Friday, December 10, 2021

Ben Norton on the Role of USAID and its "Humanitarian" Aid to the Nicaraguan Coup Attempt of 2018

 

Ben Norton, from Managua, Nicaragua. Ben is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the Moderate Rebels podcast, which he co-hosts with editor Max Blumenthal. Ben on his segment on "The Nicaraguan Election and the Ongoing US Campaign to Overthrow the Sandinista Government," discussed the role of USAID and its involvement to the 2018 Nicaraguan Coup Attempt. More information on the whole webinar is summarized below: Camila and Ben discussed the 2018 coup attempt in Nicaragua, how it was carried out, what happened on the ground? What was the role of the US, and the local elites in the coup, and what was the response from the Sandinista government and the Sandinista movement? They also discussed the tremendous social and economic damage and pain caused by the coup, reversing a decade-long period of achieving high rates of social and economic growth. Ben and Camila also analyzed the emerging patterns in the US led campaigns of regime change in Cuba, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Watch the whole webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4E81... Sign up for our email list: https://secure.everyaction.com/9K2dRt... Donate to Mass Peace Action to support our webinars: https://secure.everyaction.com/Mov6ai... Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/masspeaceaction Our Facebook: https://facebook.com/masspeaceaction Our website: https://masspeaceaction.org Thanks for watching! Please like and subscribe!