HONDURAS, THE IRONY OF 'DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CHARTER'?

After reading once again, the American 'Declaration of Independence', we have come to the conclusion that the people and army of Honduras did the right thing by stopping an emerging, prospective despot in their midst! The removal of former president Zelaya was in order and duty bound.

The referenced document stated that 'to secure these ensconced rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Icheoku says, this is exactly what the people and army of Honduras did; they were right in altering or abolishing and stopping their former President Manuel Zelaya from destroying their constitutional government; which action, if allowed would most likely have effected their safety and happiness? This is a man who wanted to prolong his tenure by all means necessary and unconstitutionally, despite the objection of the Supreme court, the attorney general, the army and the people of Honduras? Icheoku says also, that such intended illegal and drastic change of Honduras Constitution by former President Zelaya is not such a 'light and transient causes' for which the declaration of independence forbade rabid change of governments? Constitution is the basic fundamental backbone of any society and anything detrimentally impacting it, is very egregious, for which the people should rise up and defend their manhood! Hondurans did exactly that and should not be penalized by anybody, including governments of the world.The people of Honduras have chosen not to suffer such evil but to do right for themselves by abolishing the form of government intending that evil.

Continuing the Declaration of Independence stated 'but when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government! Icheoku says, again the people of Honduras have answered this call, they rose up to the occasion, exercised their right and duty and threw off such government of President Zelaya. The whole world should encourage them but not despise them.

During last Iranian election, President Barack Obama said it was the internal affairs of the people of Iran to determine their destiny as to who governs them? So Icheoku asks, what changed with the people of Honduras who are now being harangued for taking their own destiny in their hands as well, by saying 'NO' to an emerging despot? If we recall correctly, Panamanian President Noriega was once removed by America so there is nothing wrong in the people of Honduras removing their errant president? Icheoku says nothing is wrong in the action of Tegucigalpa, in rebuffing the attempt to reinstate the deposed despot-in-the-waiting former president and supports them fully. Congratulation Hondurans!

If suspended from the Organization of American States as threatened, Honduras should not panic but take solace in the fact that Cuba survived for over 40 years without its membership, so what? Icheoku says the world should butt-out and let the people of Honduras determine who governs them, instead of waiting to see another Robert Mugabe enthroned in Telgacigalpa? The present row could have been avoided by the new men of power had they, instead of flying the deposed president to exile in Nicaragua, put a bullet in his head? Guinea Bissau and Gambia just did that and heavens have not fallen; perhaps, the Honduras military were disciplined enough not to covet the presidency; but installed a civilian head, the former president of Congress, Mr Roberto Micheletti pictured here right, to midwife the next November election.

Why must Zelaya push forward a referendum on constitutional reform, thinking that he knows more than the Supreme Court, the attorney general and Congress who had all said such action was illegal? Icheoku hates despots with acid-passion and their arrogance rubs us on our very sour side. If the person such despot succeeded was such a despot, how on earth could they ever have had the opportunity to assume power? Zelaya, for tilting the way of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was becoming a despot in the making but he forgot that Hondurans are not Venezuelans; that the people of Honduras were smarter than that as they nipped his plans in the bud.

Today they have saved their country from becoming a fiefdom of a maniac, just like Venezuelans who are now subjects of 'Emperor' Hugo Chavez! Should they be punished for this proactive measure of protecting their constitution by sending away former President Manuel Zelaya pictured left, to exile? Icheoku says, we don't think so; not in the least!

Instead of penalizing Honduras for their brave action, the world should support them provided an election is called very soon to formalize and legalize the new order. But to impose trade blockades, cut aid, halt joint military operations and recall ambassadors is not productive? Why not bless the people of Honduras nipping the crisis in the bud now, before an over-bloated egomaniac civilian-dictator emerges in Honduras? Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe is enough reason d`eter for the world to back the people who removed a creeping dictator in Honduras. To Hondurans, Icheoku says, BRAVO!