Ortega’s Hypocrisy

In 1988, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega violated Honduran sovereignty when he attacked “Contra” rebel bases using several thousand Nicaraguan troops. The Nicaraguan Contras were being funded by the Reagan administration, and were waging a guerrilla war against Ortega and the Sandinistas out of bases in Honduras. The attacks killed dozens of contras as well as several Honduran civilians and destroyed the Honduran village of Suji. Yesterday, Daniel Ortega cut diplomatic relations with Colombia over the attack by Colombia against a guerrilla camp located in Ecuador.

How can Ortega’s action yesterday possibly have any credibility given his own history of violating Honduran sovereignty? Regrettably, Ortega appears to be as much a stooge of Chavez as Uribe is of Bush.