Word: nicaraguan
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...both sides in the Nicaraguan conflict, the U.S. has become a battleground. This war for the favor of the American public has grown increasingly urgent as Congress prepares to vote on President Reagan's request for $14 million in aid for the anti-Sandinista contras...
Also ready to go to the barricades in support of the Nicaraguan government is U.S. Out of Central America, a socialist organization that publishes a newsletter, Central America Alert, and tries to unite its cause with those of antinuclear, civil rights and feminist operations. Another group, called Madre, the Spanish word for "mother," pairs U.S. day-care centers with schools in Nicaragua, setting up pen-pal relationships between the children. Meanwhile, American parents and teachers send money and medical supplies to their Nicaraguan counterparts...
...Hollywood the star-studded Committee of Concern for Central America sponsors lectures and debates featuring such celebrities as Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H) and Robert Foxworth (Falcon Crest). When Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra visited Los Angeles last fall, the group welcomed him with receptions and a Beverly Hills garden party. Oscar-winning Cinematographer Haskell Wexler, with the backing of fantasy-film Mogul George Lucas, this summer will release a dramatic movie that is critical of U.S. policy in Nicaragua. "Of course we know the political impact that a feature film on Central America will have," says Wexler. "That...
...quite as clear-cut as Reagan made it seem when he proclaimed his doctrine. Almost by definition, doctrines make up in lucidity what they lack in subtlety. The enemies of our enemies do not always qualify as friends with whom the U.S. can feel comfortable. Even those Nicaraguan contras who are genuinely committed to building a free society and a pluralistic political system are uneasy about their comrades-in-arms who were Somocista national guardsmen...
...contras might eventually force the Sandinistas to accept a peace plan along the lines of one put forward by Opposition Leader Arturo Cruz. He calls for a cease-fire in exchange for new elections and democratic guarantees. A settlement should also provide for a reduction in the Nicaraguan armed forces and limitations on Soviet and Cuban arms. The U.S. is not likely to ease up on the Sandinistas unless they accept such a deal...