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Thätcher and Friends by John Ross or Over our Dead Bodies -Women Against the Bomb Introductory offer for new readers: Eight issues for just £2! war LAST WEEK'S international crisis over Nicaragua's non-existent MIGs managed by the Reagan within a few hours of his election victory. It gave a bitter taste of what is in store for the Central American revolution.
the US war machine closer to a full-blown invasion of Nicaragua than at any time in the last five years. All leave was cancelled for 15,000 airborne troops at Fort Stewart in Georgia. Forty US warships were sent steaming towards Nicaraguan waters. Repeated intrusions in Nicaraguan airspace were carried out.
Joint manoeuvres the Honduran Sal vadorean navies, major naval exercise off Puerto Rica involving British, Dutch, West Ger man, Canadian and Us vessels, were combined to fuel the elaborate media 'war scare'.
unlikely that ever intended to invade at this stage. But the invasion scare gave Reagan the the portunity to test to the 'military option' which is increasingly the only one left to him in His HOVe also helped to 'OVER 500 trade unionists and members of miners support groups from all over London responded to a call from SERTUC to rally outside West Thurrock power station at 5am last Tuesday.
"The picket was called in support of workers at the power station who have taken action to implement TUC guidelines in support of was carefully stageReagan's threats served as a pretext for bringing harvesting the theres country's vital coffee crop.
The Sandinistas resIs ded by sapportself bee mass support defences built after last year's invasion of Grenada were reactivated. Twenty THOusale WIlU were heading for the cof nediate alert. FSLN Com Jaime Wheelnicalle ock announced that the entire 500,000 population of Managua would be the miners. They have refused to handle any new coal or any substitute fuels. A ship full of coal lies untouched in the Thames and West Thurrock is the first power station to have to be taken out of the national grid.
'Miners from Kent
and South Staffs NUM leafletted the workers driving into power station, the majority of given arms to fight an inReagan's moves confirm a dangerous for Central American revolution. The US cannot break Nicaragua internally The 15,000 contras to the north and south cannot do more than put severe strain on the country's resolices Reagan is therefore stepping up military pressure with Defence Secretary Weinberger already floating the idea of a naval blockade.
The only factor that remains unclear for the United States is international reaction. Last week's lethal was therefore aimed softening up any qualms Unit ma States onera United international allies.
In Britain, the lines are already drawn. the At Julian Amery stated that MIGs in Nicaragua were a threat to Western security equal to whom stopped to take a leaflet. The convenor of the ioint shoo stewards committee at West Thurrock brought a message of support for the miners from its workers. More pickets are being called at power stations in London over the next few weeks.
Further information can be obtained from Mike Connolly at SERTUC phone: 01-403 0300, writes Dave Palmer. any missiles targetted on the US from Cuba in 1962. Stuart Holland, just back from Managua for the Labour Party in contrast made it clear that there were no MIGs, but even if there were then Nicaragua as a sovereign country had the right to buy weapons from wherever it liked Denis Healey's televi sion opposition to the US aggression might have ap. peared welcome, but just dash any hopes, he made in clear he was more concerned that an invasion might raise feelings 'could bring down banks and bring down governments' Solidarity with Nicaragua must urgently become Concent every socialist activist in The solidarity movement is still far from STORY enough for the needs of the moment.
A good start will be to build on Norwood Labour Party's call for a London activists con-. ference in the New Year.
Photo. STEFANO CAGNONI (Ronort 'In the North West engineers at Carrington power station have recently voted to boycott work with scab coal or coal substitutes. Roundthe-clock picketing by striking miners is having its effects as all but one of the North West's power stations is taking action in support of the NUM', adds Jon Silberman, AUEW convenor, Colman Fastners.