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Nicaragua: Fighting Against the Government |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / SPECIAL REPORT--FIVE NATIONS UNDER SIEGE |
| Author: Max Singer |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/1986 |
| Size: 2,274 Words, 13,687 Characters |
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The facts on the ground in Nicaragua and the politically accepted version of the story are quite different. Both must be considered before one can evaluate prospects for 1986. In 1985 there was important progress in the reality, and moderate improvement in the international political appreciation of the people's fight for freedom in Nicaragua. 1986 is likely to be a critical year. While it could easily go either way, there seems to be good prospects that there will be a major change in the international political perceptions of the conflict in Nicaragua, which will greatly improve the possibility of a victory by the people.
Polarized Nicaragua
At the beginning of 1985 the fundamentals of the situation on the ground of Nicaragua had become clearly established. After the Somoza...
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...or victory do not depend only on military calculations; political facts are at least as important. Somoza's defeat was much more political than military. 1986 may see changes in the political facts that provide a basis for victory by the people. The prospect for peace and freedom in Latin America will be powerfully affected by the outcome of this political-military struggle in Nicaragua.
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