"Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside. His Venezuelan pilots circled around the airport and decided not to risk a crash. Zelaya instead headed for El Salvador, and vowed to try again Monday or Tuesday in his high-stakes effort to return to power in a country where all branches of government have lined up against him. "I am the commander of the armed forces, elected by the people, and I ask the armed forces to comply with the order to open the airport so that there is no problem in landing and embracing my people," Zelaya said from the plane. "Today I feel like I have sufficient spiritual strength, blessed with the blood of Christ, to be able to arrive there and raise the crucifix." But interim President Roberto Micheletti insisted on keeping him out, and said he won't negotiate until "things return to normal." "We will be here until the country calms down," Micheletti said. "We are the authentic representatives of the people."" - Anne Bouey from Bookmarklet