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Micheletti: We are united to say no to Zelaya and Chávez

“Mr. Chávez, in the country of the blue flag with five stars, we are seven million and a half troops,” Honduran interim President Roberto Micheletti replied to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s statements

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Thousands of Honduran people hit the streets on Tuesday to reject President Manuel Zelaya's return to Tegucigalpa, endorse the interim government and support the actions of the military that arrested and expelled Zelaya from Honduras.

Interim President Roberto Micheletti addressed his followers, whom he thanked for their support. Further, he rebuffed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's remarks on the possibility to send Venezuelan troops to Honduras.

"Mr. Chávez, in the country of the blue flag with five stars, we are seven million and a half troops," Micheletti replied to Chávez's statements.

The interim ruler said they are united "to say no" to Zelaya's illegality and say no to Chávez, who threatened to oust Micheletti, DPA reported.

Referring to the international isolation the present government is facing, people attending the rally said they would "rather live in isolation than subject to Mel (Zelaya) and Chávez."

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