Trial of Honduran ex-president reveals Washington’s protection of ‘narco-state’
September 18, 202311 min read2166 words
Published: September 18, 2023  |  11 min read2166 words
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández goes on trial this week in New York City for overseeing a massive cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Washington learned of his dealings with narco-cartels soon after it backed a coup that brought him to power. When then-Honduran Pre...
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September 30, 2023
Very interesting piece on the history behind the US-backed coup in Honduras, and the current ongoing prosecution of one of the former strongmen. These are the sorts of stories that usually Americans don't find out about for decades, and the fact that we are seeing reporting about it less than a decade later is, I suppose, a positive thing. Very detailed reporting, albeit years and years after the fact.
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