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...during the 1960s; only 40 were delivered to the Salvadoran army. The evidence, Gorman said, suggested that the weapons were supplied by Viet Nam through Cuba and Nicaragua. Likewise, captured Chinese-made grenade launchers bore serial numbers in sequence with those of identical weapons captured by U.S. troops in Grenada. The U.S. explanation is that all the launchers were part of the same shipment from Cuba...
What a tragedy if open inquiry is to become the next casualty of the Reagan-fueled nuclear arms race. Weinberger's evident dislike of military accountability, so offensive in Grenada, is nothing short of absurd when applied to evaluations like the House subcommittee's. What appears to concern Weinberger most is not the report itself, but rather the public airing of soiled Pentagon linen. This, despite the claim of Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Joseph P. Addabbo (D-N.Y.) that the report had been "sanitized" by Defense officials prior to its release...
...invasion of Grenada last October was successful, but expensive-in addition to the cost in lives. According to figures compiled by the Defense Department, the three-day mission cost $134.4 million. The Army spent $74.9 million to support 5,000 soldiers, including $22 million for 18 lost or damaged helicopters. The Navy's bill, which included transporting the Marine amphibious unit and diverting the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Independence from the eastern Mediterranean to Grenada, was $46.8 million. The Air Force spent $12.7 million, mostly conveying troops to the island...
...total, which does not cover soldiers' salaries, works out to $224,000 for each of the 600 U.S. students evacuated from Grenada, or $1 million for every square mile of territory. The real value of the operation, which rooted out a murderous crowd that had gunned its way to power, cannot be easily calculated-even if its price...
...Cuban troops and civilians who were on Grenada during the U.S.-led invasion last October were expected to follow faithfully the words of their national anthem: "To die for your country is to live." Twenty-four Cuban civilians died defending an airfield they were building at Point Salines. But the commanding officer of Cuban troops on the island, Lieut. Colonel Pedro Tortoló, and 42 of his men managed to escape to the safety of the Soviet embassy...