US TROOPS coming with the Israelis.
The reason is not a sudden upsurge of anti-Zionism the Marines, which consist firing off thousands of rounds vencies US 1 Beirut the Sidon flying have already killed by Comelections couple of weeks ago.
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only five turned Central America.
When uan ambassador presented papers turned up. THE INCURSIONS into Nicaragua by right-wing insurgents could lead to an all-out war with Hongovernment is pointing to, as fighting with the 1.200 or so insurgents continues in the provinces of Jinotega, Nueva Sergovia and Matagalpa.
Although claims by the rebel National Democratic provinces are almost cerThe insurgents adopting hit and run tacencircled by Sandinista defence forces.
As Interior Minister Tomas Borge pointed out last week the danger is that the present raids are a feint designed to draw away the Sandinista army while more substantial invasion is prepared on the Pacific coast. Raids Since the current incursions began, utilising Honduran ment leit behind by troops Honduras January, it nas become dear thatthe presente res raids 1100 themselves constitute serious attempt to overthrow the government militarily. The forces involved are far too small to make that a realistic possibility.
But while the fighting inside Nicaragua has conThat's the danger which the Sandinista tinued, raids across the border Honduras have continued, there have been clashes with the Honduran army Honduran troops have fired on Nicaraguan border guards have instructions not to fire back Now the danger is that the Honduran will provoke bigger clash which will lead to all-out wa Last week Nicaragua called an urgent meeting of the UN security counci to expose the 'creeping inbeing prepared collaboration duras.
America's UN Teoresentauvi Jear Kirkpatrick said that US attempts to destabilise the Nicaraguan were a myth. But the 50 . But the S0 CIA officers in Honduras and the huge amounts ol US equipment being supplied the revolutionaries are not myth Now the United States is planning to build a huge complex KOlduras which will be able to • The monitor virtually all the Central American isthmus.
Meanwhile the Labour Party failed to get Tory approval to hold an emergency debate on the Commons last week Solidarity Campaign organising a solidarity ral ly in County Hall on 8 has loyally States in the United Nad backed United tions — a determined campaign to expose Britain's complicity with the US war in Central America is needed.
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