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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Okay Here it Is. The whole interview with Bernie about Latin America. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)44. Sure, no problem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandinista_National_Liberation_Front
It is a very well balance Wikipedia entry on the SNLA.
Check out Sections 7 & 8.
Remember I said that they were trained by the KGB to do that, not that they actually attacked the US. The most they ever did was set up observation posts in Mexico near the US border.
It is a very well balance Wikipedia entry on the SNLA.
Check out Sections 7 & 8.
Remember I said that they were trained by the KGB to do that, not that they actually attacked the US. The most they ever did was set up observation posts in Mexico near the US border.
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Okay Here it Is. The whole interview with Bernie about Latin America. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED [View all]
Armstead
Mar 2016
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I wish he had a chance to talk this comprehensively today on the national level
Armstead
Mar 2016
#3
If wish someone would ask Hillary directly if she supported arming the contras.
myrna minx
Mar 2016
#9
This video should be required viewing, if you want a true grasp on where Bernie has long
Uncle Joe
Mar 2016
#16
He emphasized that they had their issues -- His point was that it was none of our business
Armstead
Mar 2016
#19
"It's no big secret that (the Sandinistas) were aligned with the Soviet Union'
CajunBlazer
Mar 2016
#20
The Sandinistas were the only government in Nicaraguan history that ever helped workers and the poor
Ken Burch
Mar 2016
#26
Can you post another source on this? About sandinista terrorists trained to attack the usa?
flamingdem
Mar 2016
#40
You shouldn't be spreading this around because it's not relevant to the Sandinistas of the 1980s
flamingdem
Mar 2016
#46
You will not find proof that the Sandinistas were doing anything of the kind in 1985
flamingdem
Mar 2016
#54
Thanks very much Armstead. He is clearly a very bright individual, well versed in world affairs.
JonLeibowitz
Mar 2016
#28