Posted on 06/03/2012 1:19:14 PM PDT by Twotone
Adolfo Calero, who led the largest force of U.S.-backed rebels against Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s and found himself entangled in the Iran-Contra scandal, has died at age 81.
Calero died Saturday of lung problems in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua, his aide Julio Romero confirmed on Sunday.
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He should have gotten a Medal of Freedom, rather than the racist, commie Dolores Huerta.
Rest in peace, Sr. Calero. I had a Nicaraguan Contras bumper sticker, back in the late 80s or so.
RIP.
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