![Violent protest against Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega’s government in Managua, Nicaragua May 30, 2018. By Oswaldo Rivas for Reuters.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ned-boasts-of-laying-the-groundwork-for-nicaraguan-insurrection-1.jpg)
By Max Blumenthal, The Gray Zone — As Nicaraguan Student Protest Leaders Meet With Neoconservatives In Washington, DC, A Publication Funded By The US Government’s Regime Change Arm, The National Endowment For Democracy (NED), Boasts Of Spending Millions Of Dollars “Laying The Groundwork For Insurrection” Against Daniel Ortega.