Unrest In Honduras -- News Updates And Commentaries July 1, 2009

Mr. Zelaya speaking Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly, where he found support. Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Honduran General Who Led Coup Says He Tried To Avoid It -- McClatchy News

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The Honduran general whose refusal to help carry out a plebiscite set the stage for the president's ouster here says he did not seek to stage a coup — he was trying to defend his country's constitution.

''I feel bad about what happened,'' said Gen. Romeo Vásquez. "I tried very hard to counsel the president to find a legal way out of this. There was no way."

"Nobody is above the law."

Honduras President Manuel ''Mel'' Zelaya was booted from office by force at dawn Sunday when the Supreme Court, armed forces and attorney general determined Zelaya was about to commit treason, Vásquez said.

The move is being repudiated internationally.

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Ousted Honduran President Wins U.N. Backing -- Wall Street Journal
Two Hondurans Headed for Clash -- Washington Post
After Losing Honduras, Ousted Leader Wins International Support -- New York Times
Ousted Honduras president builds support for return -- L.A. Times
OAS Issues Ultimatum to Honduras to Restore Deposed President -- Voice of America
U.N. General Assembly Backs Ousted Honduran -- Washington Post
Zelaya meets with OAS to discuss response to coup -- AP
Ousted Honduran leader unites world, divides country -- Reuters
Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return -- Yahoo News/AP
Zelaya faces arrest in Honduras as protests rise -- AFP
Interim Honduran leader vows Zelaya won't return -- AP
Honduran interim leader: No one can make me resign -- Yahoo News/AP
Zelaya accused of drug ties -- Yahoo News/AP
Concerned Hondurans return home as foreigners flee -- Asiaone
FACTBOX: Key facts about Honduras, hit by coup -- Reuters
Chronology of a coup: How Honduran crisis led to ouster -- Miami Herald
Obama’s Stance Deflects Chávez’s Finger-Pointing -- New York Times
Zelaya's ouster in Honduras shows Latin America's institutional weaknesses -- McClatchy
The Wages of Chavismo -- Wall Street Journal editorial
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