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Nicaragua and the COVID-19 Pandemic

"In Nicaragua, as everywhere else in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the unremitting global class war of elites against the impoverished majority. As in the violent, failed 2018 coup attempt, responses in Nicaragua to the crisis generally reflect that class reality."

Purpose Goes to Latin America

The world is on fire. Latin America is no exception. From Haiti, to Venezuela, to Honduras, to Brazil, to Paraguay, to Argentina, Ecuador, to Nicaragua, to Cuba, socialist or left leaning governments of sovereign states that resist foreign interference and persevere in their lawful right to self-determination have been relentlessly targeted for destabilization and coups by empire.

Nicaragua Defeats The Not-So-Soft Coup

A massive rally on July 19th celebrated the coup's defeat and a categorical vindication of President Daniel Ortega's Sandinista government's efforts for peace in Nicaragua.

WATCH: The CIA and the National Endowment for Democracy

Allen Weinstein, who helped draft the legislation establishing NED, declared in 1991: 'A lot of what we do today was done covertly 25 years ago by the CIA.'"

WATCH: Jose Mujica, President d’Uruguai. Canviar la Vida (English Subtitles)

"ALONG a dirt road on the outskirts of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, stands a ramshackle house with chipped walls and a 26-year-old car parked outside. This is the home of the man who runs the country. Jose Mujica, a 77-year-old former left-wing guerrilla, is earning an international reputation as a pauper president who steadfastly refuses to accept any trappings of power."

Latin America | WATCH: Uruguay President Jose Mujica – The World’s Least Selfish President

"A vegetarian, the 77-year-old Mujica lives on his wife's tiny farm where the water comes from a well and the laundry hangs outside, reports MSN. Further, he only owns old furniture and drives a 1987 VW Beetle. His farm is guarded by two police officers and Manuela, a three-legged dog."

Subverting Sovereignty

"As noted in other WKOG articles and special reports, though, US spies and provocateurs will still be able to work undercover as employees of NGOs, funded by foundations established by US elites to undermine opposition to US hegemony. With help from the Rockefellers, Ford and Soros, subverting sovereignty and derailing democracy worldwide will continue, albeit in a manner that puts authentic non-profits and independent journalists at risk."