Hatred: Ortega’s Horrendous Legacy
One of the worst inheritances that Daniel Ortega is leaving Nicaraguans with is hate.
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Enrique Saenz
Nicaragua’s Central Bank President Is Out of Touch
After months of not showing his face, the President of the Central Bank finally appeared. Well, neither the President of the Central Bank had shown his face, nor the institution he leads provided relevant figures on the performance of the economy.
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Brainwashing in Nicaraguan Schools
“Every totalitarian government has as its final aim penetrating into the minds of the population so that they can be manipulated at their whim and will.” So there is no reason to be surprised by what’s happening in Nicaragua.
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Daniel Ortega is a Spinoff of Somoza
The conclusion is obvious: Ortega-ism is the reincarnation of the Somoza years. We’re not looking at the second stage of the revolution. We’re looking at the second stage of Somocismo.
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Nicaragua: What General Aviles Didn’t Say
The first thing that caught my attention in the speech of the Army Chief, Julio Cesar Aviles, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of that institution was what he didn’t say.
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Nicaragua After Ortega, Will “Anything” Be Better?
En la lucha contra el somocismo se repetía profusamente la frase “después de Somoza cualquier cosa”. Esa frase encerraba la creencia, o la ilusión, de que lo peor era el somocismo.
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Ortega: The Peace of the Graves
Ortega announced the cancellation of the negotiating table. He closed it, for now. When he feels the need, to dig it up again, it will be with the same purpose: Distract, confuse and gain time.
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Nicaragua: What’s Left of the Venezuelan Oil Money?
Throughout the peak period, Venezuelan oil cooperation played a key role. It was its strongest lever. It can be stated correctly that Ortega never could have built his regime without the considerable resources provided [by Hugo Chavez] from Venezuela.
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Nicaragua: The Mafia in Action
In recent days, the Nicaraguan newspaper La Prensa published a report that neatly portrays how the members of the governing clique operate in sacking our public funds and – through the use and abuse of political power – in amassing enormous fortunes.
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Early Elections in Nicaragua with Ortega Still in Power?
One of the issues generating the widest range of conflicting opinions among Nicaraguans on all levels is the holding of early elections while Ortega remains in power.
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