The title of this article is not a soccer score from the Confederation Cup.  This is the current tally of the score of the current administration versus Hugo Chavez.  If you haven't noticed, Honduras just experienced a military coup in which President Zelaya was arrested, ousted, and sent packing to Costa Rica.  What was the reaction of the United States?  Condemnation.  Iran's crackdown on protesters?  Silence. 

President Zelaya was attempting to pull a Hugo Chavez and have the Honduran Constitution rewritten so he could run for more than 1 term.  You see, the Honduran Constitution limits Presidents to only 1 four year term.  Not good enough for Zelaya.  He wanted a "nonbinding" vote that would gauge the feelings of the people toward amending the Constitution so a President can run for more than 1 term.  You see, Zelaya is cut from the same Populist/Socialist cloth as Chavez.  So what happened?

The Honduran Supreme Court unanimously ruled the scheduled vote unconstitutional (the President cannot initiate a plebiscite), the military, who runs the elections, said they would not run the election, and members of Zelaya's own party disowned him.  So what happened then?

Zeleya's supporters broke into where the military was storing the ballots (printed and paid for by Chavez) and planned on carrying out the vote themselves.  Additionally, Zelaya fired the head of the military (and other resigned in protest).  So what else happened?

The Honduran Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Zelaya did not have the power to fire the head of the military and reinstated his position.  So all of this warranted world condemnation?  No, but what the Honduran military did next did...

The military woke up Zelaya from his slumber early in the morning and kicked him out of the country.  Sounds scary I know, but if you look at the HISTORY of Latin American politics, you will see that the military has played a role in the governments of Latin/South America since the days of colonialism.  The military was the enforcement arm of the colonial governments and also of the Caudillo and Oligarchical eras of Latin American governments.  Right now, Latin America is undergoing a populist or "pink state" (almost socialist) revival in which the military also plays a role.  See Venezuela, Ecuador, or Brazil.  The military since the end of the Oligarchical era has generally seen itself as a protector of the Constitution, the people and preserver of institutions.  They have gone overboard at times, ie. Chile and Pinochet. 

Let's recap.  Iran's protesters have drawn silence for trying to stop a usurpation of their democratic rights against a fraudulent election.  Honduras draws condemnation from the United States/United Nations/Organization of American States for the military stepping in to protect the Constitution (historical precedence in almost all of Latin America).  Did the military prop up one of their own as the new Honduran leader?  No.  They obeyed the Constitution and the President of the Honduran Senate became President as called for in the Honduran Constitution.  

Today, Zelaya shows up at the United Nations, gives a speech about being unjustly ousted and thanks CASTRO and CHAVEZ for the support!!  If this episode doesn't detail the complete ametaur decisions and lack of coherence of the Obama State Dept and Sec. Hilary Clinton, I don't know what does.