Former Honduran President Pleads Not Guilty to US Drugs and Firearms Charges

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    The Spin

    Pro-establishment narrative

    The trial will have sweeping consequences for the region. Arresting and prosecuting a former head of state will send a strong message to a country plagued by drug trafficking and corruption that the US will hunt down those who aid and abet the international drug trade.

    Vice

    Establishment-critical narrative

    The US may be stepping in now, but for years it has played a defining role in the evolution of violence throughout Central America, including Honduras. Where was America when Hernández increasingly militarized the police, or brutally crushed opposition in a bid to win his last election?

    Guardian

    Establishment split

    CRITICAL

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