Clinton Campaign Denies Her Responsibility for Honduran Coup Outcome

[Judi Lynn]

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Clinton Campaign Denies Her Responsibility for Honduran Coup Outcome
04:17 11.03.2016(updated 05:14 11.03.2016)

The Clinton campaign denies accusations that the former Secretary of State helped blaze a trail for a coup in 2009 that formed the new government of Honduras.

In a recent article, published in The Nation following the death of the Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, journalist Greg Grandin asserted that Clinton enabled a coup which overthrew democratically-elected President Manuel Zelaya.

Hillary Clinton's Director of Hispanic Media, Jorge Silva, on Wednesday dismissed the reports, saying in an email to Latino USA that the candidate "engaged in active diplomacy that resolved a constitutional crisis."

In his article, Grandin cited an inquiry conducted by Robert Naiman, Mark Weisbrot and Alexander Main, following the release of Hillary Clinton's emails by the Department of State in March 2015. The investigations suggest that Clinton played a key role "in undercutting Manuel Zelaya [and] the opposition movement demanding his restoration."

Apparently, Clinton used her power as Secretary of State to cement the position of coup leader Roberto Micheletti. It is further alleged that she deliberately delayed the suspension of US non-humanitarian aid to Honduras, under the excuse that the situation in the country was "still unclear." By doing so, it is claimed, Clinton ensured that Zelaya wouldn't be restored, despite the fact that the coup was officially opposed by the Obama administration and the UN.

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