Clinton condemns ousting of Honduran president

Presidential palace, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28, 2009   While Secretary Clinton was recuperating from her broken elbow and resuming her “aggressive schedule” this weekend, she issued remarks condemning the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military, saying the action taken against him “should be condemned by all” and calling on Hondurans to “commit themselves ...

By , copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009.
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Presidential palace, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28, 2009

Presidential palace, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 28, 2009
 

While Secretary Clinton was recuperating from her broken elbow and resuming her “aggressive schedule” this weekend, she issued remarks condemning the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military, saying the action taken against him “should be condemned by all” and calling on Hondurans to “commit themselves to resolve political disputes peacefully and through dialogue.” (For analysis about the situation in Honduras, read today’s FP Argument, “How to Fix the Mess in Honduras.”)

Sounds kinda like the type of statement many of you voted for regarding what Clinton should be saying about the situation in Iran.

Photo: Jose CABEZAS/AFP/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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