SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

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Socialist Action No. 27, 30 September 1983 · p. 16 of the scan · 942 words

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WITH REAGAN'S war games reaching new levels in Central America, the people of the region need increased solidarity to oppose US intervention and the backing for this aggression from government.

labour movement figures on a tour of Nicaragua daring the summer.

sapplement of Labour Party Conference from which we have taken extracts.

'Since 1979 the changes in life in Nicaragua quite incredible. With rears in their very me that they had been to see a doc-. tor and that their children visited the health centre regularly to be checked.

"Intil 1979 — hefore the liberation the very idea of everybody being able to visit a doctor was hardly a pipe dream for most people ago fifty'Four years five per cent of the people were illiterate. The current figure of twelve per cent is second lowest Cuba — in the whole of Latin America. Yet all these achievements, 1U1C under threat ...

Raids 'American ships steaming along the Atlanand Pacific 6500 CORSES US around forces are on 'ex. ercises" in nearby HonAmercanequipped ex-Somoza guards make nightly raids into from the comfort of their bases in Honduras Costa Ria. follow up their Subscription rates:

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Address: cita as a newspaper with the rost Ulrice no utond waterprises. ru rox so. london NI the Thatcher Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn joined other His call for solidarity is publicised in the national Briefing, produced for military threats the United States government is now mounting directing an economic blockade of the country ...

The real reason why the USA are trying strangle because the White House cannot allow the example of genuine liberation to the inspiration and example that it is to millions Latin America..: Years 'Any developing country has terrible problems. To has theratin on five American bankers in a few would be remarkable achievement in itself, but to do this in the face of blockade and military invasion is to be saluted... needs our help, not our charity, and the poorest people we spoke lo said "tell _ your friends what we are doing, tell the USA to leave us alone and let us liberate domination. rom their The British delegation in which Jeremy Corbyn took part is must one around .the subscribe double the above rates. d.

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world. In June a delegacluding a number of trade WHORESS.

Their tour sponsored by the Sandinista Workers Federation of CST -Sandinista National Liberation Front FSLN. During their visit LIev met with Tomas Borge, a founder of the MOLN Nicaragua s minister of the interior.

Tomás Borge hopes to be in Europe at the time of * ine ference give greetings to delegates. His message will be the same as that to the Canadian ponents of US aggression. 'We have to say that the situation is becoming more serious every day.

There is a lot of talk about the possibility of peace. mave made substantial efforts to preVell wal..

We see that the people of the world, through their own organisations, val lice populations Latin America, North America Europe can apply pressure to that demented mind of Reagan — to put certain limitations on his desire to inflame all Cen• tral America 'It's obvious doesn't want peace. He wants peace on the basis of us turning ourselves in. He wants peace as long as we don't carry out our revoluHe wants L01. peace on the basis of turning For readers who take out a year's inland subscription we are offering a free copy of Hard Times, a new book in the Arguments for Socialism' series by Bob Sutcliffe. The book normally costs $2.50.

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All subscriptions are posted first class on day of publication. at a May Day rally in Nicaraguan people into 'He wants peace long as we go down on our knees. That is to say, doesn't want peace. Because we are not going to go down on our kuces 'We are not going to stop the revolutionary process. And we are not going lo stop being In sondarily with other peoples of the WE will not allow imperialism to OUL countries again. So he doesn't want peace 'There is absolutely no way the US government is "AWACS from Tinke Gult ot Copies from 29 Islington Park Street, London NI MP Jeremy Corbyn joins vigil outside the US Embassy to protest US intervention in Central America Nicaraguan minister of the interior, Tomas Borge speaks Managua going to solve the problem in Central America - only internanonal sondarily ol the people. 'The position of certain open-minded governMICHES that Call DICSSUEC the US government may avoid war. We are not saying that prospects for But solidarity doesn't yet the magnitude force necessarv to pressure the US gover not o.... am not optimistic in regards to peace. But 1 am absolutely optimistic in terms of victory!' REAGAN'S BIG STICK: EXERCISES IN POWER GUATEMAI Tegucigalpi EL SALVADOR This map of Reagan's war games appears in the latest bulletin of the El Salvador Solidarity Campaigr Avertisemen First issue of the national supplement. 20p.

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