The Scandal of the Century? Hondurasgate Explained
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The Scandal of the Century? Hondurasgate Explained
It’s a dizzying set of allegations. A trove of leaked voice notes and call recordings — published by the anonymous outlet Hondurasgate.ch and Spain’s Canal RED — allege that Israeli money helped secure US President Donald Trump’s pardon of former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was serving 45 years in a US prison for trafficking some 400 tons of cocaine. The recordings point to an alleged plot involving Trump, Netanyahu and Argent…
“Hondurasgate”: A Symptom of Deeper Crises in Honduras and a Warning for Latin America
Photograph Source: DHSgov – Public Domain Governance in Honduras shifted sharply to the extreme right within months of the National Party’s Nasry Asfura taking office on January 27, succeeding the Libre party’s progressive Xiomara Castro. In the November 30 elections, the National Party was trailing a poor third before Trump threatened to end all aid to Honduras unless Asfura won. Even then, Asfura had only a wafer-thin plurality, which might we…
An investigation of journalists affiliated with Canal Red has made public several recordings where Honduran politicians of great notoriety are heard, including former President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH) and the current president, Nasry Asfura, talking about a plot orchestrated by leaders of the ultra-right international to destabilize progressive governments of Latin America. The aim of the plot revealed by the ‘Hondurasgate’ was to create a …
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