Mauritania Coup

Mauritanian soldiers stand guard outside an army barracks in the city of Nouakchott, Mauritania, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Envoys from the African Union and the Arab League are due in Mauritania to meet with coup leaders who staged a putsch three days earlier that has been met with worldwide condemnation. The general who masterminded Africa's latest coup, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has promised to hold elections and set up an 11-member "state council" to rule until then. (AP Photo/Candace Feit)

THAILAND COUP

Buddhist monks walk past a Thai Army tank during their early morning rounds Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006, following a well-orchestrated coup that ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra without firing a shot. Thailand's military overthrew Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a coup mounted overnight without firing a shot, amid mounting criticism that the popularly elected leader had undermined democracy. Coup leaders have declared martial law and ordered all troops not to leave duty stations without permission. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

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PHILIPPINES COUP SUSPECTS

Members of the police Special Action Force prepare for the assault on a hotel in Manila's financial district of Makati Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007. Government troops and police SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team stormed a five-star hotel that dissident military officers commandeered after walking out of their coup trial and demanding that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

Chile Coup Anniversary

Riot police officers detain a demonstrator near La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Tuesday marks the 34th anniversary of the military coup led by the late Gen. Pinochet that overthrew former socialist Chilean President Salvador Allende. (AP Photo/Claudio Santana)

NY Senate Coup

The Senate Chamber remains dark and locked at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Republicans say that Senate session may resume this afternoon after they regained control of the chamber Monday with the help of two dissident Democrats. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Writings on the wall 'Letter Perfect' calligraphy exhibit is an alphabet coup

Writings on the wall 'Letter Perfect' calligraphy exhibit is an alphabet coup

Honduras government’s isolation grows after coup

Two army soldiers sit in front of a graffiti painted by supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya near the presidential residence in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Honduras' interim leader, Roberto Micheletti, warned that the only way ousted President Zelaya will return to office is through a foreign invasion but a potential showdown was postponed when Zelaya delayed his plans to return to Honduras.(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Ousted Honduran president steps into homeland

Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, surrounded by supporters and the press, lifts the chain that divides the border between Nicaragua and Honduras in Las Manos, Nicaragua, Friday, July 24, 2009. Zelaya's supporters flocked to the remote border between Honduras and Nicaragua to support his bid to reclaim the presidency from the government that ousted him in a June 28 coup. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Ousted Honduran president steps into homeland

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya clash with Honduran soldiers near the Nicaragua border in Paraiso, Honduras, Friday, July 24, 2009. Zelaya's supporters traveled to the remote border between Honduras and Nicaragua to support Zelaya's bid to reclaim the presidency from the government that ousted him in a June 28 coup. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, right foreground, smiles in the courtroom after shaking hands with court officials following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, talks to reporters in a courtroom following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, right foreground, shakes hands with court officials following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, right foreground, smiles in the courtroom after shaking hands with court officials following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, talks to reporters in a courtroom following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)

Equatorial Guinea coup-plotter returns home to UK

In this video image made available Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 British coup-plotter Simon Mann, right foreground, shakes hands with court officials following his pardon by the government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. Mann was released from prison Tuesday along with four South African mercenaries. They were given a presidential pardon for their part in a foreign-bankrolled conspiracy to overthrow the government and take over the country's oil riches. (AP Photos/APTN)