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On November 7, Nicaragua held elections in which current president Daniel Ortega received 75% support and, as a result, begins a new term of office in January. Not surprisingly, the US government described the election as a “sham.” Of more concern is that many on the left seem to agree. William Robinson’s NACLA article, “Nicaragua: […]
Since the Sandinistas returned to power in January 2007, child malnutrition has dropped by 45% for children under five and by 66% for children ages 6-12. I’d like you to imagine for a moment that you are the parent of a child with asthma, living in Ciudad Sandino, just outside the capital of Nicaragua, in […]
US Targets Nicaraguan Presidential Election: Former Solidarity Activists Echo Imperial Talking Points (Image by Fernanda LeMarie via Creative Commons / Cronkite Borderlands Project) Before Henry Kissinger became a Clinton pal, liberals condemned him for saying: “I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.” The 1973 US-backed coup and bloodbath in Chile followed. Now Uncle Sam has a pr...
by Roger D. Harris / July 14th, 2021 Before Henry Kissinger became a Clinton pal, liberals condemned him for saying: “I don’t see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.” The 1973 US-backed coup and bloodbath in Chile followed. Now Uncle Sam has a problem in Nicaragua, where independent polls predict a landslide victory for Daniel Ortega’s leftist Sandinista slate in the November 7th presidential elections. The US government and its ...
Maurice LEMOINE Le Monde (17 juin 2021) en évoquant l’arrestation de treize dirigeants « à quatre mois de la présidentielle ». Le nom du support est purement anecdotique : qu’ils soient de droite, de gauche, du centre ou même qu’ils professent le « tout en même temps », la quasi totalité des médias, à la manière d’un « parti unique », publient quasiment la même chose pour dénoncer la « criminelle dérive du régime de Daniel Ortega ». Une telle unanimité devrait mettre la puce à l’oreille. Soit le Nicaragua est effectivement devenu « le Goulag cen...