Ortega Warns of US
Deployment in Haiti
MANAGUA - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega
says that the United States has taken
advantage of the massive quake in Haiti and
deployed troops in the country.
"What is happening in Haiti seriously
concerns me as US troops have already taken
control of the airport," Ortega said on
Saturday.
The Pentagon says it has deployed more than
10,000 soldiers in Haiti to help victims of
Tuesday's earthquake.
This is while US paratroopers from the 82nd
Airborne Division took control of the main
airport in the capital Port-au-Prince on
Friday three days after a 7.0 magnitude
earthquake brought death and misery to the
impoverished nation.
The leftist Nicaraguan president denounced
Washington's move in deploying military
forces in Haiti, saying "It seems that the
bases (on Latin America) are not
sufficient."
"There is no logic that US troops landed in
Haiti. Haiti seeks humanitarian aid, not
troops. It would be madness we all began to
send troops to Haiti," said Ortega.
"I hope they will withdraw troops occupying
Haiti," he added.
Earlier on Thursday, Nicaragua sent 31
military doctors of the Humanitarian Rescue
Unit (URH) and humanitarian aid for the
victims of the calamity.
The latest death toll from the Haitian
government is at least 50,000 people dead
and 1.5 million homeless.
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