In Honduras, “We’re Supporting the Axe Murderers”
The United States has long danced with dictators in Central America. US support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is no different.
Dana Frank is a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and an expert on human rights and US policy in Honduras.
The United States has long danced with dictators in Central America. US support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is no different.
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