Reagan takes aim at Central America | Socialist Action 1983

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targets for 'A DAGGER aimed at the heart of the Western hemisphere' — that's how Ronald Reagan describes the escalating revolutionary America.

region has increased dramatically.

• US-backed right wing forces Honduras nave begun lael seeping invasion ('a slow motion Bay of Pigs' 'as the Sunday Times it) of the border areas OI was SCUICI leaked last wilch gave proof government.

leader of the Salvadorean FMLN Melida Anaya Montes ('Ana Maria') was murdered at her home an attack which had all the hallmarks of CIA assassination squad Nicaraguan government WalCIs First foremost reflects catastrophic the United Salvador, Salvadorean revolution, the dictatorhitting the revolution "rear' Without doubt, the overthrow the Sandinistas be revolution the whole flicting a simple military struggle in Central Over the past few months US intervention in the defeat the revolutionary forces in Salvador itself seems more more unlikely.

OLAT am'hawk' Central to the hilt the regime the United Her CLO Cancel defeat.

Caesala the FMLN including liberated which 'sweeps' are by the thé While squad leader Roberto now leader in-fighting Cultilles of devising militar! against has where the of eccentric Christian rival army factions and 'proliferin the Reagan's aimed preventing victory in Salvador, at "roll vances elsewhere in the region.

In addition destabilisation proHonduras, the Us is attemp ting to block the reof Çuba's inneconalon ternational debts to the Monetary Fund the Bank. As part of this international economic camthe governDalzil. ment has already withdrawn trading licenses with Cuba.

is being seas tiny the United peace Europe play.

• self-same forces for the nuclear Europe engaged bloody counter-revolutionary war.

In the coming months all socialists should be active in ensuring the maximum solidarity witn ine revolution in Central America, raising the demand that the Thatcher government ends its support for Reagan's war aims in the region.

Los Ani INSONATE 'Santa-Tecla " par la guérilla Zones ter 50 k Women's militia in Nicaragua „SALVADOR LA LIBERTAD - a Libertad FMLN-FDR controlled areas in El Salvador HONDURAS san Francis