Thread by @BenjaminNorton

Nicaragua has an election in November and concerns are growing the US may try to impose a fake "interim president" like Juan Guaidó

The US State Dep't special envoy and right-wing Central American leaders recently referred to opposition oligarch Cristiana Chamorro as "president"

At an event with right-wing Central American leaders, hosted by a US govt-funded DC think tank, the Biden State Dept's special envoy Ricardo Zúñiga called Nicaragua's opposition oligarch @ChamorroCris "president" - before others replied "Not yet! Hold on!"
thegrayzone.com/2021/03/08/cen…

Nicaragua's opposition oligarch Cristiana Chamorro, the daughter of a right-wing ex-president, is from the country's most powerful dynasty. The US gov't funds her "NGO" with millions of dollars.

CNN propaganda is already claiming she will "save Nicaragua"
cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/cristian…

US-funded right-wing oligarch Cristiana Chamorro is already claiming in interviews with foreign media that "There is no government in Nicaragua."

Are they setting the stage for the US/OAS/Lima Group to recognize her as fake "president," à la Juan Guaidó?

The US supported a very violent right-wing coup attempt in 2018 to try to overthrow Nicaragua's democratically elected leftist Sandinista govt.

Now the Biden admin has been absurdly demonizing Nicaragua as a "dictatorship," threatening even more sanctions
thegrayzone.com/2021/02/11/bid…

Just last week the leader of Southcom (the neocolonial US military force occupying Latin America) demonized Nicaragua's elected Sandinista government as a "regional malign actor."

This was a blatant threat to Nicaragua as its election comes up in November
cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/03/17/ee-…