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At the same time, the Organization of American States became anathema to the rebels when an OAS committee reported that their ranks were infiltrated with Reds. And while the junta welcomed the OAS, the rebels rolled out their Red carpet for the United Nations, which, with U.S. acquiescence, sent special...
Obviously, with 20,500 marines and paratroopers on the scene, there had to be mistakes and isolated violations. Even so, virtually all the gunfire last week was in response to rebel sniping that has continued since the first marines stepped ashore. In a single 24-hour period, the U.S. reported...
In the end, the rebels refused point-blank to join Imbert. "We want a constitutional government," declared a rebel spokesman. "We flatly reject any coalitions." Caamaño repudiated the ceasefire agreement, denounced the OAS, and declared that he would now place his case before the U.N. As for the...
Snipers All Around. Caamaño and his rebels might be bluffing. But the sniping continued unabated, raising U.S. casualties to 18 dead, 86 wounded. The U.S. reported 137 cease-fire violations to the OAS in nine days, 36 of them in a single night. Despite the lasso around the...
Harder & Bloodier. In Manhattan, the United Nations voiced its alarm at the rapidly disintegrating situation by unanimously voting to send a team of "observers" to the Dominican Republic. The U.S. agreed that it might be helpful but insisted that the problem was one for the OAS. At OAS headquarters in...