Thousands of protesters dressed in white marched in Nicaragua on Wednesday against leftist President Daniel Ortega, decrying price increases and calling him a dictator for banning two opposition parties.
The protesters were a mix of conservatives and center-leftists disillusioned with Ortega's leadership since the Cold War foe of the United States was brought back to power in a 2006 election.
The article explains the reasons for the protests against Ortega:
He has angered opponents by banning two small opposition parties...from participating in upcoming local elections. Ortega said recently he would not let political adversaries depose him and threatened to use "the steel of war" against anyone who tried to bring him down.
And why is this good news for the U.S.?
Ortega, an ally of Venezuela's self-styled socialist leader Hugo Chavez, has said in the past that opposition groups are financed by the United States in an effort to topple him.
We are supposed to believe those thousands of white-clad protesters were in the pay of the U.S.? It would be easier to believe in global warming or the tooth fairy.
Every failed leader in Latin America blames problems on the U.S. Wouldn't it make a refreshing change if someone actually took responsibility for his (or her) own actions or inaction?
