Word: sandinistas
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...have cordial relations with all the CentalAmerican governments They have been very criticalof Sandinista abuses," he said. "They have notpublicly supported U.S. aid." The FDN leader citeda Gallup poll showing widespread suppoprt for U.S.aid to the contras in Honduras, Costa Rica, andGuatemala...
...pointed to Nicaragua's $250 million foreigndebt, inflation, and a drop in exports from $800to $220 million as evidence of the instability ofthe Sandinista regime...
...proposal is designed to spotlight alleged corruption in the ranks of the Contras, who are battling Nicaragua's leftist Sandinista government...
Another highlight was the very sharp original material performed by Angus Murdock, a freshman from Charlottesville, Virginia. "Sandinista Backdoor Blues" told the story of the month he spent on a work project in Nicaragua, a land of "big red beans three times a day." As Murdock sang in one verse, "Self-determination, freedom, sovereignty/I do believe that my digestion's got the best...
...North, Hall seems entitled to those 15 minutes, but she owes part of her instant fame to revelations about her romantic life. From mid-1985 to late last year, Hall dated Arturo Cruz Jr., 33, son of Contra Leader Arturo Cruz. Like his father, Cruz was a dedicated Sandinista before growing disenchanted with Managua; in the early 1980s he served in Nicaragua's Washington embassy. Rumors floated around the capital that "Arturito" was a Cuban intelligence agent, though the State Department later concluded the stories were unfounded. North tried to persuade Hall to cut off the relationship, but she refused...