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THE REPUTATION OF SECRETARY OF State George Shultz is hardly based on his abil- ity to turn a snappy phrase. But on the question of Grenada, the stolid Shultz touched new heights of eloquence.

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Fred Halliday
" A PERIOD OF SELF-DOUBT IS OVER. .
Carol Wise
"Macho finance" was the phrase used by Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado to describe the de- fiant stance of the Bolivian labor movement on its country's external debt. As the economic crisis wears on in Latin America-and a number of countries fall prey to the IMF austerity route that has supposedly been so suc- cessful in reviving Mexico and Brazil-many of the smaller and less debt-ridden states have gone looking for their own solutions.
Anthony T. Bryan
CARICOM and Latin America N ASSAU, BAHAMAS, WAS THE SCENE OF THE fifth Meeting of CARICOM heads of state from July 4-7, 1984.* The meeting was a notable attempt to resolve the conflicts undermining regional trade and to patch up the political disputes ignited by the Grenada crisis of Oc- tober 1983.
Vietnam Casualties Undercounted Dr. Charles Clements, the Vietnam veteran who worked in guerrilla-con- trolled territory in El Salvador, re- cently did some fund-raising for NACLA.
Nicaragua: An Eye-witness Report on the Electoral Process, a Report by a Delegation of the National Lawyers Guild. 26 pp.
Janet Shenk
The peace that Duarte has offered is being dropped from his A-37 planes. Radio Venceremos (FMLN), October 17, 1984.
Tom Barry
CLUB MED ADVERTISES ITS CARIBBEAN resorts as "an antidote for civilization." But, tourists trying to escape from the industrial world are discovering that many of the evils of modem "civilization" are encroaching upon their Caribbean hideaways.
GEORGE BLACK
Nicaragua: A Letter from the Editor SINCE 1979, NICARAGUA'S REVOLUTION HAS inspired deep admiration and loyalty among its sup- porters in this country. In many ways this reflects the striking originality of the Sandinista model of revolution.
Martin Weinstein
"We want to point out that the country's problems will not automati- cally cease with the reinstatement of democratic institutions," Uruguay's Episcopal Conference warned in May. "The peace and harmony that we de- sire demands a respectful and free dialogue, access to information, the participation of all without threats and without terror and the reconciliation of individual interests with the com- mon good.