Dreamtwister wrote:I know what the contras were. All you had to do was say "Nicaragua", and I would have made the connection myself.
Lokutus wrote:Aah, but did you know the whole story?
Dreamtwister wrote:Lokutus wrote:Aah, but did you know the whole story?
What, you mean like how the Sandista death squads were run from John Negroponte's office in Honduras to the tune of ~$73 million dollars per year?
Believe me, I'm the last person you need to convince. I just didn't recognize Ortega's name right away.
gg3 wrote:Here I've been thinking that Marxist-style socialism was dead as of the implosion of the evil soviet empire, and now we have overtly Marxist leaders in Venezuela and Nicaragua, all friends with Fidel no less.
What also intrigues me, perhaps most of all, is if these guys can find a way to deal with the coming reality of the end of growth and thus the permanent zero-growth economy.
Cuban migrants paralyze Nicaragua-Costa Rica border
La Cruz (Costa Rica) (AFP) - A protest by desperate Cuban migrants stranded on their journey to the United States paralyzed a key border crossing between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Tuesday.
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Long lines of buses and trucks formed on both sides of the frontier as the migrants refused to let traffic pass, authorities from the two countries said.
"The international transport of passengers and cargo remains paralyzed" at the Penas Blancas border post, the Nicaraguan government said, warning of disruptions to trade and transport "for the entire Central American region."
A spokesman for Costa Rica's immigration authority confirmed the blockage.
More than 2,000 Cubans are stuck at the border, penniless and without immigration papers.
Many were stranded when Costa Rica busted a human trafficking ring that was charging $7,000 to $15,000 (6,500 to 14,000 euros) to smuggle them into the United States.
They are part of a growing surge in Cubans trying to reach the United States since Washington and Havana announced a thaw in their Cold War-era standoff last December.
http://news.yahoo.com/cuban-migrants-paralyze-nicaragua-costa-rica-border-115320250.html
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