SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Invasion in Nicaragua STOP REAGAN'S PLANS

· Socialist Action No. 2, 25 March 1983 · p. 1 of the scan · 302 words

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LAST WEEKEND a large force of right-wing insurgents entered Nicaragua, supported by the Honduran army. invasion force is being repelled by the Sandinista army:

But the incursion is a clear signal. Reagan is planning the overthrow of The FSLN government. The plan is being masterminded senior CIA officers in Honduras.

Millions of dollars are going into the training and equipping of the counter-revolutionary tras' The United States wants to repeat the operation it carried out in Guatemala in 1954, attempted at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in 1961, At the same time as the fighting in Nicaragua 5,000 soldiers of the Salvadorean army went into action to attempt to dislodge the FMLN Lucilas strongholds.

On 11 March 36 US battleships began manouevres off Puerto Rica and a large number of them immediately set sail for waters surrounding the revolutionary island of Grenada.

The Wals plans America and, the Caribbean are blah ... part and parcel of the same war drive which enemies of Reagan's 'free world' our ve the left-wing by 'conthe of missiles.

Palestinian the peace for Central threatens all the Salvador A photo-feature and the background to the US-backed attacks against the Nicaraguan revolution.

Gissa job!

AUTHOR Alan Bleasdale struck a blow for the unemployed at last weekend's British 'Oscars' awards ceremony.

After guests had entered the Grosvenor House Hotel through a hotel workers picket line, they were rocked again by Bleasdale's speech as he accepted the top TV drama award for the 'Boys from the Blackstuff' series.

As he held up the award he said: *This is for the four million, the 13 per cent who are not supposLed to count at the general election.' • Turn to page 14 for a report on the Grosvenor House strike.

An eye-witness aceount of the massacres at Chabra-Shatilla.

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