Socialist Action (US)

The monthly paper of Socialist Action, San Francisco, 1983–2010

Contragate hearings cover-up war policies

Socialist Action, Vol. 5, No. 8, August 1987 · scan p. 1 · about 174 words

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Contragate's victims in Nicaragua—31,200 have died in a U.S.-financed that the majority of Americans oppose.

SILOREA BY H. PAYNE FOR SCRIPPS HOWARD actions with them.

Police repression, combined with the constant flow of unemployed from the countryside, has so far prevented the Korean workers from forming an independent tradeunion movement. The participation of workers in the recent protests could lead to a more general working-class uprising in the near future.

The ruling Democratic Justice Party displayed indecision throughout most of June. Then, on June 29, party chairman and (continued on page 11, in “"How can you call that”)

NO.7 50 CENTS The fortunes of individuals may rise or fall, but the cold facts remain the same-the Contragate hearings have done nothing to restrict the secret operations of the U.S. government.

U.S. support for the contra war against Nicaragua continues unabated. In fact, President Reagan will soon ask Congress for about $140 million in contra aid-the largest aid package ever.

The House/Senate hearings were flawed

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AUGUST 1987 VOL. 5, 1U30 'aro

Where is Gorbachev See page 10

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