Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to […] The post Rubio condemns leftist governments across Latin America during Ecuador visit appeared first on American Almanac .
Secretary of State Marco Rubio used an official stop in Quito to deliver a blunt indictment of left-wing governance across the Western Hemisphere, naming Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Colombia as countries left worse off by leftist leadership, and warning that the criminal networks those governments enabled now threaten the United States. Rubio spoke to reporters in the Ecuadorian capital on Wednesday during a meeting with President Daniel Noboa, part of a broader diplomatic tour that also includes stops in Colombia and Peru. Speaking first in Spanish and then switching to English, the secretary laid out what he described as a pattern of leftist movements collaborating with transnational criminal organizations, a pattern he…Open
In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office.
The pledge was universally interpreted by Western media outlets as a total ban on voting, prompting hysterical interventions from the US State Dept and throughout South Florida. By John Perry July 19 is a key date in Nicaragua’s calendar – the anniversary of the victory of its Sandinista revolution in 1979 and the overthrow of the vicious US-backed Somoza dictatorship which terrorized Nicaraguans for 43 years prior. Every year, huge crowds gather in celebrations across the country, culminating in a nationally-broadcast speech by President Daniel Ortega. In recent years, Ortega has used the moment to discuss the country’s successes in the year prior, and lay out the agenda for the following year, while lauding not just the Sandinista…Open
In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. The post Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Marco Rubio’s “Democratic Hemisphere” vs. the National Security Strategy In Latin America, the White House abandons its own strategic doctrine for democracy promotion. Photo by YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, Daniel Ortega, the dictator of Nicaragua, announced that his country would no longer hold elections. In response, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement condemning Ortega and declaring that Nicaragua “cannot expect to maintain business as usual with other nations when it is thwarting the basic tenets of our democratic hemisphere.” There is no doubt that…Open
It never fails to end this way. Masquerading as left-wing populist socialists, they deny they are communists as they demand economic equality. Adored and abetted […] Source
Daniel Ortega has held Nicaragua under dictatorial control for nearly two decades. On July 19, 2026, the 80-year-old leader used a speech commemorating the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution, the Marxist uprising he helped lead with Cuban backing, to declare there will be no more elections, openly dropping any remaining pretense of democracy. […] The post On Marxist Sandinista Anniversary, Ortega Declares No More Elections in Nicaragua appeared first on StoneZone .
Daniel Ortega has held Nicaragua under dictatorial control for nearly two decades. On July 19, 2026, the 80-year-old leader used a speech commemorating the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Sandinista Revolution, the Marxist uprising he helped lead with Cuban backing, to declare there will be no more elections, openly dropping any remaining pretense of democracy. “There will be no more elections,” Ortega declared, railing against his longtime adversary, the United States. “Parties put in place by the Yankees, put in place by the Somoza regime, coming back to power, that story is over.” He repeated emphatically: “Never, never, never.” Ortega voiced strong solidarity with the regimes in Cuba and Venezuela, fiercely criticizing any…Open