2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What specific POLICY POSITIONS show Sec. Clinton to be "Not Liberal" or "Not a Democrat?" [View all]puffy socks
(1,473 posts)Why do you agree with Somalia? and Yugo? It sounds like you're just agreeable because it's convenient for "winning" the present argument. They were wars that cost people their lives.
Daniel Ortega and the Sandinistas are just another coup that took over the government in Nicaragua, and they engage in tn the same oppressive leadership as the previous leadership.
"As an anti-capitalist revolutionary, Ortega had confiscated hundreds of farms, factories and other assets. Many businessmen fled the country. Now Ortega counts them among his closest allies. He recently pushed a tax law through Congress giving a host of concessions to the wealthiest Nicaraguans and foreign investors. One provision allows the tax-free importation of yachts and executive helicopters. The flood of foreign investors now includes behemoths such as Cargill, the agro-industrial conglomerate that recently unveiled a master plan aimed at making it one of Nicaraguas major food producers and distributors.
Third, and perhaps most important, among Ortegas allies is Rosario Murillo First Lady, chief of communications and universally acknowledged power behind the throne. While her New Age mysticism has attracted attention, critics are more concerned by her opaque style of government. Murillo rules by fiat and her decisions are rarely contradicted. Key decisions are always made in private, and some are never announced."
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/4/daniel-ortega-is-a-sandinista-in-name-only.html