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Government supporters wave Sandinista flags on top of the Metro Center roundabout during a pro-government march in Managua, Nicaragua, in September 2018
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NICARAGUAN President Daniel Ortega warned a mass pro-government rally in Managua on Saturday that US-imposed sanctions would bring poverty to the country.
He told the thousands gathered that a Bill being discussed by the US Congress would bring economic chaos to Nicaragua; he has previously accused the Trump administration of “laying the groundwork for insurrection.”
But he struck a defiant tone as he addressed the crowds, warning Washington that attacks on Nicaragua would not be tolerated.
CLAUDIA WEBBE says the US is tightening the noose to destroy Cuban socialism — the need for immediate, international solidarity is urgent
International solidarity can ensure that Trump and his machine cannot prevail without a level of political and economic cost that he will not want to pay, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
HANK KENNEDY contends that US military attacks in the Caribbean amount to modern piracy driven by Venezuela’s oil wealth
The corporate media have been quick to point the finger over the murder of a Nicaraguan opposition figure, but where is the actual evidence, ask KELLY NELSON and ROGER D HARRIS