The Obama administration on Thursday cut all non-humanitarian aid to Honduras over the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, making permanent a temporary suspension of U.S. aid imposed after he was deposed in June.
The State Department made the announcement as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was meeting with Zelaya. Spokesman Ian Kelly did not say how much assistance would be cut but officials have said previously that more than $200 million is at stake. Kelly said it affected “a broad range of assistance to the government of Honduras.”
“The Secretary of State has made the decision, consistent with U.S. legislation, recognizing the need for strong measures in light of the continued resistance to the adoption of the San Jose Accord by the de facto regime and continuing failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras,” Kelly said in a statement.
(Via the Corner.)
I’ve written enough on this in the past, so I won’t comment further on how appalling this is, except to say this: Isn’t it a bit much to call it the “San Jose Accord”? Usually an accord is an agreement between the interested parties. This is not an accord, it’s a proposal that was agreed on by one interested party and rejected by the other.
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