Category Archives: Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Posted on December 28, 2022 by mekorganic

Marin Interfaith Task Force on the Americas (MITF) NicaNotes . 2022-11-03 New US Sanctions Are Designed to Hit Nicaragua’s Poorest Citizens – NN Mark Coplan’s This is Nicaragua 1989 . Specific Issues Index from Creating Better World

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Contras – Nicaragua

Posted on December 11, 2020 by mekorganic

Iran — the former U.S.-ally-turned-enemy after 1979′s Islamic revolution, now in a war with Iraq and desperately needing military aid — had sway with the hijackers. That gave rise to a hidden network, using unsavory middlemen, of trading arms for … Continue reading →

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S. Brian Willson

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mekorganic

S. Brian Willson (born July 4, 1941) is a U.S. American Vietnam veteran, peace activist, and trained attorney. Willson served in the US Air Force from 1966 to 1970, including several months as a combat security officer in Vietnam. He left the Air Force … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Ernest “Ben” Linder

Posted on December 9, 2020 by mekorganic

Benjamin Ernest “Ben” Linder (July 7, 1959 – April 28, 1987), was an American engineer. While working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua Linder was killed by the Contras, a loose confederation of rebel groups funded by the U.S. government. Coming at a time when … Continue reading →

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