(2021-06-04). How USAID Created Nicaragua's Anti-Sandinista Media Apparatus, now Under Money Laundering Investigation. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Jun 1, 2021 | With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering. | The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. | These publications are an integral part of a political opposition that Washington h…
(2021-06-04). Daniel Ortega, good before, but not now? Really?? indybay.org President Daniel Ortega is a controversial figure, especially outside of Nicaragua. But why do so many people there support his administration's policies, and why is US interference increasing in the lead-up to Nicaragua's elections in November? Participation in a recent delegation helped answer those questions.