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Los Angeles demonstration on March 24.

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organizations, the Committee in Solidar- "The FMLN-FDR proposal, however, ity with the People of El Salvador guarantees the security of both El Salva(CISPES). They appear to be following a dor and the U.S." But what are Washingstrategy for the coming months that ton's "security interests" in the region if leads directly into support for and reli- not the maintenance of a system of ance on Democratic Party politicians. oppression and exploitation? Is that CISPES has thrown its energies into becoming one of the central organizers This same leaflet points to another for a "Vote Peace in '84" demonstration. way the "Dump Reagan" approach This demonstration will take place in twists political formulations. It poses the San Francisco on the opening day of the question as being one of stepped-up war Democratic Party National Convention. or negotiations—intervent ion or diaAt the convention the slogans "Jobs not logue. It says "Reagun is choosing war." war," "No troops, no military aid to El The implication is unmistakable. The Salvador" will be translated into "Dump Democrats are for peace. Vote DemoReagan." This would only rob the movement of its independence. Should this The reality, though, is that both are happen the movement would be taken war parties that will fight to defend their out of the streets and turned into a vote- "security interest" in El Salvador. getting operation for a politician who Reagan is just planning to follow in a long tradition of both Democratic and Republican presidents. Both Johnson and Nixon did it in Vietnam: negotiate to seem reasonable at home and before world opinion, and meanwhile continue The American working people, the oppressed national minorities, students, women and gays have a deep common bond with the workers and peasants of Central America. We have the same enemy. It is the Democratic and Republican parties that defend the wealth of the ruling rich at the expense of the health and well-being of working people here and in El Salvador. Only if we build a massive movement independent of and against the policies of the war parties can we help bring peace and social justice to El Salvador and the rest of Central will promise peace to get elected and Orienting to the war parties can knock COME CELEBRATE MAY DAY the movement off the track in another WITH L.A. SOCIALIST ACTION way. A strong tendency develops to adapt the movement's political formulations so that they will not be offensive to supposedly friendly politicians. A particularly glaring example of this is a leaflet published by the Mid-Atlantic CISPES and distributed nationally. Under the heading "National Security" it says, Socialist Action April 1984 3 comes from working people."

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the popular forces. what we want to guarantee?

elections in 1985."

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TO VOTE!!! and even deepen the war.

troops in Central America.

Broad movement needed EL SALADO Bach frm BARAKADA America. • deliver war once in office.

Picnic-BBQ Sunday, April 29-1:00 p.m. 1321 Palma Blvd. the war budget. Venice, CA Unfortunately, this does not seem to For more information call: be the orientation of the national leader- 343-4511 or 392-7685 ship of one of the central solidarity

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To date there have been three hearings

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