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Thatcher and Friends b! John Ross Over our Dead Bodies -Women Against the Bomb Introductory offer for new readers: Eight issues for just f2! WASHINGTON has military threats against revolutionary Nicaragua in the last week. world opinion to help stay They have also called up into the military forces all youths between the ages of 18 and 22.
Alarm has been raised oy a senes or recent events Last weekend US Presihysterical attack the accusing being 'creators fortress Nicaragua that intends to export Communism yond its borders'. This came in the wake of a US 'Contadora' peace talks on Central America.
Most ominous of al dramatically escalated its The Sandinistas have appealed to Washington's hand.
was announcement this week that leaders of the counter-revolutionary armed bands - the so called 'contras' - have decidLed to set up a 'provisional Despite government' several years of armed attacks, backed by the CIA with huge tunds equipment, these contras lave talled establish themselves on Nicaraguan The announcement at this time of such a LaN( ment' is clearly intended as a fig leaf cover for an invasion by US forces, if the opportunity presents itself.
The seriousness of the threat is underlined by the decision of major capitalist polliclans associate themselves with the initiatve. These include Arturo Cruz who was Ine presidentai canaidale of the three main capitalist to boycott the recent elecIn addition, Pedro Joaquin Chamorra. self exiled editor of La Prensa the main popular capitalist Nicaragua, has also decided to throw in his lot with this "provisional government' They know full well the onli way that such • a govern ment could be established is through the invasion b' US ground troops.
At present, the US has 30,000 ground troops at its disposal in the result of its •Big Pine 3 joint military with Honduras. The exerincludes M60 tanks Cast large naval conThe United States is clearly stepping up its preparations for any military action it considers necessary against