10 August 2010

NICARAGUA/VENEZUELA: Ortega Has Received At Least $1 Billion From Chavez Since 2007.

MCCLATCHY/ Tim Johnson /
           Since 2007, President Daniel Ortega has received at least $1 billion in no-strings-attached donations from an Hugo Chavez-brokered oil deal, helping Noriega to fight rural poverty, generate electricity and to ensure political support.