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July 2, 2009

Canada, U.S. Strange Bedfellows in Honduras

S. Edwards, National Post

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What an embarrassment for the United States over the "coup" in Honduras - and even more so for Canada's Conservative government.

Both countries Tuesday threw their support behind the reinstatement of leftist Honduran president Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosale by helping "sponsor" a United Nations resolution denouncing the military "coup" that deposed him Sunday. Only problem is, their joint move gave the impression they're in the tow of the hemisphere's leading leftist demagogues - top of the list being President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.

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