Sandinista Daniel Ortega to Board U.S. Navy Vessel?
By Jonathan Constantine | 08/16/08 | 03:34 PM EDT | 19 Comments
(Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua): Despite all his anti-American rhetoric, expressing solidarity with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez, and his support for Marxist terrorists FARC (Revolutionary Forces of Colombia), the Bush administration is reportedly inviting Daniel Ortega aboard the USS Kearsarge on Tuesday, August 19, a LHD-3 vessel stationed off the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua for the Naval Humanitarian mission, Operation Continuing Promise. The reason for the visit hasn't been dislosed, but Ortega has already denounced the U.S. mission, and to no surprise, the Cuban Prensa Latina Newspaper is already playing propaganda mill for the Sandinista (1):
President Ortega's denunciation was made on Monday during the 28th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Naval Force when the USS Kearsarge multipurpose wasp-class amphibious assault warship arrived at the country.
Nicaraguan sources told Prensa Latina that if Washington wants to send medical missions to Nicaragua they should use hospital ships instead of a 225 meter-long ship of the 4th Fleet.
It is not the first time this ship is moved to Latin American countries under the same pretext. It is qualified as a Light Helo Deck 3 with light attack and rescue helicopters' landing strip.
As a blogging embed on this mission, I can attest to the fact that Mr. Ortega and the Nicaraguan government are spewing a heap of propaganda (2). Thursday and Friday, I saw a spectacular display of humanitarianism in the Mosquito Coast town of Puerto Cabezas, as hundreds lined up for free medical care provided by the United States Armed Forces. At the temporarily improvised hospital, Juan Comenius High School, the U.S. Navy, along with the Air Force, Marines, and a coalition of foreign military medical personnel, were providing an abundance of medical care; from treating children for round worm, providing eye-care for the elderly, to supplying much needed pharmaceutical materials to a people largely neglected by their own health care system. This past week, the U.S. Armed Forces filled an immense void, treating over two hundred patients, and distributing thousands of medical prescriptions to poor Nicaraguans.
On Thursday, I spoke with patient and a veteran of the Nicaraguan Civil Wars, who was especially grateful for American relief:"I'm happy to see our people getting help." The tearful veteran explained. "I'm proud of you guys; I mean that from the bottom of my heart." The veteran was also accompanied by his cousin who received treatment at Juan Conemius High School: "My cousin had calcium build up in her eyes." He explained. "For twenty years she tried to get treated, she came here, it took one day. That's America! (3)"
In a document given to a KGB agent in 1979, the Ortega government made its beginning pronouncements against America, calling "American imperialism" the "rabid enemy of all people's who are struggling to achieve their definitive liberation (4). But throughout the 1980's, Mr. Ortega was hardly out to achieve definitive liberation for his people. Through a policy of land confiscation, he displaced the country's significant Indian population (forcing peasants into 145 settlements), killing and imprisoning over 15,000 people. The Sandinistas also became notorious for their corporal punishment and incessant brutality of political prisoners. In a three year period, Ortega executed 8,000 political dissidents, and subjected many of his over 20,000 prisoners to the most sordid forms of torture. The veteran I was speaking to was one such victim (5). After showing me the bullet holes on his stomach, shoulder, and arm, he took off his shoes, and described his experiences when he was imprisoned by the Sandinistas. "They pulled teeth out one by one." He explained. "They broke my feet with pliers." "I don't like to say I hate people." "I fought against communism because I care about my people (3)."
Ortega still hasn't relinquished his deference towards authoritarianism and brutality. As recently as 2007, he awarded the odious Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad two state medals, and through out the 1990's to today, he continues to be a state sponsor of terror. According to terrorism expert, Douglas Farah, Ortega's Nicaragua can offer the FARC a suitable pipeline for illicit activity through Central America, just as he granted passports to supporters of Omar Abdul Rahman before the "blind sheikh" orchestrated the first World Trade Center Attack in 1993 (6).
Despite being democratically elected (a minority portion of 38 percent), Ortega is attempting to rig upcoming provincial elections in regions where his popularity is waning. According to Marcela Sanchez of the Washington Post, Ortega has revoked the party status of the two main opposing parties, the MRS (The Sandinista Renewal Movement) and the Conservative Party, and has delayed provincial elections from November to January claiming that the region needs to recover from the devastation of Hurricaine Felix to restore proper conditions for the electoral process (7). It's no small wonder Ortega is buying time, as a February CID-Gallup poll showed his popular support at 21 percent, while 43 percent believe he is doing a bad job (8).
While the armed forces are effectively showing compassion to Nicaraguans, it's puzzling that the Bush Administration would grant legitimacy to the increasingly unpopular Sandino acolyte. While it doesn't hurt "to make friends" in the region as articulated by the USS Keararge's Commodore Frank Ponds (2), it's certainly counter-intuitive to triangulate with the leadership of a third world nation championed by belligerence, brutality, and well beyond the bounds of ideological uniformity. Especially when it appears that Ortega may well be on his way out.
References:
1. "U.S. War Ship off Nicaragua." Prensa Latina. 13 August 2008.
2. Constantine, Jonathan. "Soft Power of the Caribbean." Red County. 13 August 2008.
3. Constantine, Jonathan. "Interview with Mosquito Contra." 14 August 2008.
4. P. 121, Andrew, Christopher and Mitrokhin, Vasili. The World Was Going Our Way, The KGB and the Battle for the Third World. New York: Basic Books 2005.
5. Glazov, Jamie. "The Black Book of the Sandinistas." Front Page Magazine. 21 November 2006.
6. Farah, Douglas. "Ortega Steps into the Breach with the FARC."Counterterrorismblog.com. 23 July. 2008.
7. Sanchez, Marcela. "Nicargua's Eroding Democracy." Washington Post. 19 June 2008.
8. "Approval Rating for Nicaragua's Ortega 21 Percent in Poll." Associated Press. 27 February 2008.
Photo Credits:
Daniel_Ortega.JPG. "Daniel Ortega is President Again." Vivir Latino. 6 November 2006.
Related:
Constantine, Jonathan. "Soft Power of the Caribbean." Red County. 13 August 2008.
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