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...illegal and unjust" confiscation of property. Fiallos strongly defended the politically moderate Archbishop Miguel Obando y Bravo, whom he described as "one of the bravest men in Nicaragua." The prelate has been highly critical of the Sandinistas, although he still defends the spirit of the 1979 revolution that overthrew former Dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Said Fiallos in the suppressed interview: "The revolution began with a social transformation based on a love for the people. Nevertheless, some fanatical sectors have introduced hate into...
...preoccupation with the political picture in Southwest Asia is likely to draw attention away from the situation inside Pakistan. Though Zia promised elections when he overthrew the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1977, he has refused to set a specific date for fear of civil unrest and has shunted potential military rivals to the sidelines. But countless Pakistanis still hold him responsible for Bhutto's execution by hanging in 1979 after a show trial. Bhutto's Radcliffe-educated daughter Benazir, 29, remains under house arrest because her public appearance anywhere in Pakistan could instantly send thousands...
Though the Sandinistas overthrew Dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle and seized control of Nicaragua in July 1979, it was not until Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981 that relations between the two countries seriously deteriorated. The Administration began charging that the Sandinistas, backed by Cuba and the Soviet Union, were funneling arms to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador, often shipping the weapons across the southern heel of Honduras. In December 1981, Reagan gave the go-ahead for a series of covert operations to snip the supply line and intimidate the Sandinistas. Included were financial aid for opposition groups within Nicaragua...
...began innocently enough with a lucky accident. Over the past 50 years we had never had any serious problems with the Afghan kings. Then, in 1973, [Mohammed] Daoud overthrew the monarchy with the help of the leftists. Although the leftist officers had been trained in the Soviet Union, we had not encouraged them to overthrow the King. Nonetheless, the reaction in the Soviet leadership was that this change was for the good...
Over 30,000 people have died in El Salvador since 1979, when leftist guerillas, industrial workers and peasant farmers began a battle against a U.S.-backed junta that overthrew one military government and installed another. The chief antagonists in the war are the government's security forces and the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation (FMLN), a coalition of five rebel groups which is named for a Salvadoran populist leader...