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ColesCountyDem

(6,943 posts)
11. I apologize for being too subtle.
Thu Jul 17, 2014, 07:07 PM
Jul 2014
coup
ko͞o/
noun
noun: coup; plural noun: coups; noun: coup d'état; plural noun: coups d'état; plural noun: coup d'états

1.
a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
"he was overthrown in an army coup"
synonyms: seizure of power, coup d'état, putsch, overthrow, takeover, deposition; More
revolution, palace revolution, rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, insurgence, uprising
"a violent military coup"
2.
a notable or successful stroke or move.
"it was a major coup to get such a prestigious contract"
synonyms: success, triumph, feat, accomplishment, achievement, scoop, master stroke, stroke of genius More
"a major publishing coup"
an unusual or unexpected but successful tactic in card play.

3.
a contusion caused by contact of the brain with the skull at the point of trauma.
4.
historical
(among North American Indians) an act of touching an armed enemy in battle as a deed of bravery, or an act of first touching an item of the enemy's in order to claim it.


Obviously, President Zelaya unsuccessfully attempted the second type (see: 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis), giving the Honduran military an excuse to successfully attempt the first type.


The Law of Unintended Consequences elleng Jul 2014 #1
Are you saying the kids which comes from other central American countries are coming because of Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #2
No, they're coming because Guatemala and El Salvador share similar conditions to Honduras. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #5
I was thinking it was not Obama backing a coup in Honduras. Thinkingabout Jul 2014 #9
WHICH coup? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #3
The military coup against Zelaya. Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #4
Ummm, OK. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #6
Links? roody Jul 2014 #7
I apologize for being too subtle. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #11
You weren't subtle at all. We've seen people representing your "point of view" here, Judi Lynn Jul 2014 #14
YOU stick to the truth? Zorro Jul 2014 #15
Be careful! ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #22
Thanks for the warning Zorro Jul 2014 #23
I'm pretty sure most of us here know what coup means... a la izquierda Jul 2014 #16
Gladly! ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #19
Not a coup. roody Jul 2014 #30
"There are none so blind as those who refuse to see". n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #32
Those who do see and still keep pushing right-wing crapaganda are clearly more repugnant. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2014 #34
I don't see anyone pushing 'right-wing crapaganda' here. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #35
That's not a coup. a la izquierda Jul 2014 #36
It was a coup. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #37
i'd be interested to see those links as well frylock Jul 2014 #10
The one in which they had to get fuel roody Jul 2014 #8
Which military installation? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #12
U.S. military denies role in Honduras coup flight frylock Jul 2014 #13
Is Soto Cano Palmerola? roody Jul 2014 #18
Soto Cano/Palmerola, hot topic between the US/Zelaya. The US won, of course, Judi Lynn Jul 2014 #24
MegaProject 151: Winner announced for Palmerola airport concession in Honduras Bacchus4.0 Jul 2014 #25
Palmerola roody Jul 2014 #17
It's not an American military base. ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #20
Correct, a Honduran base just as the base in Manta where troops were stationed is Ecuadorian Bacchus4.0 Jul 2014 #21
Reply 24 is informative. roody Jul 2014 #26
Yes it is. It says that Palmerola was and is a Honduran base. n/t ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #27
I suggest we delve into the funding of the Honduran military. eom roody Jul 2014 #29
Why not go all the way back to the invention of the printing press? ColesCountyDem Jul 2014 #31
The Honduran base held 800-900 US troops Al Carroll Jul 2014 #28
Another US base in Honduras, from earlier DU posts: Judi Lynn Jul 2014 #33
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