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...heart of the matter lies the Administration's contention denied by Nicaragua--that the leftist government there is Moscow's puppet and supplies arms to guerrillas fighting the U.S. backed Duarte regime in El. Salvador Reagan is also concerned by the substantial Nicaraguan arms buildup and with reported human rights violations against the rightist opposition and the Miskito Indians. Yet Washington has failed to substantiate its accusations. Nor has the State Department made any attempt to view the world through Nicaraguan eyes. Seen from Managua, the present danger is hardly the same one perceived by our foreign policy leaders...
Asked if he had approved covert activity to destabilize the Nicaraguan government. Reagan began his response, "Well, no, we're supporting them, the--oh, wait a minute, wait a minute. I'm sorry, I was thinking El Salvador..."Minutes later the President dramatically erred on the budget he has allotted for social programs...
...better. A month ago, the President confidently told the press that the sagging economy would perk up in April; last week, he announced, "I'm not going to pick any particular month or anything..." And he refused to disclose why his Administration believes Nicaragua is sneaking arms to El Salvador, and revealed that he has no idea what the agenda for NATO's next meeting is--although he is scheduled to appear...
...political negotiations with the involvement of all parties. In addition to these legislative initiatives, members of Congress, including some traditional conservatives have begun voicing their opposition to U.S. military aid. For example, Rep. Millicent Fenwick (R-N.J.) has issued statements against the Reagan Administration policy in El Salvador Sen. Clairborne Pell (D-R.I.), after a four-day tour of Central America, stated that he is convinced that 70 percent of the killings in the nation have been committed by the Salvadoran military...
...increasingly outspoken opposition to the Reagan Administration's policy within Washington, has been accompanied by real attention to possible alternative roles for the United States. The variation in character of the different visions of a reasonable future role for the United States in El Salvador is encouraging because it reflects the wide spectrum of experience and political views that now constitute the anti-intervention movement. White has suggested serveral policies that would help speedily resolve the conflict. One possible course would be to ask Bishop Riverary Damas to renew his 1980 offer to mediate negotiations while encouraging Duarte to repeat...