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sadly, US coercion, deception and skullduggery is more typical than not in central America
Obama/Clinton supported the 2009 coup in Honduras, the first US intervention there was in 1907 to protect the United Fruit Company
https://www.elciudadano.com/en/hondu...an-left/04/30/Hondurasgate: Leaked Audios Reveal Trump-Backed Plot Targeting Petro, Sheinbaum, and Latin American Left
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The recordings detail the formation of a communication team funded with Honduran public resources and contributions from the government of Argentine president Javier Milei, totaling over half a million dollars. The objective is to “strike media blows” against the progressive leaders in the region.
The geopolitical context, characterized by the compe ion between China and the United States over critical minerals and supply chains, helps explain why Washington resorts to local operators like Hernández to hinder the advance of the Latin American left.
In one of the most revealing audios, dated January 30, 2026, Hernández instructs Asfura from the United States: “I need you to send about 150 thousand dollars to Rosales’ account […] because here we are going to rent an apartment and set up an office for a digital journalism unit. Someone else from here will handle it, from the team of the President of the United States. Well, he is from the Republicans who are helping us. They are going to set up a news site where important information about Manuel Zelaya and Xiomara Castro will be released.”
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Violence as a tool of control is mentioned unequivocally. In a message directed to Tomás Zambrano, president of the Honduran National Congress, Hernández conveys a directive attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump: “In Honduras, strength is needed, logistics are needed, blood is needed. If you want to keep people controlled, you need to oppress them. Squeeze them. Counter violence by generating violence. It’s what President Trump says.”
Hernández even references the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar: “Don’t be so soft […] So said Pablo Escobar.”
Meanwhile, Romeo Vásquez Velásquez—who led the 2009 coup against former Honduran president Manuel Zelaya—appears to be coordinating with the Armed Forces “to start the hunt.”
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sadly, US coercion, deception and skullduggery is more typical than not in central America
Obama/Clinton supported the 2009 coup in Honduras, the first US intervention there was in 1907 to protect the United Fruit Company
one dynamic in Honduras's recent history is the US backing state violence, creating a flow of refugees to the US
something similar holds for the long-standing US sanctions on Venezuela, it's not mysterious why so many Venezuelans have emigrated to the US
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