Elliott Abrams is a right-wing hawk who was convicted in 1991 for lying to Congress during the Iran-Contra scandal, but he was later pardoned by President George H.W. Bush. Abrams defended Guatemalan dictator General Efraín Ríos Montt as he oversaw a campaign of mass murder and torture of indigenous people in Guatemala in the 1980s. Ríos Montt was later convicted of genocide. Abrams was also linked to the 2002 coup in Venezuela that attempted to topple Hugo Chávez.
Allan Nairn is an award winning American investigative journalist. He was imprisoned by Indonesian military forces under United States-backed strongman Suharto while reporting in East Timor. His writings have focused on U.S. foreign policy in such countries as Haiti, Guatemala, Indonesia, and East Timor.
Democracy Now! is a left-wing media organisation based in the US
Comments
(Old Spike)
Your point is? Maduro is still a tyrant who banned his opposition from running in order to rig the election.
(Old Spike)
Your point is that genocide is acceptable?
The election was not rigged, the opposition boycotted it. Watch the video.