Thanks Savant ... piece here on FOs vs Nicaragua - #reply-16685658
'Jeb Bush, the US president's brother and
governor of the state of Florida, home of
the one of the dodgiest election results in
recent history, wrote an article in the
Miami Herald last month in which he
attacked Ortega because he "neither
understands nor embraces the basic
concepts of freedom, democracy and free
enterprise". Bush jnr added: "Daniel
Ortega is an enemy of everything the
United States represents. Further, he is a
friend of our enemies. Ortega has a
relationship of more than 30 years with
states and individuals who shelter and
condone international terrorism." The
article was duly reprinted last week as an
ad by the Liberal party in the Nicaraguan
daily, La Prensa, under the headline "The
brother of the president of the United
States supports Enrique Bolanos". As
satirist Tom Lehrer said on the occasion
of Henry Kissinger winning the Nobel
peace prize - who needs irony?
[...]
Ortega, sadly, was no Nelson Mandela.
Now that he has lost, some of the
idealistic souls who once stood beside
him in what was, by any standards, a
brave revolution may now return to the
political arena. Other younger, untainted
politicians may emerge. But just at the
moment when the US needs to be
convincing the world that they do not
impose their will to protect their
commercial interests with little regard to
local people's desires, the events of the
past few weeks in Nicaragua will serve to
create more cynicism.'
[...]
The next time Barbara Walters asks
Karen Hughes why do they hate us, she
can add one small but not insignificant
cause. '
Eeee-yup. |
