We understand that the U.S. media can cover only so much, but this is a huge omission: the Ortega government down in Nicaragua has unleashed a violent response against the people. This is from David Unsworth: Daniel Ortega is in serious trouble; his brutal state security forces have been implicated in the deaths of more than 300 protesters in Nicaragua over the past three months.  Yet, the American media has downplayed the story; a story which would seemingly deserve far greater news coverage than it has been given. Why? This will surely go down as one of the biggest stories to come out of Central America in a decade, but the vast majority of the reading American public will have little to no idea about what is happening in this nation of 10 million people.  Yes – why the silence? What happens in Nicaragua matters here. Central America, everything between quiet Costa Rica and the Mexico border, is in serious...(Read Full Post)