Files under General | Jul
6th
BBC’s Stephen Gibbs reports from Tegucigalpa:
“Just a week ago he had been bundled from his official residence, and sent – in his pyjamas – into enforced exile.
Now, he was returning with all the dignity worldwide political endorsement can bring.
Revealing his taste for spectacle, the president had made arrangements to broadcast from the plane.
Live on the leftist television network Telesur, his commentary set the tone.
“The blood of Christ is coursing though my veins,” the former cattle rancher proclaimed.
“Soon I will be with you all to raise the crucifix.”
Back at ground level, there was a different, ugly reality.”
