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Nicaraguan Contras

Books on: nicaraguan contras

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The Contras, 1980-1989: A Special Kind of Politics

Book by R. Pardo-Maurer, Edward N. Luttwak; Praeger, 1990

Subjects:

Counterrevolutionaries--Nicaragua--History--20th Century, Government, Resistance To--Nicaragua--History--20th Century, Nicaragua--Politics And Government--1979-1990, Nicaragua--Relations--United States, United States--Relations--Nicaragua

Collections: History, Entire Library

Former political officer for the Nicaraguan Resistance (the Contras), Pardo-Maurer shares his experiences of the factional dynamics of that group in this provocative new study. Providing an historical account of internal politics in the Resistance, Pardo-Maurer analyzes the principle factions or ...
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Former political officer for the Nicaraguan Resistance (the Contras), Pardo-Maurer shares his experiences of the factional dynamics of that group in this provocative new study. Providing an historical account of internal politics in the Resistance, Pardo-Maurer analyzes the principle factions or issues of contention, devoting special attention to the influence of the U.S. political process on Resistance policy. The book provides an intriguing inside look at one of the most controversial resistance movements of the 20th century.
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A Faustian Bargain: U.S. Intervention in the Nicaraguan Elections and American Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era

Book by William I. Robinson; Westview Press, 1992

Subjects:

Elections--Nicaragua--History--20th Century, Nicaragua--Foreign Relations--United States, Nicaragua--Politics And Government--1979-1990, United States--Foreign Relations--Nicaragua

Collections: History, Entire Library

...revolution. The contras, initially the...unleashed on the Nicaraguan countryside, and...Bergold called a Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry...will center on the contras," he told the official...demilitarization of the Nicaraguan counterrevolution...delegitimized the armed contras as an instrument...
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Resistance and Contradiction: Miskitu Indians and the Nicaraguan State, 1894-1987

Book by Charles R. Hale; Stanford University, 1994

Subjects:

Indians, Treatment of--Nicaragua, Miskito Indians--Government relations, Miskito Indians--Politics and government, Miskito Indians--Wars, Nicaragua--Ethnic relations, Nicaragua--History--20th century, Nicaragua--Politics and government

Collections: History, Entire Library

...alleged proof of the Nicaraguan governments totalitarian...covert aid to the contras. In late 1984...become part of Nicaraguan national territory...petitioners, by contrast, let it be known...Spanish-speaking Nicaraguans chose to mark the...Queen Victoria, in contrast, would probably...
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Between Struggle and Hope: The Nicaraguan Literacy Crusade

Book by Valerie Miller; Westview Press, 1985

Subjects:

Education And State--Nicaragua, Literacy--Nicaragua

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...lines of defense against the groups called the contras --Nicaraguans, trained and, until recently, financed by the U...he had been dismissed from his position with the contras because of internal disagreements over the role...
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The Nicaraguan Church and the Revolution

Book by Joseph E. Mulligan; Sheed & Ward, 1991

Subjects:

Catholic Church--Nicaragua--History, Nicaragua--Church History, Nicaragua--Politics And Government

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...ambulance of the Nicaraguan Red Cross...same month, contras ambushed a truck...wounded. The contras told the wounded...the United Nicaraguan Opposition...aid to the contras was necessary to force the Nicaraguan government to...

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Journal Articles on: nicaraguan contras

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Learning to Kill by Proxy: Colombian Paramilitaries and the Legacy of Central American Death Squads, Contras, and Civil Patrols

Journal article by Victoria Sanford; Social Justice, Vol. 30, 2003

Subjects:

Castano, Carlos--Military policy, Colombia--Military aspects, Colombian foreign relations, National Liberation Army (Colombia)--Military aspects, United States foreign relations, United States. Department of State

Collections: Entire Library

...recruitment of some 500 Nicaraguans. These recruits...known as the Contras, reflecting their...executions, to impress Nicaraguan villagers" (Cockburn...network for the Contras. The Iran-Contra...Salvador, the Contras terrorized Nicaraguan villages, and...
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The Catholic Church in the Nicaraguan Revolution: A Gramscian Analysis

Journal article by Dana Sawchuk; Sociology of Religion, Vol. 58, 1997

Subjects:

Religion And Sociology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...this class in Nicaraguan society ( Kirk...72-74, 122-35). By contrast, we can note that...siding with the contras against the government...of the Church in Nicaraguan society also fuelled...understood in contrast to the bases theology...at the base of Nicaraguan society. As such...
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Nicaragua's New Constitution

Journal article by Andrew Reding; World Policy Journal, Vol. 4, 1987

Subjects:

World Politics

Collections: Entire Library

...ministers since 1977 ; Nicaraguan contras last year killed a Canadian...urged military aid to the contras, arguing that the Nicaraguan government is an illegitimate...shipped supplies to the Nicaraguan contras during the period of congressional...
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Toward a Theory of Press-State Relations in the United States

Journal article by W. Lance Bennett; Journal of Communication, Vol. 40, 1990

Subjects:

Communication

Collections: Entire Library

...US funding for the Nicaraguan contras is used to test The...of Sandinistas and contras. Hence, Sandinista and...attempting to overthrow Nicaraguan Government because of...all secret aidn to contras 151 4 Aug. 3- Nov...
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China Policy: Interests and Process

Journal article by David M. Lampton; World Affairs, Vol. 148, 1985

Subjects:

Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace

Collections: Entire Library

...the United States, Iran, Iraq, Israel, and the Nicaraguan "contras" amply demonstrate. Flawed decision-making processes...hostages and the desire to continue funding the contras in the face of congressional resistance), Americas...

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Magazine Articles on: nicaraguan contras

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Tricky 'Dick'; during His Early Years in Congress, Rep. Richard Gephardt Voted for Ronald Reagan's Tax Cut, Aid to the Nicaraguan Contras and a Constitutional Ban on Abortion. Twenty-Five Years Later, and with an Eye on the White House, He Is a Pro-Choice, Tax-and-Spend Liberal

Magazine article by John Berlau; Insight on the News, May 27, 2003

Subjects:

Democratic Party--Officials and employees, Gephardt, Richard--Tax policy, Presidential candidates--Tax policy

Collections: Entire Library

...Reagans Tax Cut, Aid to the Nicaraguan Contras and a Constitutional Ban on...and he voted for aid to the Nicaraguan Contras and supported a constitutional...restrict abortion, for aid to the Contras, supported Reagans tax cuts...
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Odds against the Contras

Magazine article by John Mclaughlin; National Review, Vol. 39, March 27, 1987

Subjects:

American military assistance--Political aspects, Contras (Nicaragua)--International relations, Military assistance, American--Political aspects, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan foreign relations--United States, United States foreign relations--Nicaragua, United States. Congress--Military policy

Collections: Entire Library

...earmarked for the Nicaraguan resistance --Contra...continue aid to the Contras in his State of...definite thrusts into Nicaraguan territory. "The...advisor. "If the Contras can only make some...fast. Will the Contras overcome their infightingand...democratic goals of the Nicaraguan resistance fighters...
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So Long, Contras?

Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 39, September 11, 1987

Subjects:

American military assistance--Central America, Contras (Nicaragua)--International relations, Military assistance, American--Central America, Nicaraguan foreign relations--United States, United States, United States foreign relations--Nicaragua

Collections: Entire Library

...plan, the ceasefire is supposed to begin (you can kill a lot of Contras in five weeks, especially if theyre out of bullets). But the greater...must wither away. The side that is withering now is that of the Nicaraguan democratic resistance.
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Nicaraguan Elections: The U.S. Plays the Contra Card

Magazine article by David Macmichael; The Nation, Vol. 250, February 5, 1990

Subjects:

Chamorro, Pedro Joaquin--Political activity, Contras (Nicaragua)--Political activity, National Opposition Union (Nicaragua)--Political activity, Nicaragua--Elections, Nicaraguan foreign relations--United States, Ortega Saavedra, Daniel--Political activity, United States, United States foreign relations--Nicaragua

Collections: Entire Library

...to dismiss the Nicaraguan contras with severance...integrating the contras into a post-Sandinista...campaign activity. Nicaraguan intelligence reported...contra card in the Nicaraguan elections to offset...miscalculated. The contras have failed to...
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The Contras

Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 38, April 11, 1986

Subjects:

Contras (Nicaragua)--International relations, Economic assistance--Nicaragua, Foreign economic assistance--Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Nicaraguan foreign relations--United States, Reagan, Ronald--International relations, United States, United States foreign relations--Nicaragua

Collections: Entire Library

...Administrations policy of assisting the Nicaraguan Contras. Support in Congress is lukewarm...congressional objections about the Contras themselves. Third, it would be...government to be set up somewhere on Nicaraguan territory, which could serve...

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Newspaper Articles on: nicaraguan contras

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Bad News, Cocaine and Contras

Newspaper article by Kenneth L. Billingsley; The Washington Times, May 19, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Kenneth L. Billingsley An axis of the CIA and Nicaraguan Contras targeted Americas inner cities with crack cocaine...other leftists shamelessly defended but whom the Nicaraguan people, when they got the chance, voted out of power...
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Contras Celebrated

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, June 15, 2006

Subjects:

Calero, Adolfo, Ortega Saavedra, Daniel

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...WASHINGTON TIMES Contras celebrated Adolfo...the anti-communist Nicaraguan Resistance. His...recognition of the Nicaraguan Resistance," Mr...Club. The former Contras were recognized...1980s. "Without the Nicaraguan freedom fighters...million in aid to the Contras in 1986. However...
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Carter, Baker Stress Nicaraguan Reconciliation

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 29, 1996

Subjects:

Baker, James A., Carter, Jimmy, Ortega Saavedra, Daniel

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Democrats that would protect the Contras and relocate them and provide...wouldnt say we abandoned the Contras, but we certainly changed the...a statement that brings the Nicaraguan people together and all the...back to that abandoned-the-Contras situation. One of the arrows...
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Nicaraguan Voters Stand at a Crossroads: First Transition of Democratic Era Could Seat Ortega

Newspaper article by Tom Carter; The Washington Times, October 15, 1996

Subjects:

Aleman, Arnoldo, Ortega Saavedra, Daniel

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...resolving their political differences with ballots instead of guns. Just three years ago, the Nicaraguan Congress was paralyzed as former Contras - dissatisfied with what peace had brought them - took up arms and seized a town. The Sandinistas...
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CIA Reviews Charges of Link to Contra Cocaine Trafficking

Newspaper article by Andy Thibault; The Washington Times, September 12, 1996

Subjects:

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...conspire with the Nicaraguan Contras to flood black...activity by the Contras simply did not...Blandon, a former Nicaraguan government official...raising money for the Nicaraguan guerrilla army...was known as the Contras. Other key players...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: nicaraguan contras

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North, Oliver Laurence

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...lieutenant colonel. In 1981 he was assigned to the National Security Council, and in 1983 he became the liaison to the Nicaraguan contras. In Nov., 1986, North emerged as the central figure in the Iran-contra affair . He was fired by President Reagan...
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Arias SÁnchez, Oscar

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...as a neutral and demilitarized country, he opposed the previous administrations policy of allowing U.S.-backed Nicaraguan contras to operate from Costa Rican territory. In 1987, he led a regional peace initiative that called for a cease-fire...
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Guerrilla Warfare

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...negotiations in the early 1990s. The United States has sponsored guerrillas, most notably anti-Castro Cuban forces and Nicaraguan contras. Modern "urban guerrilla" activities such as hijacking and kidnapping are frequently inspired by ideology rather...
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Iran-Contra Affair

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits...was a commitment to aid the contras who were conducting a guerrilla...providing military aid to the contras from Dec., 1983, to Sept...covert military aid to the contras. Under Robert McFarlane (1983...
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Sandinistas

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Sandinista-dominated government was opposed by U.S.-supported guerrillas known as contras (see Nicaragua ). In 1984, Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega Saavedra won the Nicaraguan presidency in an election that was boycotted by some opposition groups...

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