ACTION ing REAGAN'S decision to mine the Nicaraguan ports led last week to his first major defeat in Congress, as the Senate voted by president's actions. But the mining of the ports had more or less been completed anyway, and the US is pressing forward its attacks on Nicaragua.
Last weekend revolutionaries launched an attack on the Atlantic south coast port of San Juan del Norte capturing the rebels since the beginning of the US-organised destabilisation campaign two years ago.
Nicaraguan Interior Minister Tomas Borge described the town as beof little strategic significance. The 1500 inhabitants left the town several weeks ago. In fact the seizure of the town b Soalll movement is more of a provazanua coud lar significant military sucSan Juan del Norte lies a stone's throw across the voraci mom costa nica in a strip of territory which is difficult detend without the deployment of enormous forces. With the northern border with Honduras Constallll under threat, years old and a member of the National Leadership of the 'Juventud Sandinista July', Lautara Sandino is 24 years old and a member of the "Committee for Relations". Both these young Nicaraguans are touring over Easter as part of their 84-12 to condemn the US-backed counter— the first to be captured by anti-Sandinista Nicaraguan ports strategic installations being regularly sabotaged, it is difficult to maintain a nuge garrison in tne south Daniel rtega rdinator of FSLN leade ship the at San Lial OII Juan del Norte came at the same time that the US had despatched a ship to the nearby Costa Rica port of LITOR that we cannot call casual.' The attack on the Nicaraguan port also coincided with the resignation of the Democratic Senatol Daniel Moynihan as viceCial ot the senate telligence Committee, tour. They are here to draw attention to the mounting threat of US military intervention against their revolution.
The! are also here to Talso mone! tor 'Los Muchachos the newspaper the Sandinista Organisation (Juventud Sandinista 19 July). protest against the administration's clandestine operation against in particular The operations against Nicaragua are one part of a sinister operation worlewiet the United States has decided to conduct against 'international terrorism'. On 3 Security Decision Direc tive 130, instructing 26 US agencies to prepare tor DIC-CuDuve SurIKeS azallls the US's allegedly 'terrorist' oppouch. The FBI and CIA have been in structed to form quick reation 'anti-terrorist' combat units which could be used anywhere the world at short notice ı nis instrucuon Is just the process of rehabilitating the CIA, the doldrums after Watergate and Vietnam.
deomea.to Over the past year 1500 US graduates have been recruited by the CIA, and Vast amounts of money agency. State Department official commented: 'What we're trying to grapple will Is now to use little amounts of force on little problems in far away place convince the US public that it's necessary (!).
Reagan's defeat in the She point of view of inthe point view of influencing Us But it will not nion. not deter the administration trom its course of trying to overthrow the Sandinistas, or backing the death squad El Salvador.
After his defeat on used emergency proceaures to by-pass Congress to send another 32 million dollars to El Salvador for ammunition and helicopters. tonwood weapons storage base in Lancashire Women, youth, children — all the campaign to rid occupying Although the boundary fence was heavily polic.
The fence was festooned with balloons, family This was shown by Heseltine's Sunday response:
Now CND is going to keep up the pressure with That's when Heseltin will see truly 'how must we
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