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online.wsj.com - 10/27/2009
Nicaraguan President Ortega Asks for Term Limits to be Overthrown
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If Honduras manages to preserve its democracy despite U.S. pressure to abandon it, the tiny Central American country may wind up thanking Nicaragua's Danny Ortega, of all people. Last week, President Ortega inadvertently provided the best defense yet of the Honduran decision this summer to ...
centerforsecuritypolicy.org - 10/30/2009
Who's behind the Obama Honduras policy?
— centerforsecuritypolicy.org — The Obama Administration has made serious mistakes in its handling of the crisis in Honduras where it... supports the return of the deposed president, Mel Zelaya. The Administration categorized the removal of Zelaya as a coup when, in fact, the Honduran ... (more) Who's behind the Obama Honduras policy?

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Nicaragua’s Ortega, now and forever? 15 Minutes on Latin America
faustasblog.com - 27 days ago
Nicaragua’s Ortega, now and forever? 15 Minutes on Latin America
— faustasblog.com — In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern (if you don’t catch it live, you can listen to any... archived podcast at your convenience), Daniel Ortega seeks to extend his term limit…indefinitely, the latest of the current trend among Latin American rulers. Related reading:  ... (more) Nicaragua’s Ortega, now and forever? 15 Minutes on Latin ...

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commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 10/29/2009
Obama's friends
— commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — The Time Of Tyrants Democracy: Daniel Ortega muscled Nicaragua's courts to permit his permanent re-election, effectively making... him dictator. He's not alone. After the U.S.' shabby treatment of tiny Honduras, a new wave of tyrants is rising. 'Nothing can stop me from re-election," crowed ... (more) Obama's friends

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Instapundit:  DANIEL ORTEGA ASKS FOR TERM LIMITS TO BE OVERTHROWN. Best argument yet for what happened in Hondura…

Cold Fury:  Kerry Demands a 2nd, Politicized Opinion–but then, John Kerry has two opinions about most subjects

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DANIEL ORTEGA ASKS FOR TERM LIMITS TO BE OVERTHROWN. Best argument yet for what happened in Hondura…
Instapundit — ... DANIEL ORTEGA ASKS FOR TERM LIMITS TO BE OVERTHROWN. Best argument yet for what happened in Honduras. If a sitting U.S. President made a similar effort, I’d favor removing him, too. It’s the dictators’ tell. Well, one of ‘em. Then there’s this: “Last week the court’s constitutional panel obliged him. The Nicaraguan press reported that the vote was held before three opposition judges could reach the chamber in time for the session. Three alternative judges, all Sandinistas, took their place and the court gave Mr. Ortega the green ...

Kerry Demands a 2nd, Politicized Opinion–but then, John Kerry has two opinions about most subjects
Cold Fury — ... even if this were a great tragedy, voters can easily re-install Zelaya’s party shortly if they so wish. Obama fears they will not, hence the thuggery. As Rahm says, “A good strongman is a terrible thing to waste.” If Kerry and Berman want a resolution to the Honduran crisis, then they should be demanding changes from Obama and his team, not silence from the Law Library of Congress. Instead, they’re Speaking Power to Truth. And here’s why Honduras clings to its Constitution despite the bullying and coercion from the Yankee Colossus of the North : Last week, President Ortega ...

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