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Enrique Saenz

Daniel Ortega is a Spinoff of Somoza

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

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

September 11, 2019

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?

September 3, 2019September 3, 2019

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

July 25, 2019

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?

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019

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

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

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?

June 29, 2019July 3, 2019

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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What is Daniel Ortega Afraid of?

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019

The representative of the regime, without the least embarrassment, told delegates from countries of all continents, among other outrageous things, the following: “We have never repressed any protest or any peaceful demonstration.”

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On Renewed Citizen Pressure in Nicaragua: Better Late Than Never

May 24, 2019

Recent events seem to indicate that we are entering into a new stage. The stalemate was broken, the political initiative is resumed and Ortega’s strategy begins to show fissures. It is time to focus on interpreting the moment, make the right decisions and, above all, to hold the rudder firmly.

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The Human Miseries of Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega

May 5, 2019

In his most recent speech, Daniel Ortega ranted against his interlocutors of the Civic Alliance, at the so-called “negotiating table.” He called them “human miseries.” A clear indicative of his eagerness for “peace and reconciliation.”

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