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Nicaraguans rebuff U.S. 'terrorism' lie

Socialist Action, Vol. 3, No. 8, August 1985 · scan p. 1 · Michael Schreiber · about 182 words

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Blacks, who might be enticed by lower prices, from ignoring the boycott.

The boycott, slated to extend for two Only in the "Looking Glass" world months, may set an example to be folof the Reagan administration-in which "freedom fighters" are payrolled to rape and murder-could the United States be portrayed as the victim of More on South Africa. "outright acts of war" by a small Central American nation. But the U.S. gov- See page 13. ernment has singled out Nicaragua for the brunt of its hypocritical campaign against "terrorism."

On July 23, U.S. State Department lowed in other cities and in industry as aides admitted that the White House well. The ruling class, fearing the revoconsidered a "surgical air strike" last lutionary consequences of such a burmonth against Nicaragua. The officials geoning mass mobilization, can be claimed that the attack would have been (continued on page 13, in “Black masses revolt against South African apartheid”) aimed at several sites near Managua at which Nicaragua allegedly trained Salvadoran "terrorists."

Instead, the officials revealed, the government decided to release a statement that threatened future U.S. military action. The "warning,, released on

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