Nicaraguan Congress will not allow President to join with Chavez in military alliance against the United States

On January 28th, Chavez called on Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua to support a proposed military alliance against the U.S. due to its increased presence in Colombia, which he purports threatens their regimes. Despite Ortega’s wishes to join, Nicaragua’s Congressional leader, Edwin Castro, “ruled out the possibility of the Nicaraguan army fighting with Venezuela against the U.S. [because the] country’s constitution makes the military a purely defensive agency.” Despite Ortega’s obstensibly leftist alliance desires, it appears the legislative branch will protect the constitution and their rights under it.

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