Ortega leads in Nicaragua (hooray!)

[donsu]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060822/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/nicaragua_election


Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega, whose socialist government was a major antagonist of the United States in the 1980s, topped all presidential contenders in a poll released Monday.

Ortega, who led the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979 and fought the U.S.-backed Contra rebels as Nicaragua's president from 1985-1990, had 32 percent support in a survey by M&R Consultores published in the Nicaraguan daily newspaper La Prensa and broadcast by TV Canal 2.

He would need only 35 percent of the vote to win the presidency without a runoff if he tops the second-place finisher by at least 5 percentage points. In a tighter race, 40 percent is needed to win outright.

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As president in the 1980s, Ortega headed a socialist government that was undermined by U.S.-backed right-wing guerrillas. He lost power in elections in 1990 and fell short in two subsequent races.
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[CollegeDUer]

1. He'd better be ready to defend himself and his country

I'm sure the "jackals", as john perkins the former NSA contractee referred to them as, are already being mobilized to destroy this man.

[Greeby]

2. Hey Poppy

Rule one of overthrowing a country's leader: Make sure he doesn't come back.

Jackass :eyes: