Oliver North, back in Nicaragua, takes on Ortega again

[T_i_B]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,1930780,00.html

Almost a pensioner now, he was in town for a brief visit to catch up with old buddies and maybe see some sights, just like any other tourist from the US. More than once he said he was a private citizen on a private visit. But when your name is Oliver North and you are in Nicaragua on the eve of an election, there might, not for the first time, be a credibility problem.

The cold war warrior and former White House aide returned to the country with which he is indelibly linked last Sunday to do what he does best: champion a "fight for freedom" and warn of a leftwing menace to the US. "It's good to be back," said Mr North, 62, crinklier and greyer than his 1980s heyday but still a fit former marine lieutenant-colonel. A round of media interviews and political statements ended the pretence that it was a private visit.

Daniel Ortega, the Sandinista leader, has a strong chance of returning to power in next month's presidential election. Opinion polls give him around 33% support which, in a splintered field of candidates, could be enough to win in the first round on November 5.

The prospect has horrified Mr North, who is now a conservative political commentator and activist. He told Nicaraguan television it would be "the worst thing" and was cause for concern. "My hope is that the people of Nicaragua are not going to return to that. That's not good for your country. That's not good for my country."

[xchrom]

1. tapeworms on telley -- that must be a sight.

:eyes:

[dipsydoodle]

2. cause for concern ?

Here's the problem : http://www.thedossier.ukonline.co.uk/video_cover-ups.htm You'll need to scroll down about half way and look for Discovery – The Age of Terror: In the Name of the State

Here's another video ref.the CIA/Contra drug affair : http://www.americandrugwar.com/media/source/news/ricky_ross.mov

[rfranklin]

3. Isn't he a war criminal? Or an enemy combatant?

Certainly, in Nicaragua he could be labeled as such.

[emulatorloo]

5. I thought he was in jail for selling weapons to terrorists, right? n/t

[wicket]

8. No, he's been a Fox News analyst

His conviction was overturned on a technicallity, so now he claims he was never convicted of anything.

[MetaTrope]

4. Just imagine Osama bin Laden doing the talking heads circuit in the U.S.

North is lucky that Nicaragua is a civilized nation.

[emulatorloo]

6. Well, The RNC gave Osama his own commercial, didn't it? EOM

[blueknight]

7. this guy isn't dead yet?

geez,whens his 15 minutes over with?