Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxhh.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxhh!dxp From: dxp@pyuxhh.UUCP (D Peak) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Innocent Sandanistas Message-ID: <652@pyuxhh.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 16:09:19 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxhh.652 Posted: Tue Jun 12 16:09:19 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 01:22:28 EDT References: <793@pyuxa.UUCP>, <999@ihuxq.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 36 TCW >> When the Sandies came to power, the vowed to take certain areas TCW >> of Honduras and El Salvador. KP Oh, El Salvador, too? They have no border with Salvador. KP References, please. TCW = TCWheeler KP=KenPerlow I'm afraid I'm not so sure that there is no common border between Nicaragua and El Salvador. I'll agree that there is no land border , however El Salvador has some islands in the Gulf of Fonseca (the mass of water bordered by Nicargua, [on the SE],Honduras [on the NE] and El Salvador [on the NW] ).These islands are less than 12 miles from Nicaragua. It it possible than a maritime boundary exists between N & ES . Moreover , it is quite possible that these islands(+ mainland ES [less than 40 miles away from N]) could be among lands viewed by N as a possible threat to their existence due to the close proximity of a diametrically opposed regime(ES). I hope I'm not seen as nit picking at Ken's reply but feel that he might have overstepped the mark on this generalization.Keep up the good work both of you (KP & TCW) as I see you both serving as generally presenting well thought arguments which all of us can use some help doing. -- Dave Peak (pyuxhh!dxp) " The bare necessaties of life : Food,Clothing and a blonde ! " - W.C. Fields