Nicaraguan Anger Against
America Isn't New
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The
anger many in Nicaragua
feel toward Eric Volz is
not the first time the
Central American country
has felt resentment
toward a Nashvillian.
About 150 years ago,
Nashville native William
Walker moved in on
Nicaragua and almost
single handedly took
leadership of the
country. It is something
many citizens never
forgot.
U.S. Congressman Jim
Cooper said it's
impossible to attribute
Volz's wrongful murder
conviction to Walker's
dictatorship many years
ago. Understanding that
history seems relevant
at this time, he said.
"He was the dictator in
Nicaragua and he was a
Tennessean, a
Nashvillian," Cooper
said. "They haven't
forgotten that in
Nicaragua. William
Walker, you know, is a
scary name for them and
so things like that
Nashvillians should know
part of that history."
Volz's murder conviction
was overturned last week
by a Nicaraguan appeals
court.
He was released Friday.
Death threats forced his
parents, who live in
Nashville, to conceal
his location after his
release. |
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