US Backs Drug Trafficker, Calls it 'Democracy'
The mainstream media frames this as eccentric 'Trumpian' behavior. Axios highlights Hernandez's flattering letter to Trump and Roger Stone's 'persistent lobbying.' What's missing, of course, is the U.S. history of propping up corrupt regimes in Central America. Hernandez, convicted of funneling cocaine into the U.S., was a key 'ally' receiving billions in U.S. aid, despite widespread human rights
abuses and election fraud allegations. The U.S. State Department under both Obama and Trump consistently supported him, often overlooking his increasingly authoritarian grip and ties to narco-trafficking because he served U.S. 'interests' in suppressing migration and left-wing movements. (Funny how 'rule of law' only applies to inconvenient leaders.) So, a drug kingpin gets a presidential pardon
just as elections in Honduras loom, potentially swaying the outcome toward the right-wing party the White House 'backed.' Is it really 'unorthodox,' or just business as usual for a foreign policy that prioritizes pliant puppets over actual democracy or human rights? The very notion of 'stability' in these regions often means propping up the criminals who ensure the status quo—as long as it
benefits Washington's agenda. Some 'democracy promotion,' huh?