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Pro-U.S. media mogul wins El Salvador presidency; won't restore ties with Castro.
CNN ^ | 03/22/04 | AP

Posted on 03/22/2004 9:28:48 AM PST by Pikamax

Edited on 04/29/2004 2:04:03 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- Media mogul Tony Saca easily won El Salvador's presidential race, promising to continue the direction of one of the most pro-U.S. governments in the hemisphere.

But the former Communist Party guerrilla leader who lost accused Saca of resorting to "lies, fear and blackmail" to win and warned that his party would fight a proposed free-trade agreement with the United States.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: elsalvador; latinamerica

1 posted on 03/22/2004 9:28:49 AM PST by Pikamax
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To: Pikamax
BTTT
2 posted on 03/22/2004 9:30:05 AM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Pikamax
Thank you Ronald Reagan.
3 posted on 03/22/2004 9:33:43 AM PST by Patrick1
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To: Pikamax
But the former Communist Party guerrilla leader who lost accused Saca of resorting to "lies, fear and blackmail" to win

The Republican Attack Machine strikes again? </sarcasm>

4 posted on 03/22/2004 9:38:04 AM PST by talleyman (John Kerry won the Al Quaeda primary.)
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To: talleyman
Danny Ortega's ghost ?
5 posted on 03/22/2004 9:44:11 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Pikamax
According to a report on the radio this morning, Saca becomes the youngest man ever to be elected President of El Salvador. I wish him and the Salvadoran people all the best.

As can be expected, hard-core leftists like Handal are such sore losers!
6 posted on 03/22/2004 10:01:17 AM PST by Ebenezer (Strength and Honor!)
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To: rrstar96
The outgoing president, Flores, was/is also great. I remember seeing him a couple of years ago in a meeting of Latin American leaders, where Castro is usually revered as a living god, publicly denouncing Castro to everyone's astonishment. Let's hope the new guy continues the same and helps turn the tide in that part of the world.
In that meeting, Castro also went after Spain's Aznar. This, in my opinion, showed at such an early date, that Aznar was someone on our side. In other words, if Castro doesn't like someone, he will probably be ok in my book.
7 posted on 03/22/2004 10:17:38 AM PST by Beenthere1
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To: Pikamax
-"...and said he would not restore ties with Cuba.

VIVA COSTA RICA!
VIVA CUBA LIBRE!

8 posted on 03/22/2004 10:32:17 AM PST by LibFreeUSA
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