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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Innocent Sandanistas
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Date: Wed, 13-Jun-84 08:16:49 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 13 08:16:49 1984
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I stand accused and red faced.  The off-loading of the ships
was Not in Honduras as I said but Nicaragua.  And yes, there
have been pictures of arms being unloaded.  And yes, there have
been interviews with people in the streets who complained about
not receiving food and medical supplies from those supposed
friends who brought the ships.  And yes, the church in Nicaragua
is under attack from the government.  And yes, opposition party
members dare not show their faces in public.  And yes, the
Sandanista government has CANCELLED the general elections that
were set for later this year.  And yes, the government is
requiring the populace to form into education groups for the
soul purpose of stuffing their party line down their throats.
And yes, by sending free goodies to the Sandanistas you allow
them to purchase more weapons.  And yes, Samoza was an animal
and should have been wasted 20 years ago.  And yes, the people
are no better off than now than they were before the revolution.
And yes, the church in Nicaragua must take some of the blame
for the situation under Samoza.  And yes, I was at first glad
to see the Sandanistas kick that old f*rt out of power.  And
yes, I have since had second thoughts as to the motives of the
current Sandanista leaders.  And finally, yes, the situation
in Central America is as complex and intertwined as a New
York Central Office frame room.  What is the solution?  I
do not pretend to know, but I know one thing, it is Not as
simplistic as some of our more vocal liberals seem to think.
T. C. Wheeler