Remember Manuel Zelaya?....The former Honduran president who was ousted in June, 2009 through a military coup? Through an undoubtedly well-planned military operation executed in one single day, Zelaya was arrested and deported at gunpoint. He was supposed to complete his presidential term later this year but he was calling for a referendum to change the constitution so he can remain in power beyond the one term limit imposed by their constitution.
Apart from the similarities in their intentions to hang on to power beyond their constitutionally mandated term limits (of ousted Hondurian president Manuel Zelaya and incumbent Philippine president Gloria Arroyo), I am not inclined to discuss the Honduran incident any further than mentioning the common morbid intention of both leaders.
However, what struck me cold was an incident reported in the Honduran press after the ouster of Zelaya!
Computerized Election Results With No Election
july 10 | kdawson
Posted on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:23:58 AM by Pessimist
"In Honduras, according to breaking Catalan newspaper reports (translations available, USA Today mention), authorities have seized 45 computers containing certified election results for a constitutional election that never happened. The election had been scheduled for June 28, but on that day the president, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted. The 'certified' and detailed electronic records of the non-existent election show Zelaya's side having won overwhelmingly."
Guess who supplied Honduras the computerized counting machines!.... The same consortium who will be supplying the machines for the Philippine's 2010 elections!... The same consortium that has supplied the same machines and kept Zelaya's friend and mentor Hugo Chavez of Venezuela in power!

You should no longer wonder...because Arroyo and her henchmen have the 2010 stage set to their advantage! They know they only need to wait for the 2010 elections and the results will be in their favor!
3 comments:
Just shows everyone that computerization does not mean instant, reliable results. Coming from the IT industry, I know how much vulnerability there are to any system especially if the stink comes from the inside.
Computerization will make corruption run faster if implemented the wrong way. I really hope we are all wrong regarding this issue.
I happened to chat with a Venezuelan coder and told him that the company who will run the automated election in ARMM is form his country then he just replied with a question "Do you trust that company? "
I paused for a while and wonder why does this Venezuelan programmer seems to be not proud with the company coming from his own country.
I guess this post is the answer to that.
Excellent post. It was helpful and informative. hope to see more greats posts like this.
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