[Peace-discuss] Urge Hillary to Declare "Military Coup" in Honduras

[Robert Naiman]

I just called the State Department number and got a human.

On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM, Jenifer Cartwright<jencart13 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Wow, talk about a run-around after dialing the number! Never did get thru
> but worth it to keep on trying, so I will.. Meanwhile, if there are
> e-addresses that will work as well, pls include them. Thanks!
> Yeah, 'waaaaay past time for the US to speak up on this issue in no
> uncertain terms.
>  --Jenifer
> --- On Fri, 8/28/09, Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Peace-discuss] Urge Hillary to Declare "Military Coup" in Honduras
> To: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Date: Friday, August 28, 2009, 11:02 AM
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> From: Just Foreign Policy <info at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM
> Subject: Urge Hillary to Declare "Military Coup" in Honduras
> To: naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
>
>
> Dear Robert,
>
> Thank you for the actions you've taken to increase U.S. pressure on
> the coup regime in Honduras. In response to pressure from the U.S.
> public, Congress, and from Latin America, the Obama Administration is
> starting to move.
>
> Late yesterday Reuters reported that State Department officials have
> recommended to Secretary of State Clinton that she formally declare
> what took place on June 28 in Honduras a "military coup." [1] Under
> U.S. law, this would cut off all remaining non-humanitarian U.S. aid
> to the coup regime.
>
> Could you make a phone call today to Secretary Clinton, urging her to
> follow the recommendation of her staff, and formally declare that a
> military coup has taken place in Honduras?
>
> Call the State Department at 202-647-5171. Deliver the following
> message: "Secretary Clinton, please follow the recommendation of the
> State Department. Legally define the de facto regime in Honduras as a
> military coup and cut off all non-humanitarian aid to Honduras until
> President Zelaya is reinstated."
>
> Please forward this message to anyone you know who you think will take
> action.
>
> Thank you for all you do for a just foreign policy,
>
> Robert Naiman
> Just Foreign Policy
>
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> References:
>
> 1) "State Department Recommends Aid Cutoff to Honduras,"
> http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/312.
>
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