D'Aubuisson's New ARENA
UnpublishedJuly
1989
Volume:
23
Number:
2
Report
IN MARCH EL SALVADOR LEAPT BACK ONTO MARCH EL SALVADOR LEAPT BACK ONTO thethe front pages when Aifredo "Freddy" Cristiani of front pages when Alfredo "Freddy" Cristiani of the far Right Nationalist Republican Alliance swept to the far Right Nationalist Republican Alliance swept to the presidency, and the guerrillas of the Farabundothe presidency, and the guerrillas of the Farabundo MartI Marti National Liberation Front mounted their largest military National Liberation Front mounted their largest military offensive in over five years. For us the change was offensive in over five years.
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Sara Miles & Bob Ostertag
BEFORE BEING NAMED VICE-MINISTER OF defense on June I. Col.
Elizabeth Station
It is the morning after Carnival in It is the morning after Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, and the all femaleRio de Janeiro, and the all female staff staff of the downtown Women's Police Sta of the downtown Women's Police Stationtion is bracing itself for a day of brisk is bracing itself for a day of brisk business. At first only a handful of business.
Readers are invited to address letters Readers are invited to address letters toto the Editor, NACLA, 475 Riverside the Editor, NACLA, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 454, New York, NY 10115. Drive, Suite 454, New York, NY 10115.
Frank Fitzgerald & Ana Rodríguez
AlthoughAlthough 70 year old Ecuadorian 70 year old Ecuadorian artist Oswaldo GuayasamIn has long artist Oswaldo Guayasamfn has long beenbeen recognized as one of the fore recognized as one of the foremost painters and sculptors of this most painters and sculptors of this century, his fame only penetrated the century, his fame only penetrated the "star spangled curtain" in August of "star spangled curtain" in August of lastlast year. In time for the inauguration year.
The People's Remedy: Health Care The People's Remedy: Health Care in El Salvador's War of Liberation in El Salvador's War of Liberation byby Francisco Metzi, Monthly Review Francisco Metzi, Monthly Review Press, 1988, 200 pp., S22 Press, 1988, 200 pp.
THE ELECTT HE(HE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE ELEC )tions was utter anticlimax. War or no, historic right tionsIMMEDIATEwas utter anticlimax.
IN A DARK ROOM, TENSE FIGURES HUDDLE I (N A DARK ROOM, TENSE FIGURES HUDDLE)around around aa table, their table, their faces illuminated only by a faces illuminated only by a Coleman Coleman lantern.lantern.
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THE(HE DAY AFTER THE ORGANIZATION OF)AmericanAmerican States voted in May to censure Gen. DAY StatesAFTERvoted(THE)in (ORGANIZATION)May to censure Gen.
Sara Miles & Bob Ostertag
THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE GOVERN T HE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE GOVERNment'S ment's counterinsurgencycounterinsurgency plan has shifted away from plan has shifted away from thethe integrated civic action/psychological warfare approach integrated civic action/psychological warfare approach characteristiccharacteristic of low intensity conflict. The new panacea is of low intensity conflict.
THE DANCING IN THE STREET AS THE POLLS Tclosed on March 20 had the distinct appearance of a (HE DANCING IN THE STREET AS THE POLLS)closed on March 20 had the distinct appearance of a fraternityfraternity bash at a private school in the United bash at a private school in the United States not surprisingly, since many if not most of the States not surprisingly, since many if not most of the celebratingcelebrating ARENA youth activists had attended such ARENA youth activists had attended such schools. Decked out in Reebok sneakers, bermuda shorts, schools.
Diane K. Bartz
An Italian waste disposal firm Italian waste disposal firm named Jelly Wax deposited more than named Jelly Wax deposited more than 2,000 tons of leaky, corroded barrels 2,000 tons of leaky, corroded barrels near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela in near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela in AprilApril 1987. Four months later, when 1987.