Nicaragua — Politics and government.
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Has the drug trade twisted U.S. foreign policy? / hosted by Robert Foxworth.
Documentary series produced from interviews. Investigative journalist Jaqueline Sharkey presents details about U.S. efforts to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, and how those efforts opened the door to a burgeoning drug trade in Central America.|HAS THE DRUG TRADE TWISTED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY? / hosted by Jaqueline Sharkey. – SERIES: American dialogue| no. 17 – Documentary series…
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Nicaragua / Mona Field interviewed by Dorothy Healey
Mona Field shares her observations from a visit to Nicaragua from July through August, 1980 for the first anniversary of the Sandinist (FSLN) overthrow of the Somoza government. Field describes the brutality of Somoza’s National Guard, the optimism of the Nicaraguan people after the revolution, and the impact of Reagan’s election on the Caribbean and…
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Nicaragua’s austerity program : war against the poor / CharlesGray ; interviewed by Bob DeBolt.
Charles Gray, a long time peace and social justice activists who spent 3 years in rural Nicaragua, discusses the impact of the Chamorro government’s austerity program upon the poor. Basic food subsidies have been slashed, the infrastructure is disintegrating, and there is 61% undemployment and underemployment. The core of the problem is the government’s failure…
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Targer : Benjamin Linder / — produced by Other Americas Radio.
John Linder, brother of Benjamin, who was the first United States volunteer to be murdered by the Contras in Nicaragua, details the background and events which surrounded the execution of Benjamin Linder. Also includes comments by Maryknoll priest John Spain, as well as statements by Secretary of State Elliot Abrams and Representative Connie Mac of…
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Contragate : the second team / Daniel Sheehan.
Documentary from a talk by Daniel Sheehan of the Christc Institute. Sheehan presents a critic of the CIA-linked “secret team” which has been at the center of American covert operations since the Bay of Pigs invasion. He concentrates on the “secret team’s” role in providing both financial an military aide to the Contras since 1981,…
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Ortega’s press conference / produced by Amy Chen and Kai Crooks.
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After the revolution / Carlos Chanorro ; interviewed by Nancy Hollander.
Carlos Chanorro, editor of Barricada and the son of Nicaraguan President Violeta Chamorro, discusses the society, education, health care, and politics of Nicaragua. The church is slowly getting rid of Sandinista teachers, while health, education, and unemployment have grown to be the leading issues of contemporary Nicaraguan politics. The press has become more balanced, especially…
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U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean / Michael Manly ; produced by Pam Burton.
Talk by Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manly about the political situation in the Caribbean. His talk covers: an historical overview of the region; parallels between Haiti and the Philippines; the Monroe Doctrine; Grenada; the Nicaraguan elections, particularly how American journalists failed to cover it; imperial economic process and the natural economic process; trade; alternative economic…
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Charles Litkey and Blase Bonpane.
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Our man in Managua / Lawrence Pezzullo ; produced by Marc Cooper.