Tuesday, December 2, 2008

What's the Deal with the US Millenium Fund to Nica?

US officials have declared that the US will be ending their 'Millenium Fund' aid to Nicaragua since the country's municipal elections were reportedly fraudulent (which the FSLN denies). This news came out a few weeks ago, but Daniel Ortega continues to react calmly, speaking out against the 'Empire' - US imperialism. But after hearing the reaction from members of Batahola Norte's neighborhood and a prominent Managuan union leader (who will be kept anonymous), the majority of Nicaraguans (who earn around $97/month [4000 Córdobas] and have an average family size of six people) are very worried about the impact this aid reclamation will have. Nicaragua continues to be an extremely fragile country (not only politically, but also economically being the 2nd most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere behind Haiti). If these municipal election results are further delegitimized internationally and forced to be questioned nationally in Nicaragua once again, there would be substantial reason to fear how feelings would be acted out...

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