The film examines the career of
John Negroponte, focusing primarily on his time as
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras in the early 1980s. It brings to light the militaristic aspects of his service in the region in relation to the
Reagan Doctrine. Interviews with numerous Central American
human rights activists point to Negroponte's alleged complicity in
war crimes not only in his nation of diplomatic assignment, but also in neighboring
El Salvador as a part of the
Salvadoran Civil War and in
Nicaragua as an aid to the
Contras. The documentary covers
forced disappearance as part of this involvement including the disappearance of 179 Hondurans and specific examples such as the case of
Father James Carney, whose brother is interviewed. The film also contains interviews with former
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras
Jack R. Binns, Negroponte's predecessor;
indigenous Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchú, and Salvadoran
bishop Medardo Gómez. ==References==