The second article is ten years old and reads like a "he said/she said" and the payoff is pretty underwhelming.

The political position of the grayzone is anti-imperialist which is an insightful way to view the US and its actions in central and south america for the past few decades. I am having trouble following the Nicaragua article as it is heavy on details. I know that one of the grayzone reporters actually lives in Nicaragua so I value their reporting more than a journalist based somewhere else.

And huge thanks to Russia for funding some media critical of the US. Radio Sputnik has some great shows like By Any Means Necessary.

By Any Means Necessary: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1843722/episodes/feed