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Honduras: The ABCs Of The Military Coup

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Human rights attorney Robert Amsterdam gives a brief summary of what caused Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, to be overthrown by the military. Amsterdam attributes the cause to fundamental differences between the “Chavez line” who favor “constitutional editing” and the “institutional elite” who do not believe that changing the constitution should be decided through a referedum. (0:30)

 
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