Another story of decades of self-serving US, Canadian and “international community” policies and interests in Guatemala.

‘Juan Orlando Hernandez is our narco-trafficking son of a bitch’
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is reported to have said that "Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch", referring to the ruthless military dictator of Nicaragua the US government was propping up.

One can imagine US and Canadian leaders saying: ‘Juan Orlando Hernandez is a narco-trafficking son of a bitch, but he is our narco-trafficking son of a bitch’, referring to the military-backed dictator of Honduras, in power since (pretty much) the 2009 US and Canadian-backed coup.

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The US and Canada maintain full economic, military and political relations with military-backed, corrupt Honduran regime, staunch “democratic ally” since the US and Canadian-backed June 28, 2009 military coup ousted Honduras’ last democratic government

But will the US & Canada continue to treat Honduras and Guatemala like “shithole countries”, creating ever more forced migrants and refugees?

After being forced to flee destitution, and State violence and corruption in Guatemala, a country ruled by a military-backed, corrupt and repressive ‘open-for-global-business’ government, forced migrants are massacred trying to cross Mexico and enter the US.

“Somoza is our son of a bitch”
In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is reported to have said that "Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch", referring to the ruthless military-backed dictator of Nicaragua that the US government was propping up.

Gloria Rogel del Cid & Juan de Dioz Tejada
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