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 problem in Nicaragua, where independent polls predict a landslide victory for Daniel Ortega’s leftist Sandinista slate in the November 7