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In Noam Chomsky’s words, Nicaragua poses a threat of a good example to the US empire. Since Ortega’s return election victory in 2006, Nicaragua had achieved the following, according to NSCAG, despite being the second poorest country in the hemisphere:Second highest economic growth rates and most stable economy in Central America. Only country in the region producing 90% of the food it consumes. Poverty and extreme poverty halved; country with the greatest reduction of extreme poverty. Reaching the UN Millennium Development Goal of cutting malnutrition by half. Free basic healthcare and education. Illiteracy virtually eliminated, down from 36% in 2006. Average economic growth of 5.2% for the past 5 years (IMF and the World Bank). Safest country in Central America (UN Development Program)
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Mike Norman considers the following as important: Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua, regime change, US covert operations, US foreign policy
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In Noam Chomsky’s words, Nicaragua poses a threat of a good example to the US empire. Since Ortega’s return election victory in 2006, Nicaragua had achieved the following, according to NSCAG, despite being the second poorest country in the hemisphere:Second highest economic growth rates and most stable economy in Central America. Only country in the region producing 90% of the food it consumes. Poverty and extreme poverty halved; country with the greatest reduction of extreme poverty. Reaching the UN Millennium Development Goal of cutting malnutrition by half. Free basic healthcare and education. Illiteracy virtually eliminated, down from 36% in 2006. Average economic growth of 5.2% for the past 5 years (IMF and the World Bank). Safest country in Central America (UN Development Program)
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Mike Norman considers the following as important: Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua, regime change, US covert operations, US foreign policy
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In Noam Chomsky’s words, Nicaragua poses a threat of a good example to the US empire. Since Ortega’s return election victory in 2006, Nicaragua had achieved the following, according to NSCAG, despite being the second poorest country in the hemisphere:Can't have that, can we.The World Bank, IMF, and EU countries have certified Nicaragua for its effective use of international loans and grants. Funds were spent for the purposes they were given, not syphoned off into corruption....
- Second highest economic growth rates and most stable economy in Central America.
- Only country in the region producing 90% of the food it consumes.
- Poverty and extreme poverty halved; country with the greatest reduction of extreme poverty.
- Reaching the UN Millennium Development Goal of cutting malnutrition by half.
- Free basic healthcare and education.
- Illiteracy virtually eliminated, down from 36% in 2006.
- Average economic growth of 5.2% for the past 5 years (IMF and the World Bank).
- Safest country in Central America (UN Development Program) with one of the lowest crime rates in Latin America.
- Highest level of gender equality in the Americas (World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 2017).
- Did not contribute to the migrant exodus to the US, unlike neighbouring Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
- Unlike its neighbours, kept out the drug cartels and pioneered community policing.
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U.S. Foments Regime Change in Nicaragua
Roger Harris, board member of the Task Force on the Americas, a 32-year-old anti-imperialist human rights organization