As to why such an army could not arise indigenously

NO THIRD FORCE?

As to why such an army could not arise indigenously, and overthrow the Sandinistas without being turned

into the sock puppet of the Americans, is a question that contra aid supporters could not answer then,

and will not address today. For the answer is that there was, indeed, such an army, one led by

Commandante Eden Pastora, the leader of the original army that overthrew the US-backed dictator

Anastasio Somoza. Pastora was a popular hero who sought to use his political weight to organize a third

force, one committed to political pluralism that would be independent of both the US and Moscow. For

his trouble he was targeted by the CIA and marked for assassination, barely escaping with his life to

Costa Rica, where, today, he is a fisherman. But for Radosh, it was and is a black-and-white issue, the

contras versus the Sandinistas, with no room for a third force.

That Reynolds is a pathological liar should surprise no one — it’s almost a prerequisite for his

profession, which he might actually practice instead of teach if he were smart enough to ignore

Suleyman Ahmad.

UPDATE: Oh, goody. Suleyman Ahmad resumes his creepy correspondence with me, hurling another revealing

“insult” my way:

I know it hurts you, but you are ignored and I appear on TV and in print all the time.