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...military have increased over the last few months. Land reform and other positive steps undertaken by the Duarte regime that preceded the present government have been stopped, and in some cases reversed. And extreme right leader Roberto d'Aubuisson has said he will not talk with the guerilla opposition...
Revolutionaries in the African National Congress have long been in the midst of a growing guerilla war with the South African police and military. That battle, combined with economic no trade sanctions many nations have established, have weakened South Africa, as have the depressed gold market and the military economy itself. If the United States allows the billion-dollar loan next week, the president will strengthen links with a state that may be enduring a prelude to its long-awaited death throes...
Cero a la Izquierda, a collective of Salvadoran filmmakers, produced these documentaries about the war and its effects on life in the FMLA-controlled Morazan region in northeastern El Salvador. The first, Morazan, depicts the running of a makeshift outdoor guerilla munitions camp. It opens with a group of teenagers solemnly passing out rifles and pistols, which they then use in mock-combat drills. The fact that the FMLA would allow the filming of a place where their guns and bombs are produced plainly indicates the political orientation of the filmmakers. But this in no way detracts from the value...
Decision to Win emphasizes that the popular image of guerillas as a loosely-organized group of men, isolated from the general population, is simply wrong. Farmers, doctors, tailors, teachers and cooks in Morazan are all shown performing the vital and often startlingly mundane activities that sustain the guerilla effort. The dedication shown by these people and the growing support for the movement depicted in the film constitute the fruits of the title...
Park also founded the student organization "GUERILLA," when staged a Lamont Library sit in two years ago to protest limited library hours. He said he believed it was "too early" to tell whether the list has had any impact on course enrollments