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...when Congress authorized $27 million in "humanitarian" aid (food, clothing, medicine) for the contras. The State Department, which administered the account, has never been able to satisfy Congress on what happened to the money. One reason, officials told TIME, is that sizable chunks were used for bribes to Honduran military officials to let the supplies reach the contras...
During the five months since renewed direct U.S. aid has been flowing, the contras have shaped up and become more formidable. Thousands of tons of U.S. equipment, from boots to grenade launchers, have arrived at air bases at Aguacate and Swan Island, off the Honduran coast. Each contra is now dressed in an olive-green uniform and carries a Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifle, a waterproof poncho, an extra pair of socks and 400 rounds of ammunition...
...America without strong human rights guidelines. The left must use its present strength not only to eliminate contra aid, but also to forge a new foreign policy in Central America. For the United States' current war in Central America involves not only the contras, but also the El Salvadoran, Honduran, and Guatemalan military...
...news blackout is largely the work of Honduran President Jose Azcona Hoya, who took office in early 1986. Honduran officials have always been reluctant to admit that the contras launched attacks from Honduran soil, but Azcona has gone one step further by blocking access to camps on both sides of the border. Honduran soldiers guard the road from Las Trojes to the base inside Nicaragua, and the government has refused to issue passes to reporters. A few daring souls have sneaked into the camp by resorting to subterfuge or bush paths, but usually such ventures involve a grueling and dangerous...
Most reporters rely on Honduran sources or travel the four hours to Las Trojes to interview refugees from the border fighting. Some check in regularly at the U.S. embassy, a heavily guarded building on a hill overlooking downtown Tegucigalpa, but officials there are generally wary of the press. "This region is the kindergarten of overseas journalism," complains a veteran officer. "A lot of the people working in this area are young and committed and out to crucify U.S. policy to advance their careers. They don't care about ground rules or anything. So I am less open than I would...