Guatemalans will not have justice unless the U.S. stops assisting war criminals like Molina.
KEY CONCEPTS
One important concept in the editorial is the Guatemalan genocide. From 1960 to 1996, a civil war between the U.S.-influenced Guatemalan puppet/dictator government and the indigenous Maya population ensued. This resulted in a genocide against the minority Mayans, and left 200,000 Mayans dead or missing, along with many towns and villages completely destroyed. This is important to know when discussing the justice of Guatemalans because it was the event that brought injustice upon the Guatemalans in the first place. Without this genocide, there would be no leaders with their innocence in question. Another important concept is political