War threat grows | Socialist Action 1983

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WHO a How deserted to the revolution the government created the CDSs, ine Sandinista Defence Committees. Literacy Based on the local network Fi callisations created during the fight against Somoza, the CDSs responsible for the organisation of local securily. organisation, education, propaganda, communly WORK and so on.

addition the Sandinistas created a network of other Hass organisations, the most important which were Ine dinista Workers Federation (CST), the wortel s organisation (AMLAE)

and the Sandinista Youth Movement.

In the spring and sumStates.

on behalf of imperialism.

The their rule.

The counter-revolutionary since January of this year. HONDURAS is preparing for war against The country has an immense foreign debt — and the debt repayments are financed almost entirely by the United General Alvarez, the country's strong man, went to the US last month and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour for services to That 'service' is the decision to go to war difficulty of using US combat troops makes the use of a surrogate vital. The oligarchy in Honduras realise that in any case the advance of the revolution in Central America threatens The revolutionary FMLN in Salvador is on the advance and looks invincible, unless US combat troops are sent. The most decisive blow that the US could strike would be to overthrow the FSLN 'contras have been carrying out an offensive over the border But this has been thrown back and defeated. Now, roads are being built to carry Honduran military vehicles to the border. pis. Honduras has just instituted a mitary cal up.

When Honduras goes to war, push over. Its fighting forces are smaller anc less motivated than those of Nicaragua. But the Hondurans will have superiority.

Their crucial disadvantage is that they will be if tittie emplebers a network of points members, organisations prepared to fight to the end. One military asset Nicaragua does have — a rifle fol nearly every adult member of the population.

revolution is international solidarity. The labour movement must be prepared to act decisively against any all-out attack on Nicaragua can be a powerful demonstration of the Britist abour movement against the US plans for Cen tral America. Alvarez will soon take possession of fighter and armoured vehicles from the it will be no the advantage of air network popular The key weapon above all of the Nicaragua As a start, the 11 September demonstratior

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Socialist Action 22 July 1983