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U.S. Silent as Ortega Assaults Democracy
By Marco Rubio
Miami Herald
January 10, 2012
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/09/2581471/us-silent-as-ortega-assaults-democracy.html
In Nicaragua, a determined and autocratic President Daniel Ortega has weakened Nicaraguan institutions to extend his grip on power. He has manipulated elections, corrupted the courts and threatened opposition members with mob violence.
Together, his efforts allowed him to illegally campaign for re-election, steal an election in November and made his inauguration on Tuesday possible. It is deplorable that the Obama administration has callously watched from the sidelines and refused to condemn this assault on democracy and the basic human rights of the Nicaraguan people.
For three years, the Obama administration’s policy toward Latin America as a whole has been defined by complacency and the alienation of our allies. It has been silent and shied away from defending our interests as the region’s tyrants run amok, as Nicaragua shows. And when the United States should unmistakably align itself on the side of freedom and constitutional order, the sdministration has been missing in action as it is doing today in Nicaragua.
This administration needs to fundamentally reconsider its approach to Latin America and outline a plan to steer U.S. policy in the Western Hemisphere towards renewing America’s commitment to promoting the rule of law, democratic values and free markets. It can start with Nicaragua.
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Un Fracaso en Nicaragua
Por Marco Rubio
El Nuevo Herald
January 10, 2012
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/01/09/1099512/marco-rubio-un-fracaso-en-nicaragua.html
En Nicaragua, el determinado y autocrático presidente Daniel Ortega ha debilitado las instituciones nicaragüenses para extender su poder. Ha manipulado las elecciones, sobornado y amenazado a la oposición con violencia. Juntos, sus esfuerzos le permitieron aspirar ilegalmente a otro mandato, robar la elección en noviembre, y posibilitar su inauguración en este día. Es deplorable que la administración de Obama haya mantenido un cruel silencio y se haya negado a condenar esta agresión contra la democracia y los derechos humanos básicos del pueblo nicaragüense.
Por casi tres años, las políticas de la administración Obama hacia América Latina han sido definidas por la autocomplacencia y el alejamiento de nuestros aliados. Ha estado callada y ha rehuido la defensa de nuestros intereses mientras que los tiranos de la región avanzan sus agendas, como vemos en Nicaragua. Y en momentos cuando Estados Unidos debería aliarse claramente del lado de la libertad y el orden constitucional, la administración ha estado desaparecida en acción, como es el caso hoy en Nicaragua.
Esta administración necesita reconsiderar fundamentalmente su política hacia América Latina y reorientar nuestras políticas hacia el hemisferio occidental a la promoción del estado de orden, los valores democráticos y el mercado libre. Podemos empezar con Nicaragua.
La administración debe condenar la elección presidencial de Daniel Ortega en noviembre de 2011 por ser un fraude. Además, debe considerar otras medidas tales como la suspensión de visas estadounidenses para funcionarios nicaragüenses e individuos involucrados en el desgaste del orden constitucional y democrático en Nicaragua. Debe oponerse a préstamos de instituciones financieras multilaterales a Nicaragua. Y debe abogar por la suspensión de Nicaragua de la OEA y establecer que su regreso a la organización sea condicional a la adopción de medidas significativas para restaurar la democracia y el estado de orden conforme con la Carta Democrática Interamericana.
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