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COMMUNIST U.N. BOSS PRAISES "MOTHER EARTH"

By Cliff Kincaid
June 28, 2009
NewsWithViews.com

Armed with a new sex scandal that can further damage Republican opponents of the Obama Administration, our media haven’t found much time to cover the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis underway at the world organization’s headquarters in New York. But the Obama White House is working hand-in-glove with a Communist Catholic Priest who gave a bizarre speech on Wednesday devoted to saving “Mother Earthâ€

Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann

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Rev. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
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President of the United Nations General Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 16, 2008
Preceded by Srgjan Asan Kerin

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Born February 5, 1933 (1933-02-05) (age 76)
Los Angeles, United States

Rev. Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, M.M., born in Los Angeles[1] on February 5, 1933, is a Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and Catholic priest.[2] He is the current President of the United Nations General Assembly; taking up his one year term in September 2008 and presiding over the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.[3][4]

Contents

1 Political career
2 Views and priorities as President of the General Assembly
2.1 Reform of the United Nations
2.2 Relations with the United States
2.3 Relations with Israel
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Political career

D'Escoto was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Maryknoll congregation, before engaging in politics. He was a key figure in the founding of the Maryknoll imprint, Orbis Books, in 1970, and was an official with the World Council of Churches. As an adherent of liberation theology, he secretly joined the Sandinistas.

He first publicly expressed support for the FSLN as one of Los Doce, in October 1977, and was appointed foreign minister after the Sandinista triumph in 1979. He served as foreign minister in Daniel Ortega's FSLN government from 1979 to 1990.[5] Pope John Paul II admonished him and other priests in the government for getting involved in politics. Early in the Contra war, the Reagan administration perceived him as a relative moderate who might break with the regime. While foreign minister, he received the Lenin Peace Prize for 1985-6, and the Thomas Merton Award for 1987.[6]

After the Sandinistas lost the 1990 elections, he led the Communal Movement, but resigned that post in December 1991 after his support within the organization waned.[7] He has staunchly supported Ortega against the Sandinista Renovation Movement dissidents.[8]

Latin American and Caribbean nations selected Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann as their candidate to become the next president of the U.N. General Assembly. On June 4, 2008, he was elected by acclamation to preside over 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, from September 2008 to September 2009.[9]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_d'Escoto

(you will have to google "Miguel D'Escoto, Wikipedia" to read the rest of the entry. Their link does not transfer correctly.

It goes on to describe him as fiercely critical of U.S. policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, and of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.

I am still trying to figure out how and why someone born in the United States is listed as a "Nicaraguan diplomat, politician...." and was able to serve as Foreign Minister of that nation. Does anyone know whether he continues to hold U.S. citizenship also?