military backing.
does this merit?
Actually what worries the United States our revolutionary process. By decision, tries to 'punish' our 'bad benavour • In Older WOrd our Revolution.
URUS now saving that it will help us again if we behave correctly, that is, according to its criteria. To this we reply that we will not take a single step backward.
Nicaraguans announce to all the people of the world that shall continue to behave badly in the eyes of imperialism and that we are ready to die to defend our RevoluWe are willing to tight to the last drop of blood to gained since July 19, 1979.
gained since July 19, You just mentioned 'conquests' of the Revolution. Would you say what they are?
The principal one is that are under way. have also eliminated ror, won independence and national sovereignty and taken some positive cultural steps. in the of the literacy Case crusade.
have achieved a substantial reduction in infant mortality and have pur the country s principal means of production at the service of LOC What. are, the basic pluralism.
IwA have said times that we are very intere pedinarities on witn the peculiarities process, but everything depends on the historic circumstances OI each mo We have always had 111cill our feet firmly on the ground, and do not want to fall into the pattern or the errors of other revolte Our model is intimateIv linked to the needs of production and Ilallulla because the State does not have managerial talent.
do not deprecate the bourgeoisie's adability to make the means of production function.
have understood you, Comandante, you do not disdain the contribution of the businessmen. You do attack the bourgeoisie who it is willing with the cooperate revolutionary process.
We reached the conclusion that ther alc uccessal y that production will have a snarp drop. Now it is up to the businessmen to that the mixed economy - which is basic to political pluralism does not disappear.
We realise that we have to work to maintain a mixed economy, and we have a sincere interest in maintaining it. it the entrepreneurs decapitalise the companies, It they conspire against the Revolution, they will bring an end to mixed economy and piurailsill Thus the conelly depends on the businessmen. Our interest and good will are evident. now depends on the degree of development bourgeois culture and whether the entrepreneurs can go beyond the line of political savagery.
One of the criticisms from the opposition to the FSLN implementation of totalitarian political mode. Do you have this danger in mind? Are the nine comersonte the FSLN National Directorate thinking of this?
Look, personally I can tell you that the responsibility that goes powel very heavy for a human being. It is too much of a burden.
In the National Directorate we take special care not to tall into excesses watch each other. WITH TOMAS BORGE, LEADER OFTHE Said fust a short while Comandante: You ago that within two years per cent of will be designated for servicing debt and buying petroThen, even more than now, foreign financial assistance will be needed.
Do sincerely believe that socialist countries will help Nicaragua to continue upholding political pluralism and mixed economy? Isn't it uto pian to think that such will Sorce terested? Do you truly think that there will be no 'pressure' for Nicarfollow a arud specified course?
I am entirely certain that we will have help without restriction socialist countries. , Remember that vested story callio be the same as today's.
Conditions the world have changed. The Yankees invaded the Dominican Republic; now they would think 200 times Delore aoing Ine same The Soviets likewise have perience in Cuba where the revolution took place specific circumstances If the Soviets - and the socialist countries did not understand that they would historical. have the hope. the absolute certainty, that the understand DOVICL perfectly what is going on here and would not think Socialist Challenge tion is for the people to be of their destin and act according to their wishes. i someone cone , to tell us what we have to do, then the Revolution is over.
A problem that disturbs Latin America the possibility of armed ag against Nicaragua. How seriou danger of attack by one oce that are outside of especially in Central America and the United States!
They have already attacked us several times. Las year they made dozens of attacks. The latest one wa less than a week ago are andu micsc allack will be more frequent i DUL LIC ICE danger is not these attacks by ex-guardsmen.
More serious is the possibility of there being an element of provocation to create a conflict between Honduras and would be difficult to overSandinist LO V Revolution.
The only way to defeat us miltariv would be d an invasion of US troops even they would pay a very high price ir lives, political prestige anc future perspective. For u belligerency We tee main problem more concerned about the war against backwardness poverty and underdevelopment. That Wild worries us more and we hope that there will not be an outbreak of warfare in the area 3 September 1981 Page 1,1