By John Perry, Popular Resistance. After Venezuela and Cuba, will the Trump administration turn its spotlight onto Nicaragua? Secretary of State Rubio has just finished a tour of three Latin American countries now allied with Trump – Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – and was asked about US policy towards Cuba and Nicaragua, and what he … Read More
by John Perry https://thegrayzone.com/2026/07/29/nicaragua-didnt-abolish-elections/ In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office. The pledge was universally interpreted by Western media outlets as a total ban … Read More
A lie that went half way round the world by Rick Sterling There is a saying that “A lie can travel half way round the world while truth puts its shoes on.” A timely example is the recent report that Nicaragua’s President Ortega said they will not hold elections in future. In just 48 hours … Read More
by John Perry In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had to decide whether Nicaragua still poses an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States”. Presumably he agreed that it does, because he … Read More
Rick Sterling July 17, 2024 When the Monroe Doctrine was declared in 1823 it was aimed at European colonial powers. It told them to butt out: the US “sphere of influence” included all of Latin America and the Caribbean. Virtually every Latin American and Caribbean country has had to endure US intervention and interference in … Read More