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To: Thomas M. who wrote (13308)	5/23/2002 1:23:30 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

Excellent point, because we all know that the best way to overthrow a dictator is to elect him out of office . . . Huh?... As I have already documented, they did hold elections in 1984 and they won. So they held rigged elections 5 years after they came to power. That really makes them a bunch of democrats I guess... Tim

To: Thomas M. who wrote (13308)	5/23/2002 1:27:28 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

The Sandinistas censored La Prensa worse than Somoza ever did, up to and including eliminating articles about problems with bus service in Managua. Additionally, they created block organizations with party members holding power through determining rations, and keeping tabs on all who grumbled, as well as punishing the overtly rebellious. Finally, it was widely acknowledged that the first elections were defective in several ways, including restraining the ability of the opposition to gain media exposure or even engage in ordinary electioneering. There were also widespread reports of intimidation at the polls. Finally, the United States forced relatively clean elections, and Violetta Chamorro won. The Sandinistas were, in fact, placated by inclusion in the government, and with the fall of the Soviet Union, the cash flow from the Moscow to Havana to Managua dried up. Thus, the Sandinistas stayed straight......