Word: martinez
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...directorate's pragmatist. Partly because he was willing to negotiate with the bourgeoisie during the tense days of the Terceristas, he is sometimes considered more moderate than other members of the directorate. His moderation, however, is reportedly challenged by the hard-line Marxism of Interior Minister Tomas Borge Martinez. Still, says one Sandinista official, Ortega "doesn't pull any punches...
Calling the current U.S. trade embargo of Nicaragua "most counterproductive," Martinez explained that the embargo imposes a $40 to $50 million burden...
...Martinez denied charges that the Sandinista government had neglected human rights, although he said it may have shown "inexperience" in its new revolutionary campaign...
...have constructed four new hospitals and vastly expanded social service programs," said Martinez. "And all this is taking place in the midst...
...Martinez criticized the Reagan plan to aid the contras as "tragic." The plan has no chance of success because "the group has no support in Nicaragua," he said...