Word: nicaraguan
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...Sandinistas are immensely popular among the Nicaraguan people, so much so that their opposition withdrew from this month's elections. Harvard professor Frederick E. Snyder visited the scene and found both "massive support" and "a sense of freedom and security." So much for totalitarianism. Their popularity should come as no surprise, because the Sandinistas and the peasants fought long and hard to overcome the brutal Somozas...
...Nicaragua, the people we kept down for so long rose up. In El Salvador the people have not been able to surmount the U.S.-supported junta. Why then would an improvement in Nicaraguan defense capabilities be so "alarming," in the words of the majority? Liberals can't seem to understand the nature of American involvement in the region, and they aren't taking the side of liberty and equality...
Despite the disclaimers, the manual again raised questions about whether Washington's support for the contras was designed merely to put pressure on the Nicaraguan government to stop its support of the Salvadoran rebels, as the Administration claims, or to overthrow the Nicaraguan government, as critics charge. According to Casey, the CIA-supplied documents state that the aim of the contras "is the development of a democratic and pluralistic government in Nicaragua." Countered Republican Senator Charles Mathias Jr. of Maryland: "The policy implied is the overthrow of an established government...
MeanwHile, the 10,000-member Nicaraguan Democratic Force, largest of the anti-Sandinista groups, reportedly declared a twelve-hour cease-fire for Nicaragua's Nov. 4 election. The move was described as a gesture of sympathy for Nicaraguan voters. "Our highest concern is to defend the civilian population," said Frank Arana, an F.D.N. spokesman. "We know that out of terror, many will be required to cast ballots in the electoral farce...
...Nicaraguan embassy denied the reports. But White House Deputy Press Secretary Larry Speaks said the U.S. has not ruled "anything out," including a possible blockade of Nicaragua. Other U.S. reports suggested that the Soviet Union is also sending over attack and transport helicopters...