I see the kids and I feel like taking them all away to a safe place to hide until the war stops and the hunger stops and El Cua becomes strong enough to give them the care they deserve.
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It's a wonderful feeling to work in a country where the government's first concern is for its people, for all its people.
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Birth: | 7th July, 1959 |
Death: | 28th April, 1987 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Celebrity |
Benjamin Ernest Ben Linder, was an American engineer who was working on a small hydroelectric dam in rural northern Nicaragua when he was killed by the Contras, an affiliation of rebel groups funded by the U.S. government/CIA. Coming at a time when U.S. support for the Contras was already highly controversial, Linder's death made front-page headlines around the world and further polarized opinion in the United States.
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