the extraction of money from other countries. But neither can the United States withstand this situation much longer. Another affected the world economy is that country's $200,000 million budget The history of the Vietnam war, which was waged without taxes, is being repeated. now we flave al arms race which is being conducted without taxes and a $123,000 million trade deficit which is untenable for the US economy. Thus, these are objective realities that must be taken into account.
In 1984, 24 per cent of the net savings of the United States was denosited from abroad. The interna tional economic crisis has not been solved; everything's hmited o optimistic words. The US government said that the United States was the driving force behind other countries for economic recovery. It has in fact them, not to recovery rather to a worsening of their difficulties.
Regarding the debt of the Third the following: we propose the creditors primarily private banks, the solution will be for the industrialised countries to take over the debts owed to the private banks if bankruptcy of the financial system is to be prevented.
ne united States has a public debt of $1,650,000 million and this would only increase aggregate Third World debt is less what is spent every year want to do this, that, and the other. But the formula has not been men tioned. divide the Latin American countries in the debt renegotiations, negotiating with each government now many unes dave une mam deo tor countries met solemn found a debtors' club, a front, a committee, wildLever meet with the creditor countries? The creditors are already closely united in the Paris Club and the International Monetary Fund.
problem is political? Simply that the seriousness of the situation and all the foreseeable consequences discussed on a political level. but now the threat is not that the military will return to power; the danger is that Latin American societies will explode.
will give Bolivia, where there is a whom I really desire to salvage the democratic process, a Communist Party even which not involved in subversion disorganising the country but is rather an alv of the government, which participated in the coalition that won the elections, which policy of the government. And yet the in real situation now is that no governsituation.
The positions are clear: I don't torture, The United States has tried to alternative?
separately.
made the promise that they will not is necessary, change What does it mean to say that the profound;
must be What I am simply saying is that Brazil.
coups, another example would be crazy. president wien esteel, WILl Brazil, States paratroopers fairy tale. preserved. It will change, and I think the change will start in the light of this In many parts the military took power and implemented fascism and disappearances; they ruined the nations they ruled. What is the Brazil the opening came as a result of the people's struggle, the mobilisation of many millions of people on the issue of direct voting the intelligent action of political parties that united and, although they lost in parliament, won in the elec toral college which had been set up exclusively to elect official candidates.
Now you can see which has taken place il Brazil. It was not violent but it was that is, the opening is serious and solid Now the people are on the scene In my opinion, there is no risk of a military coup in Argentina, Uruguay.
There are always military with those inclinations, eight or lu per cent, maamen wno laik vi but the majority realise it problems like Grenada's are not on some small island, , or in Nicaragua, or in small countries of when a profound social crisis breaks out, in Chile, Peru, Argentina, the United would be powerless to do anything, because such problems cannot be solved by landing a battalion of with some pretext or
Socialist Action 16 April 1985