Assault on Nicaragua
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SOCIALIST ACTION FEBRUARY 1988 13 Coast, which is 640 kilometers [390 miles] away. It is only since the triumph of the revolution in 1979 that we have a paved road connecting the two coasts.
My father worked for more than 45 years in the mines. After the revolution, we were left with many miners with black-lung disease and tuberculosis. We were also left with obsolete machinery. Presently, the mines are not in use because, as a result of the economic boycott, we have not been able to refurbish the equipment.
We also had an illiteracy rate of 80 percent. We didn't have health clinics. Infant mortality was very high. You have to remember that the Atlantic Coast was doubly exploited-by the Spanish, from the early 1500s to 1560, and by the British, from 1560 to 1860. So our culture is a mixture of Spanish, English, and our own local ways and customs.
S.A.: So what are the basic principles of the Autonomy Project?
Wilson: Today, it is the Autonomy Project that will enable those who live in the Atlantic Coast to make the decisions Land cannot be sold, bought, rented out, or given away. It belongs to the whole community.
The land is worked in different ways. One way is called Panapana. This is when everyone has their own plot but everybody helps each other out at harvest time. We have been able to codify this right of traditional land tenure into the Law of Autonomy.
Another aspect of the new law is the recognition of the right to bilingual, bicultural education. Our experience over the past few years in this regard has been very positive.
During the national literacy campaign, we were able to teach the various ethnic groups in their own languages. Fifteen thousand people were taught to read and write in their first language.
S.A.: What is the mechanism for ensuring the political participation of the Atlantic Coast in the revolutionary process?
Wilson: The easy part-getting the Law of Autonomy passed in the National The Untold Story of the U.S. "Secret War"
Speeches by Daniel Sheehan This book contains the facts of the most audacious legal action ever undertaken: the Christic Institute lawsuit against the U.S. government's 'Secret Team.' 'Assault on Nicaragua' includes an introduction by editor Rod Holt; speeches by Daniel Sheehan, general counsel of the Christic Institute, and Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega; as well as an essay taries Jeff Mackler and Nat Weinstein on the meaning of the revela tions for the antiwar movement.