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05 Jul 2009 10:38

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World: Manuel Zelaya’s return to Honduras could lead to a “bloodbath”

  • Do not bring weapons. Practice what I have always preached, which is non-violence. Let them be the ones who use violence, weapons and repression.
  • Jose Manuel Zelaya • In a message to supporters asking them to join him on his return to Honduras later today. Zelaya will be flying in with the leaders of two Central American countries, and Honduras has threatened to do everything in his power to prevent him from coming in. As tensions are running high, it may be a bad time for him to show up. “We think that a return to the country at the moment could provoke a bloodbath,” said Tegucigalpa Archbishop Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez. The cardinal has asked the former president to stay away. • source