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Washington's ungracious response was somewhat understandable. In Managua, Hasenfus had already served his political purpose, if not his full 30-year sentence, after being convicted by a Sandinista court Nov. 15 of terrorism and other charges. Indeed, all that the Nicaraguans could see ahead was 10,918 more days of feeding and sheltering the somber-faced cargo kicker. Moreover, Managua now had a brand new Yanqui misadventurer to deal with: Sam Nesley Hall...
...enigmatic character from Ohio, Hall, 49, was arrested Dec. 12 in a restricted military area 13 miles northeast of Managua. Sandinista officials claimed last week that he had been carrying maps in his socks of military installations at the time of his arrest. The Nicaraguan government announced that, like Hasenfus, Hall would be tried before a revolutionary court. But where Hasenfus' mission had been clear from the moment of his arrest, Hall's purpose in Nicaragua remained murky. He was permitted brief visits with a U.S. embassy official and with Connecticut Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd, who helped secure Hasenfus' release...
While the White House's quick response laid some doubts to rest, it did not answer the blunter question that is now being asked from Managua to Washington: Does the deepening U.S. crisis mean that it is curtains for the contras? Although the rebels have held on through several funding crises in recent years, there are doubts in both the U.S. and Central America that they can survive the current ordeal. Last week, as the U.S. press analyzed the contras' prospects in funereal tones, some officials went so far as to offer up eulogies. "I think the counterrevolution is nearly...
There is also the potential for further political surprises. Last week an appeals court in Managua upheld the 30-year sentence of downed U.S. Gunrunner Eugene Hasenfus, thus paving the way for a pardon by Christmas, as President Ortega once hinted might be possible. Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd was expected to ask for Hasenfus' release during a visit to Managua this week. If the Wisconsin gunrunner returns home, various congressional committees are certain to want to question him extensively about the private U.S. supply network...
After a trial before a People's Tribunal composed of a lawyer, truck driver and laborer, Hasenfus was sentenced last month to 30 years for terrorism and other crimes. He was being held in the Tipitapa prison outside Managua when he was freed...