THE last few weeks have confirmed that a new stage has been reached in Nicaraguan revolution: workers' and peasants' government has established on course for a socialist revolution.
In response to this and the situation in Grenada and Salvador, the revolutionary plans perialism have been celerateet There have been provocations aimed at Cuba threats against Grenada. most serious of all is the imperialist activity in support of the dictatorship in El Salvador:
has granted the military junta six million dollars in military aid.
the been counterimand But recently that and two of allowed for by of reconstruction' situation was much worse by the refusal of whole sections of the capitalist and clan out or a tial of the their enterprises, only resumed production, according On 17 March five million people demonstrated The events in Cuba around the Peruvian emwhich sparked the mass emigration to the the plan for to Frederico Carda, the viceminister made average, those firms that are in operation are less than half their capacity.
have This 'decapitalisation', as it is callexercises in the regions was to have involved a massive landing of US marines at the US Navy base at Guantanamo in Cuba But the demonstrations something else. They involved a clear message from the Cuban leadership to the people about the choices which faced them choices. As Fidel Castro pointed out in his May Day speech to one and a half million people, the choice is either to fight against imperialism or to capitulate.
If the Cuban people fight, have to face even worse hardships. The United States blockade of Cuba will undoubtedly be intensified. Oil supplies are likely to be interrupted.
In this situation Castro publicly took to task those in the goverment, or in managerial positjons, who would accompanied by. US modating.to American imperialism.
planning. On ing factories functioning at supported these moves.
been taking process of Agricultural Reform 'Solid Shield 80' - which Cuba were also of their said Castro, they will prefer an easy life gained by accom decree of a over the land to the peasants.
This has led, among other things, to the partial refusal of the landowners to become in. volved in the reconstruction process, and it is still unclear whether a large part of the cotton crop will be planted.
Merchants have begun to organise against the FSLN's price freeze on basic necessities.
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