Word: nicaraguan
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...physical damage wrought so far by the mines that contra guerrillas took responsibility for sowing inside the harbors of Marxist Nicaragua would hardly be noticed in a declared war. The highest reported tally: six Nicaraguan vessels and six ships of five other nations damaged but none confirmed sunk; ten sailors seriously injured but no one killed...
...Reagan CIA contras hold, a guard now stops journalists from entering. AP reported last week that the guard, who is a member of the "Democratic Revolutionary Alliance," said he had orders from his commander not to allow any journalists to pass through to the Nicaraguan port, because it is being bombed by the Sandinista's air force and he could not guarantee their safety. That is a tale we've heard before, not so long...
...required to keep both the Senate and the House committees informed of its Nicaraguan activities, which are now well-known to the public. These operations began as far back as Sept. 8 of last year with the CIA-backed bombing of Corinto, and continued until early this year with the CIA-run mining of major Nicaraguan ports. Although both the Senate and the House committees were not directly informed of activities by the CIA at any time, the House Committee began "asking the right questions" sometimes in early January, while the Senate delayed their enquiry until March 8 for reason...
...addition, Honduras is playing host to an unknown number of CIA-sponsored paramilitary operatives, who secretly train and supply an estimated 10,000 Nicaraguan contras waging a hit-and-run war against their country's Sandinista government. Recently, those operations have taken on a new international dimension through the mining of Nicaragua's harbors by the contras: so far, at least four Soviet, Dutch, Panamanian and Liberian ships have been damaged by this sabotage. Last week the U.S. vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the attempted sea blockade. The government of France, long critical of Reagan Administration...
...when fans wonder about the caliber of his rifle, they have the real thing in mind. Minnesota's Albert Williams (who opened the season, and lost, for the Twins last week) is the only known former Sandinista guerrilla in the major leagues. Back in 1977, when the Nicaraguan-born athlete was in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system, the Somoza government declined to renew his visa. As a Twins guidebook laconically puts it, "This prompted Al to sign up with the Sandinista National Liberation Front guerrillas, and he was engaged in jungle fighting against the forces of Anastasio Somoza...