"Sierakowski makes a valuable contribution to the historiography of Nicaragua's #Revolution, and of revolutions more broadly, by detailing the ways that the uprising that overthrew the U.S.-backed #Somoza government defies Cold War stereotypes of left-wing insurgency." ~Pacific Historical Review

In 1985, #RonaldReagan said the #Contras in #Nicaragua were "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers." The Contras were a #CIA backed army of former #Somoza national guardsmen who went into villages and committed horrific atrocities against women and children. #VoteBlue #Florida #Ohio #Iowa #UK

In 1985, #RonaldReagan said the #Contras in #Nicaragua were "the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers." The Contras were a C.I.A. backed army of former #Somoza national guardsmen who went into villages and committed horrific atrocities against women, children and men. #VoteBlue #Virginia #UK