SocialistAction 1983–88

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

US mines Nicaraguan ports

Socialist Action No. 53, 13 April 1984 · p. 2 of the scan · 344 words

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AFTER several weeks of incidents in which ships bound for Nicaragua hit mines outside the Nicaraguan ports, it has finally been admitted that the mining of the ports is the work of the CIA - not just the US backed 'contras'. what amounts to an Nicaragua goes hand in hand with an alarming military build up by the US in Honduras, on the Nicaraguan border.

The United States last Monday unilaterally announced that it will not obey any rulings of the nternation| Court of Justice on Central Americ: for the next two years.

France and Nicaraguan ports have been swept aside.

one should be under any illusions about what these new American moves represent. The two year deadlines on refusing to obey the International Court of Justice on Central America Is a dead give away. It represents the US timetable to overthrow the Nicaraguan government.

It must now be clear to Reagan that only a full scale invasion by US troops stands a chance of overthrowing the Sandinistas, operation could not be presidential election.

November a showdown will rapidly advance.

The Nicaraguan revolution has been one of the most positive experiments in democratic socialism since the Second World War. Social advance, in terribly accomplished with respect for democratic and human rights.

The Labour Party and the trade unions must do everything possible to defend the Nicaraguan revolution -anti-Reagan demonstration on 9 June.

Neil Kinnock has made by Stuart Holland and Donald Anderson in their pamphlet Kissinger's Kingdom that the US should keep out of Central America.

Now he can take Nicaragua. He should visit that country to show his support, and the support of the Labour Party for the democratic elections November. port for the obstacle to American war plans.

This open admission of act of war against Informal protests by Britain about the mining of the diderasken during a US but such But if Reagan wins in adverse conditions, has been starting with mobilising for CND's supported the demand step to defend being held in Such a move would galvanise supanother

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