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...coup leaders insist Zelaya was ousted because he had defied a Supreme Court ruling against holding a referendum on constitutional reform, which they claim sought to lift a ban on presidential re-election - although this was not stated in the referendum question. The U.S. joined the international community in condemning the coup as an affront to Latin America's fledgling democracies, and demanded Zelaya's reinstatement. To back that position, it cut off more than $30 million in aid to Micheletti's de facto government, suspended U.S. entry visas for the coup's supporters and threatened not to recognize...
...sees the court's rulings as an inconvenience, something to be ignored and an obstacle to be circumvented." - Federal Judge Stephen Robinson, revoking Kerik's bail and describing him as a "toxic combination of self-minded focus and arrogance." (New York Times...
...Nation of having become a "vulgar newspaper [that has] lost its value as a newspaper of a civilized country." Just when tensions looked set to dissipate, Hun Sen announced on Nov. 4 that he was appointing a certain Thai as his economic advisor. Thaksin's conviction by a Thai court, opined Cambodian state T.V., was "politically motivated." The former Premier responded by announcing that he would be delighted to accept the position in order to keep "my brain sharp" - although he cautioned that the honorary position wouldn't be as fun as "working to help Thai people out of poverty...
...Thursday, however, Kenya's leaders could no longer avoid dealing with the situation: the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced he will open a formal investigation into the post-election violence, saying there is sufficient evidence to suggest that those behind the bloodshed committed crimes against humanity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he hopes the investigation could begin in December. Those suspected of orchestrating the attacks that the Kikuyu and Luo tribes launched on one another could be arrested and transferred to the ICC in The Hague to stand trial. (See pictures of the crisis in Kenya after...
...handle an investigation - and asked the prosecutor to take over from the beginning, Moreno-Ocampo could have begun his work immediately. Instead, they've resorted to stall tactics and made uninspired offers of cooperation since the ICC said it would get involved. "We are ready to work with his court so that we don't see a repeat of what we saw last year," Odinga said blandly...