'We must stop shedding of more blood'
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The following is a portion of the interview with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, which was conducted by Rod Holt and Alan Benjamin on Oct. 9, 1987, at the High Bridge Community Life Center in the South Bronx, N.Y. The text, which appears in "Assault on Nicaragua," is reprinted here with the permission of Walnut Publishing Co.
Question: We are publishing a book about the U.S. war in Nicaragua. One aspect of the book will deal with the tasks of the anti-intervention movement in this country.
As you may know, last April 25, an unprecedented coalition of labor and religious leaders organized a national march in Washington, D.C., and San Francisco. Two hundred thousand people took to the streets. One of the two main demands was "No U.S. Intervention in Central America!"
What message do you bring to the antiwar movement in this country, and in particular to the trade unionists who