Nicaraguan Foreign Minister submits a letter to the United Nations demanding that the United States repay its "historical debt" President | Nicaragua | United States

On June 27th, Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Moncada submitted a letter signed by Nicaraguan President Ortega to United Nations Secretary General Guterres. In the letter, Nicaragua demands that the United States repay over $12 billion in "historical debt" to compensate for the losses caused by the United States providing funding for the Nicaraguan Civil War in the 1980s.

It has been a month since the Nicaraguan Foreign Minister submitted the letter, and the CCTV reporter learned from the Nicaraguan government that the Nicaraguan side has not yet received any response from the United States. In this regard, Carlos Aglio, the representative of Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, condemned the United States for its long-standing disregard for international law and conventions, and its dual standard attitude fully demonstrates hegemonism.

In 1984, the Nicaraguan government sued the United States government to the International Court of Justice, demanding compensation for the losses caused by years of interference in Nepal's internal affairs. In 1986, the International Court of Justice ruled that the actions of the United States violated United Nations conventions and ordered it to pay compensation exceeding $12 billion to Nicaragua. Although the judgment has been made, the International Court of Justice does not have the means to compel the United States to enforce its judgment. In multiple votes held by the United Nations Security Council on this matter, the United States has repeatedly used its veto power, resulting in the inability to secure compensation.

CCTV reporter Gao Xue: Have you received a response from the United States and the United Nations after Nicaragua applied to the United Nations?

Nicaraguan representative to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Carlos Agillo: So far, we have not received any response. The United States has always denied any type of obligation it has towards Nicaragua and the United Nations, and has refused to recognize the judgment of the International Court of Justice. But for example, the United States only recognizes the International Court of Justice when it needs it. When there was a dispute between the United States and Iran, they sued Iran in the International Court of Justice. The United States said that going to the International Court of Justice to resolve the issue was a civilized way. This is the double standard implemented by the United States on a global scale, where they consider themselves the masters of the world and can do whatever they want. Especially for our Latin American countries, they are not afraid to infringe on public rights recklessly and do not care at all.

Carlos Aglio stated that according to the judgment of the International Court of Justice, the United States is legally responsible and must compensate Nicaragua.

Carlos Aglio, the representative of Nicaragua to the International Court of Justice in The Hague: This debt is still pending due to US reasons, and Nicaragua will not eliminate it. This debt should be repaid as soon as possible. This is a blood debt from Nicaragua, and we will not give it up.

Sponsoring agents to destroy facilities in war and committing numerous crimes in the United States

The more than $12 billion in "historical debt" that Nicaragua demands from the United States to repay is closely related to the numerous crimes committed by the United States in Nicaragua that year.

In July 1979, the dictatorship of Somocha in Nicaragua, supported by the United States, was overthrown, and an opposition coalition led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front took over the Nicaraguan government. But thereafter, the United States supported several anti-government armed forces to provoke civil war, causing Nicaragua to once again fall into turmoil.

From 1980 to 1981, Cabo, then the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the United States, stated that his goal was to bring down the Sangha Front from the very beginning.

In November 1981, the US "History" channel reported that then US President Reagan signed a top secret document authorizing the Central Intelligence Agency to recruit and support a 500 strong Nicaraguan anti-government armed group. From 1983 to 1984, the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States organized, planned, and supported Nicaraguan anti-government forces on multiple occasions, sabotaging Nicaraguan oil reserves and natural gas pipelines, and laying mines in multiple ports in Nicaragua.

In the documentary "The Nicaraguan War" by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of America, it is stated that "as a result, the CIA escalated the war and directly participated in aggression. Through a ship at sea, the CIA organized its own attacks. This confidential CIA document shows that the agency hired a Latin American armed group to carry out dozens of destructive activities."

From September to October 1983, Nigerian anti-government armed groups, instigated by the CIA, launched five attacks on Nigerian oil facilities within seven weeks. Among them, the two most destructive attacks were on the oil reserves at the ports of Corintho and Benjamin Seredon in Nicaragua, with approximately 4 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, and other fuels destroyed, equivalent to the weekly consumption of Nicaragua at that time.

Former CIA employees: We destroyed ports, refineries, shipyards, and bridges. We never wore our own uniforms, we wore uniforms of anti-government forces. This way, foreign media would think that these were all done by anti-government forces, and Americans would be able to leave without a trace.

According to a report by The New York Times at the time, the Reagan administration believed that a direct attack on Nicaraguan industrial and transportation facilities would "harm the Sandinista regime faster and more effectively" than previous approaches. Some media have pointed out that the fact that the United States is involved in destroying Nicaragua's energy facilities proves that the United States disregards human casualties and uses force to destroy other countries' core energy facilities in order to satisfy its own interests.

Frequent interference by the United States in Latin American affairs has deeply affected Latin American countries

Intervention in Nicaragua's internal affairs is only the tip of the iceberg where the United States adheres to Monroe Doctrine and hegemonism harms Latin America. Monroeism was first proposed by then US President Monroe in 1823, claiming that the Americas were the Americas of Americans. In essence, it paved the way for the United States to dominate the Americas and promote power politics, forcing Latin American countries to act according to American will.

In the 200 years since the proposal of "Monroeism", the United States has not only invaded Latin American countries dozens of times directly through military means, but also frequently intervened in their affairs through indirect means such as "monetary politics", which has been deeply affected by Latin American countries that the United States regards as "backyard".

From 1908 to 1915, Haiti experienced six coups, with eight presidents replaced, and was plunged into a prolonged period of internal turmoil. In order to seize political and economic interests, the United States sent troops to occupy Haiti in July 1915 and did not fully withdraw until 1934. During this period, the US Marine Corps and military police repeatedly violated human rights and subjected local residents to torture and hard labor. Until today, Haiti remains one of the least developed countries in the world.

In 1952, the then President of Guatemala, Hakovo Abens Gusman, issued the Land Reform Law, which expropriated the idle and leased land of the manor owners and distributed it to landless farmers, thus shaking the interests of United Fruit Company, a US funded monopoly enterprise. Under the lobbying of the United Fruit Company, the US government supported Carlos Castillo Armas in a coup in June 1954, overthrowing the Abens government. Subsequently, the Guatemalan government was plagued by corruption and soaring debt, and continued to face unrest.

In December 1989, in order to avoid losing strategic interests in the Panama Canal, the United States launched a military operation against the Central American country of Panama. The US military claimed that the military operation resulted in the deaths of over 500 Panamanian soldiers and civilians, but the Panamanian Human Rights Commission stated that about 4000 people died in this invasion. In 2018, the Inter American Commission on Human Rights ruled that the actions of the United States violated the Declaration of Rights and Duties of Americans and demanded compensation from the United States for its aggressive actions against Panama, but the United States has not responded.

In addition, the US occupation of nearly 2.3 million square kilometers of land in Mexico through the Mexican American War to support the pro American regime's invasion of Grenada... The crimes of US intervention and suppression of Latin American countries are countless. Until today, the United States is still oppressing Latin American countries through various means. "Too far from heaven, too close to the United States" still envelops Latin American countries like a curse.