Why did "Marxist Pagan Sandinista Hero Turns to Russia to Suppress Christian Protests" according to Robert Spencer Website?
Russian Tank Deal With Nicaragua 'Back to the Future' Moment for U.S.news.usni.org
Born | 1962 (age 59–60) |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (M.A. 1986, Religious Studies) |
Occupation | Author, blogger |
Years active | 2002–present |
Organization | David Horowitz Freedom Center |
Known for | Anti-Muslim views, books and websites about Jihad and Islamic terrorism |
Website | jihadwatch |
Nicaragua's Ortega strains US relations by expanding military ties with
Robert Spencer's website says: "Marxist Pagan Sandinista Hero Turns to Russia to Suppress Christian Protests":
Shortly after taking office, John Kerry flew to Nicaragua to meet with Ortega and returned bearing Sandinista propaganda.
“These are just poor people, no money, no food, just like Vietnam, and they are just trying to stay alive. They just want peace,” Kerry whined.
Ortega, once heralded as a revolutionary leader, has grown old in power. The 75-year-old Marxist dictator appointed his wife as his vice president and is planning a dynasty to take his place. That won’t include his stepdaughter who had accused him of molesting her as a child.
The protests against Ortega have led to a further crackdown on Christianity.
In less than four years, the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been the target of 190 attacks and desecrations, including a fire in the Managua Cathedral, as well as police harassment and persecution of bishops and priests under the regime of Daniel Ortega, the country’s president, a new investigative report shows.
The report, “Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church? (2018-2022),” by attorney Martha Patricia Molina Montenegro, a member of the Pro-Transparency and Anti-Corruption Observatory, notes that “the role of the Catholic Church has been fundamental in the crisis of human rights violations that Nicaragua is facing.”
In response to the Catholic Church’s role, the lawyer’s report shows that the regime of Ortega, who has governed Nicaragua continuously since 2007 along with his wife Rosario Murillo (as First Lady and now vice president), “initiated an indiscriminate persecution against bishops, priests, seminarians, religious, lay groups and towards everything that has a direct or indirect relationship with the Catholic Church.”
Now Ortega, fittingly, is turning to Russia.
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua for purposes of training, law enforcement or emergency response.
In a decree published this week, and confirmed by Russia on Thursday, Ortega will allow Russian troops to carry out law enforcement duties, “humanitarian aid, rescue and search missions in emergencies or natural disasters.”
The Nicaraguan government also authorized the presence of small contingents of Russian troops for “exchange of experiences and training.”
Why is Nicaragua suddenly in need of Russian troops? Biden isn’t about to do anything about a man his own party feted and considers a hero. But they’d come in handy when suppressing domestic protests. [https://robertspencer.org/2022/06/marxist-pagan-sandinista-hero-turns-to-russia-to-suppress-christian-protests]
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