REDVOLUCIÓN The documentary Subversion in Nicaragua: The Psychological War, is the first part of a plot that confirms that the coup d’état was planned several years ago, said by the same Lesther Alemán. The documentary presents the relationship between Felix Maradiaga, IEEPP, Migueliuth Sandoval (wife of Angel Gahona), members of right-wing NGOs and the M19.
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Book Review: Live from Nicaragua: Uprising or Coup?
Roger Stoll In April of 2018 armed and unarmed proxies of the US in collaboration with Nicaraguan elites launched a war against the Nicaraguan state, its government, its economy and its people. It disrupted transportation and communications throughout the country and sabotaged the economy. This was effected through acts of vandalism, arson, assault, beatings, killings,…
The Strategic Retreat from Managua to Masaya June 1979
Jorge Capelan Saturday July 6, the people of Nicaragua celebrated the strategic retreat to Masaya with a mobilization that for 40 years has been characterized by two things: its massiveness and its organizational demands, given that it consists of a march or caravan of thousands and thousands of people from the capital to the city…
“Live from Nicaragua: Uprising or Coup?” Extended and Updated Edition
Tortilla Con Sal In 2018, Nicaragua suffered its worst political violence and upheaval since the end of the US backed Contra war of the 1980s. Extremely polarized controversy persists about what caused last year’s conflict, how it developed and what it means for Nicaragua’s people now. This updated and extended version of the book (originally…
Forgiveness: A Revolutionary Trait
The willingness of the Sandinista government to go to almost any lengths to achieve national peace and tranquility, including pardoning the crimes of those in the opposition who killed, tortured, burned homes, schools, markets, and public buildings in last year’s failed coup attempt, is consistent with their historical record. Recall that the triumphant Sandinista revolutionary…
The Contribution of the Sandinista People to the Peoples of the World
Jorge Capelán Photo: The Voice of Sandinismo To many it may seem a lack of modesty, but it is a reality. The Sandinista Popular Revolution has made invaluable contributions to the peoples of the world. At the end of the 1970s, it triumphed at the most difficult moment for the Latin American Left and, in…
Nicaragua and the Regional Context: 2020-2021
Stephen Sefton The fundamental factor affecting developments in Latin America and the Caribbean over the next five years, as elsewhere around the world, will be the progressive decline of US power and influence in the face of the new multipolar world led by China and Russia. Within the next two years, US power and influence…
From Tiananmen to Nicaragua: The Same Lies, the Same Result
Stephen Sefton US supported protesters confront a successful socialist government demanding freedom and human rights. They occupied public spaces engaged in phony dialogue with the authorities, rejected requests to dismantle their protests peacefully and finally attacked and murdered security forces before being forced to disperse. Several hundred people were killed including a large number of…
Nicaragua Commits to Peace and Reconciliation
Yadira Cruz Valera After several months of objections and obstacles on the part of the opposition, the Government of Nicaragua is moving towards the implementation of a consensual solution in search of peace. The implementation of several agreements reached at the Negotiating Table, including the release of those arrested in the attempted coup d’état in…
Nicaragua: FSLN Government Makes Headway for Peace with No Help from the Opposition
Nan McCurdy The Nicaraguan government and the opposition Civic Alliance have been negotiating a peace agreement since February but, while measurable good faith is seen on the government’s side, the opposition has ceded nothing, and half the time does not even show up. On May 23, as a way of measuring support, the opposition Civic…
‘Unreported World’ and the Misreporting of Nicaragua
John Perry Despite the violent protests of a year ago, Managua has largely returned to normal. While never the most attractive capital city in Latin America, it remains one of the safest. There are more police on the streets than there were before last year’s violence, but most people find that reassuring. A recent opinion…
Nicaragua in the Shadow of Western Fascism
Stephen Sefton In her Sorbonne University exam results, French philosopher Simone Weil scored better than Simone de Beauvoir or Jean Paul Sartre. She well understood the varieties of Western fascism and imperialism. So it’s worth paying attention to her remark that Europeans were shocked by Nazi crimes because the Nazis did to them what Europeans…
