GW "That's quite alright Danny-boy, I can make my own salsa!"
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| Caribbean-Latin America |
| Ortega will not attend summit with Bush |
| 2008-09-15 |
| Nicaragua's president says he will not attend a Central American summit which is expected to be attended by US president George W. Bush. The summit, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, will be held on September 24. The Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said late on Saturday that he would not be present at the summit to show his 'solidarity' with the Bolivian Government. "In these conditions, I can't go to the meeting, out of solidarity with the people of Bolivia and I ask the United States to respect that," Ortega said, according to AFP. The decision could affect the ongoing diplomatic row between Washington and several Latin American countries including Bolivia and Venezuela. Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the US ambassador to La Paz this week after accusing him of conspiring against his government. Washington rejected the accusations and expelled Bolivia's ambassador to the US the following day. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also ordered the US ambassador to Caracas to leave the country, saying "they (the Americans) are trying to do here what they were doing in Bolivia." Honduran President Manuel Zelaya also showed support for Bolivia's government by refusing to accept the credentials of a new US ambassador to his country. Ortega, whose first administration fought US-backed Contra rebels in the 1980s, has often been strident in criticizing Washington. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Your glory days are long gone, Danny. Nobody cares. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-09-15 10:55 |
| #3 What's the foreign aid budget for Nicaragua? |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-09-15 10:33 |
| #2 "Si se puede" indeed. |
| Posted by: Woozle Unusosing8053 2008-09-15 10:18 |
| #1 GW "That's quite alright Danny-boy, I can make my own salsa!" |
| Posted by: mastaf 2008-09-15 08:46 |