Word: managua
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ceasefire is to begin April 1, with negotiators to meet again April 6 in Managua to work out a permanent truce...
With the cutoff of American aid to the contras in February, Managua believes it can win on the battlefield what it can't on the negotiating table. Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega displayed these noble intentions last week when more than 4000 Sandinista troops poured over the Honduran border in search of the main rebel supply depot. Was it just last August that Ortega signed the Arias Peace plan...
...bloc neighbor; the United States sent in troops as a warning that a deeper invasion would provoke the retaliation of our forces; the enemy withdrew without reaching its objective that threatened American national interest. It would all have been perfect, except for meddling by the Democratic congressmen who invited Managua to enjoy its Spring Break in Honduras...
...equivocate on the 82nd Airborne's mission because of pressure from a Congress duped by Daniel Ortega's promise to adhere to the Arias peace plan. Capitol Hill statements reduced the deterrent effect of the troops and displayed a wide dissension in American policy for all to see--especially Managua, Havana, and Moscow...
...effects of the power cuts. Last year the Soviet Union signaled its displeasure with Sandinista waste and inefficiency by reducing oil deliveries. By Christmas, motorists were camping overnight in mile-long queues for the chance to buy 5 gal. of gasoline. Angry customers overpowered the attendants at some Managua service stations and helped themselves to the fuel...