Word: nicaragua
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with thick glass windows and heavy curtains. Out of sight, the officer rustles mysteriously through what seems to be a thick book. Then he appears to scribble furiously for a minute or two. After a final scrutiny of the traveler's face, the passport is pushed back. "Welcome to Nicaragua," says the officer, hitting a switch that opens the electronically operated exit doors. If the Sandinistas do not admit to being Communists or Marxists, they certainly understand the etiquette...
...clear. FORWARD WITH THE FRONT, shouts the party's official 1987 slogan from billboards and walls around Managua. HERE NO ONE SURRENDERS. The government has in fact surrendered some ground since signing the peace agreement, but the real issues at the root of the conflict have not been addressed. Nicaragua is at war with itself, as it has been before in a history as violent as the tropical storms that sweep across the isthmus. It is not just a war in the mountains between guerrillas and soldiers, but a much larger struggle among Nicaraguans over the destiny of their country...
...peace process. You get the impression that only Nicaragua is obligated to comply, and only it is being publicly singled out, and not Honduras, where there are contra bases, or Costa Rica, where contra leaders live and where armed groups are launching attacks against Nicaragua. This is prohibited by the accord...
...first message is the massive number ((an estimated 50,000)) of people who came to hear my speech. President Reagan should take this into account. Any military option would be met with the armed resistance of the entire people. The other message is that Nicaragua is willing to live up to the peace accord...
...whether Nicaragua is playing for time. That idea is unfounded. Look at the facts. The measures we announced yesterday are proof. The amnesty and the lifting of the state of emergency will not be determined by us, but by the international verification commission that has been set up by the Arias accord...