would be consider treason. Even if the President serves a single day, he can never serve again.
    President Zelaya was pushing to eliminate this Constitutional law and called for new political constitution, so he could be President again. The Honduran Supreme Court struck down his “referendum” as a violation of the Consitution and directed the military to remove him from office and deport him.
    It is difficult to understand why the Obama Administration supports returning Zelaya, a leftist extremist desiring to establish a socialist government under his leadership, to power.

    October 4, 2009 at 11:26 p.m.