In fact, President Zelaya -- the victim of the supposed "coup" -- was making a play to transform his presidency into a dictatorship, following in the footsteps of his friend Hugo Chavez.
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So it's no surprise that Chavez denounced what happened. It's no surprise that Fidel Castro did, too. Same goes for Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.
What's a little disappointing is that the President who wouldn't be caught "meddling" on behalf of the cause of freedom in Iran added his voice to the left-wing chorus of Chavez, Castro and Ortega.
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