The end to an unstoppable revolution?

Since his ouster on June 28, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been nothing but audacious in prophesizing his return to power. He’s called for his supporters to resist the acting government of Roberto Micheletti; he’s met with world leaders around the region and beyond who support his reinstatement; and, for more than a week, he’s been camped out on the Nicaragua-Honduras border, occasionally stepping into Honduras and back out again. Asked about resisting the coup, Zelaya told Der Spiegel,  “We are not afraid of their [the acting government’s] guns. The military in Honduras has only 7,000 men. If we were to take up arms, we would quickly drive away those few soldiers.”

But for all the popular support that Zelaya claims to have, his border encampment looks to be losing bodies fast. The Miami Herald reports today that supporters have started returning — not least because they were kicked out of a gym in which many were camped.

Where does that leave Zelaya? On a diplomatic binge is where. The ousted president travelled to Mexico yesterday, and plans to head for Spain thereafter. Here in Washington, there is even more Honduras intrigue underway — read about it on FP today.

It could be the politicians, not the protestors, who decide this thing.

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