Posted by Tina Grazier
Iranians Plant Their Flag in Wilds of Nicaragua, By Todd Bensman, The New York Sun
MONKEY POINT, Nicaragua If the ruling mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran were chafing enough about U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to send speedboats after them last month, they must take some comfort in having projected an equivalent threat in America’s own backyard, in this unlikeliest of locales. ** The Iranians have planted their flag here in the tree-festooned wilderness of hills that jut out to shelter a vast, unspoiled Caribbean bay on Nicaragua’s eastern shore. ** While Iranian money has yet to materialize, the embassy that national security experts most fear as cover for terrorist plots is up and running. Revolutionary Guard operatives reportedly have been moving in and out of the country. In one instance, a senior government minister allowed 21 Iranian men to enter secretly without passport processing. ** The country’s largest daily newspaper, the right-of-center La Prensa, published leaked documents that showed a top Nicaragua immigration minister personally authorized 21 Iranian men to enter the country, without visas that would have left a record of passage. Mr. Ortega’s government denied the report until confronted with the document, but still refuse to explain anything. ** The country’s largest daily newspaper, the right-of-center La Prensa, published leaked documents that showed a top Nicaragua immigration minister personally authorized 21 Iranian men to enter the country, without visas that would have left a record of passage. Mr. Ortega’s government denied the report until confronted with the document, but still refuse to explain anything.
Our next president will be compelled by an oath to address ongoing threats to America. Please choose wisely in November.