Nicaragua Betrayed

[marnica]

I have from time to time heard mention the role President J. Carter played in Nicaragua ( mostly negative) but did not fully understand and maybe still don´t but I came across an article written in 2000 that had many references of the book Nicaragua Betrayed - A. Somoza/J. Cox
Good or bad you decide but it´s out there for pleasure, or not @ http://www.enterstageright.com/archi...0100carter.htm

[robertharvey]

I have from time to time heard mention the role President J. Carter played in Nicaragua ( mostly negative) but did not fully understand and maybe still don´t but I came across an article written in 2000 that had many references of the book Nicaragua Betrayed - A. Somoza/J. Cox
Good or bad you decide but it´s out there for pleasure, or not @ http://www.enterstageright.com/archi...0100carter.htm

Very, very good! Could not agree with the outline more. Thanks for posting this.

[Jonh]

I have from time to time heard mention the role President J. Carter played in Nicaragua ( mostly negative) but did not fully understand and maybe still don´t but I came across an article written in 2000 that had many references of the book Nicaragua Betrayed - A. Somoza/J. Cox
Good or bad you decide but it´s out there for pleasure, or not @ http://www.enterstageright.com/archi...0100carter.htm

Indeed. I think I'd heard it before about the book's publisher and co-author being on KAL 007 when it was shot down.

This part disagrees with everything we've been told about Somoza:

Thus, in Somoza's Nicaragua, unlike Communist Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua (who Carter helped into power), free markets, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and free elections were the order of the day. Even as revolutionaries abused these privileges to get at Somoza's throat; Somoza, yet, stood by these American ideals.

On further research, another passenger killed on KAL007 was U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald.

A conservative Democrat, he was active in numerous civic organizations and maintained a very conservative voting record in Congress. He was known for his staunch opposition to communism and believed in long standing covert efforts by powerful U.S. groups to bring about a socialist world government. He was the second president of the John Birch Society. and also a cousin of General George S. Patton.

[El Greco]

A lot of people dislike Jimmy Carter in Nicaragua, He's a country destroyer

[Just Plain John Wayne]

Ok people, ya'll are bad mouthing a fellow member of this esteemed web site, we have rules against that you know.

But then again...

I too, detest the Spineless basturd, Ya here me Jimmy? yo momma had more balls than you or Obama put together.

uh oh I done messed up again, but this comes as a message to you written in Nicaragua....

[randude]

I only consider Carter the Second worst president I have seen in my lifetime.

[el duende grande]

Interesting book. amazing how the left is always whining about ``illegal`` activities on the part of the US government. As this book points out, how ``legal`` was it for the Carter to organize an international arms embargo of a sovereign nation? Contrary to popular myth, Samoza D. did not have US military support and had spent little money on modernizing his army, never suspecting a Soviet asault with Carter backing! Like the south vietnamese, he learned the hard way that the US is not a trustworthy ally.

I read another book about the destruction of Rhodesia, the most talented nation in Africa. The Rhosesian army, black and white, was winning on the battlefield hands down, but British and Danish aid to the Soviets won the day and brought the world the wonders of Mugabe.

Yep, Carter was the second worse president in my lifetime, with LBJ beind the worst. That is, until W. and obama came along!

[KeyWestPirate]

Ok people, ya'll are bad mouthing a fellow member of this esteemed web site, we have rules against that you know.

But then again...

I too, detest the Spineless basturd, Ya here me Jimmy? yo momma had more balls than you or Obama put together.

uh oh I done messed up again, but this comes as a message to you written in Nicaragua....

"....Ok people, ya'll are bad mouthing a fellow member of this esteemed web site, we have rules against that you know..."


Jimmy Carter is member of this site ? I always thought of him as more the NicaLiving type . .

[Little Corn Tom]

Jimmy has not been around for a while....he might show up again though.

[Jonh]

Not his real name, of course...

[bill_bly_ca]

Not his real name, of course...

I'm his brother Billy and can vouch for that...