How ironic is it that the elections in Donetsk and Lugansk Sunday will be illegal according to the US and the West? The US says the coming elections in Donetsk and Lugansk are illegal, but elections before a president's term is up - like Zelaya's or Yanukovich, are unconstitutional and extraordinary, but they give cover to an imposed government, and are recognized and respected and "legal" if they crown a government imposed by US putsch. Here is Hillary Clinton, in the hardcover edition of her book Hard Choices:
In the subsequent days [following the coup] I spoke with my counterparts around the hemisphere, including Secretary [Patricia] Espinosa in Mexico. We strategized on a plan to restore order in Honduras and ensure that free and fair elections could be held quickly and legitimately, which would render the question of Zelaya moot.Quickly! And legitimately!














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