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...speak in an attempt not merely to express their opinion, but to gather public support for money to continue these and other equally ghastly actions? How much more carnage and suffering must we watch before drastic tactics are justified? I wonder if Katz were to travel in Nicaragua and talk to the families of the victims, whether he would feel the same way. His principles are admirable but his arguments seem detached from the realities in Central America...
...correct interpretation. But what he does not see is that the Reagan Administration is also convinced it is correct...and it is presently acting upon this presumption. You see, the pro-Contra forces love to call for restraint, moderation and tolerance in the domestic debate over Nicaragua. Why? Because they run the show, so they can afford to be "tolerant." If this academic debate were not occurring against a backdrop of thousands of murders, tortures, rapes and mutilations, then it would have been much more of an issue of free speech. It is the President and those people--Democrat...
...real one. On Monday the White House leaked word that some 1,500 Nicaraguan troops had pushed across their northern border into Honduras to attack bases of the U.S.-backed contras who have been waging civil war against the Sandinista regime. At first there was skepticism. Not only did Nicaragua deny the report, but so did Honduras. But the next day a terse statement from the Honduran government confirmed that the Sandinista army had crossed the line and noted that the day had brought "new incursions" into Honduran territory...
...incursion spoke for itself. There had been talk of a bipartisan compromise that would temper the contra aid with a requirement that the Administration renew bilateral talks with the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua. At midweek, however, Reagan signed a letter firmly stating, "Conditioning our aid to the Nicaraguan resistance on the initiation of direct bilateral talks, without first requiring that the Sandinistas talk to their own internal opposition, would seriously undercut our friends in the region and our foreign policy worldwide...
...sought to justify but not deny the raid. "Honduras lost control of its sovereignty by having the mercenary forces there," he said, referring to the contras. "The border area is converted into a war zone. We have a legitimate right to defend our country." That statement made clear that Nicaragua regards any area where the contras are encamped inside Honduras as a justifiable target of aggression...