NE OF the few useful things Neil Kinnock has one since he became leader of the Labour Party has en his trip to Nicaragua for the inauguration of SLN president Daniel Ortega.
On returning to London Kinnock made it clear dat his concern was not at all for a socialist future Nicaragua. He warned, t the Nicaraguans are not obliged by the force of erty and war to moye towards the Eastern bloc.' Nevertheless. Kinnock also forced unamguously to rebutt Lone american government's on de stated at Heathrow airrt on his return to Bri"mn terms ot respeci • human rights, freedom expression, abscence of repressive measures (Nicaragua) deserves the of democracy.' Kincondemned Arturo enter of the most pro-American parcynical and opporThe press campaign to RATES:
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SociAlist 'everyone should see discredit the visit has therefore already started.
The Sunday Times ran a piece this week condemning Kinnock for failing to 'hear all points of view'.
The Times on Monday homed in on its front page with an article headlined 'Kinnock warms to Castro'. Doubtless Thatcher will denounce people tor "naive liusions in the Nicaraguan government.
All this makes it still more urgent that the movement uses Neil Kinnock's visit to get out the real facts on SUBSCRIBE I enclose cheque/PO payable to Socialist Action for f Sendio: Socialist Action Subs, 328 l'pper St. London N/ 2XP. Nicaragua. Stuart Holland MP, particular, hạs done a vely tine 1ob pushing awareness of the at stake in Central ssue America through the His _LaDUuI pressure undoubtedly nelpea bring about Neil VISTL BIHIL urgent need within for organisation the Labour Party to take up of Nicaragua Issue and Central America.
Precisely because of the widespread international support for the Nicaraguan elections, the United States States government has of ficially stopped giving aid to the 'contras' the real state of affairs was clearly brought out in a major investigation in Monday's Herald the interna. tional eD Peork produced h Times anc the Washington Post The Herald Tribune found: 'Honduras and EI Salvador have replaced the United States Key SUliCa of aid Kinnock in Nicaraguan rebels Israel na acreasct its aid to the rebels, providing more weapons and advice "Although the three countries began assisting the rebels several years ago, the leve! of their support and its importance to the insurgents increased as assistance from the United States diminished "El Salvador and Honduras impoverished nations heavily dependent on US aid . Administration officials said this : 1ndirect method OI aiding the rebels followed a when Honduras supplied the insurgents with more than 6,000 Belgian automatic rifles the rebel the mires, whice "The Hondurans former Honduran military officer said were "like new' after the Honduran Army got automatic rifles from the United States.' In short the United States pump arms to the counterrevolutionarı butchers in despite every statement it makes to the colulal y Socialists in the Labour Party must use the publicity generated Kinnock's visit to redouble their efforts to build sup. port for the revolution ir Nicaragua and get out the truth on Thatcher's complicity with Reagan.
El Machoro, 38,