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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Venezuelan Army. Photo from Army Recognition In Latin America, Weapons Buying Spreads Mistrust -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News Weapons purchases in Latin America are soaring as nations cast a wary eye on their neighbors. Whether it's called an ``arms race'' or a ``coincidental modernization'' of existing stocks, a wave of weapons purchases by Latin American nations is causing neighbors to watch each...
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Exposing Liberal Lies (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Great email: Obama's First Six Months' Accomplishments 1. Offended the Queen of England. 2. Bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia. 3. Praised the Marxist Daniel Ortega. 4. Kissed Socialist Hugo Chavez on the cheek. 5. Endorsed the Socialist Evo Morales of Bolivia. 6. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Communist Fidel Castro against Honduras. 7. Announced we would meet with Iranians with no pre-conditions while...
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Sify (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of leftist President Daniel Ortega.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of leftist President Daniel Ortega.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of leftist President Daniel Ortega.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Demonstrators hurling fireworks chased the American ambassador from a university fair on Friday because of his criticism of a Supreme Court ruling letting President Daniel Ortega seek another term.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Demonstrators demanded that the American ambassador be expelled for criticizing a ruling that allows President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Nicaraguan Congress on Wednesday narrowly rejected an initiative to force a debate on whether to annul a hotly disputed court ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election.
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Deep Politics Monitor (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
From Dailycensored : Pretend to be surprised! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/28/world/asia/28intel.html I want to skip right to my favorite part: “The CIA’s practices also suggest the United States is not doing everything in its power to stamp out the lucrative Afghan drug trade, a major source of revenue for the Taliban, the Times said.” This is the punch line. Hilarious, brilliant...
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Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
I thought Trend might have talked about this, but I can't find it if he did, so I'll mention it. Reed Kurtz has an excellent piece up on how the Honduran elites are hiring Colombian paramilitaries to fight for their side in the coup . This is disturbing on multiple levels. As Kurtz notes, " Supposedly "demobilized" in 2006, the AUC [the Colombian paramilitary organization] has largely...
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Journal (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Tin-foil Hat Alert, Central American Edition: Manuel Zelaya, c/o "Brazilian Embassy Basement, Tegucigalpa, Honduras" has short-circuited negotiations for his reinstatement by issuing an ultimatum, to wit: "NOW!!" which wasn't met. One can forgive him his impatience: this is a yellow-tinged account of his captivity that is, to some tastes, entertaining, especially if you keep repeating...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
President Daniel Ortega's move to have the Supreme Court scrap presidential term limits breathes new life into a budding clandestine protest movement.
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Sify (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday expressed concern about a Nicaraguan court ruling that opens the way for leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election in the 2011 election.
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
President Daniel Ortega appears to have won the right to seek re-election in 2011, though opponents call the decision illegal and vow to fight it.
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