by Joseph W
Al Jazeera live blog:
Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, says he has telephoned Muammar Gaddafi to express his solidarity with the embattled leader.
AP reports:
Ortega says he has called several times this week because Gadhafi “is again waging a great battle” to defend the unity of his nation.
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Ortega has long been an ally of the Libyan leader, based in part on a shared distrust of the United States.
Ortega says that “it’s at difficult times that loyalty and resolve are put to the test.”
Gene adds: Ortega, like Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez before him, is a recipient of the coveted Gaddafi International Human Rights Prize.
