The Gray Zone - Contra-supporting CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for corrupt right-wing Latin American governments

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Contra-supporting CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for corrupt right-wing Latin American governments -
By Ben Norton

Bernie-bashing “Never Trump conservative” CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for El Salvador’s right-wing government, whose president was imprisoned for corruption, and worked for a conservative Nicaraguan president imprisoned for stealing from the public. In her free time, she lionizes Contra death squads. Continue reading...

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