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History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 5 facts
accountIn March 1981, President Ronald Reagan informed Congress that the CIA would protect El Salvador by preventing the shipment of Nicaraguan arms to Communist rebels, though the CIA was actually arming and training the Contras in Honduras to depose the Sandinistas.
accountThe CIA mined the port of Corinto in Nicaragua, an action that resulted in a public trial at the International Court of Justice.
claimPresident Ronald Reagan testified before the United States Congress, asserting that the Central Intelligence Agency was not attempting to overthrow the Nicaraguan government.
accountOn December 21, 1982, the United States Congress passed a law restricting the CIA to its stated mission, which limited the flow of arms from Nicaragua to El Salvador and prohibited the use of funds to oust the Sandinistas.
accountThe CIA distributed a Spanish-translated version of a Vietnam-era comic book to the Contras in Nicaragua, which instructed readers on how to seize control of a village by assassinating local leaders such as the mayor, chief of police, and militia.
measurement-of-dietary-diversity Research Articles - Page 1 discovery.researcher.life 2 facts
measurementIn a sample of 443 children aged 6-35 months in Nicaragua, treatment assignment in a conditional cash-transfer program increased height-for-age z scores by 0.37 standard deviations (95% CI: 0.05, 0.69).
referenceA study using data from a cluster-randomized trial in Nicaragua (2000-2002) investigated whether a conditional cash-transfer program's impact on child nutritional outcomes was mediated by health check-ups and household dietary diversity.
Rethinking Espionage in the Modern Era cjil.uchicago.edu 2 facts
accountThe International Court of Justice in the case of Nicaragua v. United States upheld the non-intervention principle, stating it forbids all states or groups of states to intervene directly or indirectly in the internal or external affairs of other states.
accountExamples of covert action include the destruction of power stations in Nicaragua to undermine the Marxist-oriented Sandinista regime, the assassination of foreign leaders, and the transmission of anti-communist propaganda during the Cold War into nations under the purview of the Soviet Union.
USTR Launches Broad Section 301 Investigations Into Excess ... dwt.com 2 days ago 2 facts
claimThe countries targeted for review in the Section 301 investigation are Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the EU, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
claimThe USTR scheduled Section 301 tariffs to be imposed in 2027 on most Nicaraguan goods due to human rights practices and on Chinese semiconductors due to government activity in that sector.
International Trade Agreements and U.S. Tariff Laws everycrsreport.com May 12, 2025 1 fact
claimThe U.S. Trade Representative currently has two ongoing Section 301 investigations involving the People's Republic of China and Nicaragua, and has announced action in an investigation related to the People's Republic of China shipping industry.
Fact Sheet: USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to ... ustr.gov 1 fact
claimThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated Section 301 investigations into 60 specific economies: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Associations between dietary diversity and self-rated health in a ... link.springer.com Feb 28, 2025 1 fact
claimFood insecurity is associated with self-rated health in rural Nicaraguan women of reproductive age, according to a 2018 cross-sectional study by Pérez et al.
Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Mar 17, 2026 1 fact
claimProducts from Canada and Mexico that comply with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, as well as apparel and textiles originating from CAFTA-DR countries (Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua), are exempt from Section 122 tariffs.
USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to ... ustr.gov Mar 12, 2026 1 fact
claimThe 60 US trade partners subject to the USTR Section 301 investigations regarding forced labor include Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical ... govinfo.gov 1 fact
accountNSC staff members involved in the Iran arms sales overcharged the Iranian government for weapons and diverted the proceeds to support the Contras, an anti-Communist rebel group in Nicaragua, at a time when such assistance was prohibited by law.
How Jeffrey Epstein's intelligence ties go back decades middleeasteye.net Feb 2, 2026 1 fact
claimProfits from illegal US weapons sales to Iran were used to fund anti-communist militias in Nicaragua.