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...Defense Minister Ortega, brother of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, has close to $1.5 million in diverted Defense Ministry funds in a Swiss bank account...
...same day in Washington, Major Roger Miranda Bengoechea met with American journalists for the first time since he defected from Nicaragua two months ago. Miranda, 34, who served as the chief aide to Defense Minister Humberto Ortega Saavedra, is the most important Sandinista defector ever. In a five-hour interview, Miranda detailed explosive charges that could worsen Nicaragua's relations with its neighbors and the U.S., as well as damage Arias' peace plan. Among his claims...
...Ortega rejected the 36-hour cease-fire and a Christmas truce, saying neither would stop the United States from aiding the rebels because the Contras earlier ignored a Sandinista call to lay down their arms...
...cease-fire is desired, the United States must cease the fire because they are the ones who are making war on Nicaragua," Ortega said Saturday. On Monday, he added, "We had a bad experience with a truce...
...Ortega said that during a one-month cease-fire the Sandinistas unilaterally declared October 5, the rebels "mounted strong attacks against towns and didn't stop murdering during those 30 days. Under these conditions it is impossible to accept a new truce...