Word: nicaraguan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Later that day, at a White House press conference, reporter Sam Donaldson asked President Reagan if he would consider sending support to the South African opposition, as he has done for the Nicaraguan contras. The President replied that he saw no reason to send aid to a country where such a wide variety of political positions exist...
There are only so many conculsions that can be drawn to explain the administration's lack of action toward South Africa--especially in the face of its whole-hearted support for the Nicaraguan contras. One, the administration is ignorant of the facts. Two, the administration regards illegal foreign acts important only if they are committed by a communist government. Three, the administration approves of the system of apartheid. Any one of these conclusions is readily believeable, but not one of them is excusable. It is inconceivable that an administration that claims such a fervent commitment to the principles of freedom...
...House debated the Democratic plan, Rep. Charles Stenholm, (D-Tex.) charged that it would have placed control of a $14 million fund to aid children who are victims of the civil war in the hands of the leftist Nicaraguan government, prompting an angry response from House Speaker Jim Wright...
Cease-fire talks between the two warring sides were stalled, and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed for the first time holding high-level direct talks inside Nicaragua, without Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo, who has been serving as a mediator...
...Democratic package included about $16 million in food, clothing, medicine and shelter for the rebels, intended to last at least through June, and $14 million to set up a fund to help children injured in the seven-year Nicaraguan civil...