Thread by @MaxBlumenthal

How many lies can @stephenkinzer tell about Nicaragua in 2 minutes?
He falsely claims Nica's govt killed 300+ during the coup in 2018
Falsely states Ortega arrested all other presidential candidates
Declares the FSLN is "the most brutal [regime] now ruling Latin America"

Kinzer's claim that "300 people were shot dead by police and thugs wearing ski masks working for Daniel Ortega" is a huge lie. Over 1/2 killed in the 2018 coup cheered on by Kinzer were murdered by opposition hooligans, including many police officers. thegrayzone.com/2018/07/30/how…

Kinzer's claim that "Ortega had all the people who announced they wanted to run for president arrested" is also a lie. 6 parties ran vs Ortega. Those detained had orchestrated the violent coup of 2018, were funded by CIA cut-outs and were never candidates. thegrayzone.com/2021/11/11/nic…

Those Kinzer describes as "all the best people in Nicaragua" were political arsonists funded to the tune of millions by CIA cut-outs like USAID to destabilize the country, incite mob violence and the murder of its elected leadership, as illustrated here thegrayzone.com/2021/06/01/cia…

Kinzer's claim that "a country we love has fallen under...certainly the most brutal [regime] ruling anywhere in Latin America" is not only absurd, it's shot through w/ neocolonial arrogance. As a gringo who "loves" Nica and is pals w/opposition elites, he thinks he has a right...

to determine Nicaragua's future. Not sure when he visited the country last, but his easily debunked claims & propagandizing on behalf of elite pals from US-backed MRS are discrediting.

It's no wonder he has explicitly refused to debate his claims in public with @BenjaminNorton