Washington's War on NicaraguaAn account of U.S. policy from the Sandinista revolution through the Iran-contra scandal and beyond. Sklar shows how the White House sabotaged peace negoatiations and sustained the deadly contra war despite public opposition, with secret U.S. special forces and an auxiliary arm of dictators, drug smugglers and death squad godfathers, and illuminates an alternative policy rooted in law and democracy. |
Contents
Carter Strikes Out | 7 |
Fleeting Coexistence | 35 |
Reagan Strikes Back | 57 |
The Avengers | 75 |
SemiSecret War | 97 |
Shockwaves | 149 |
Terrorist Manuals | 177 |
Ballots Bullets and MIGS | 189 |
Contadora Contradora | 299 |
Diversions | 339 |
Crosscurrents | 365 |
Openings | 393 |
Central America Economic and Social Comparisons 19791985 64 | 399 |
| 405 | |
Notes | 411 |
| 453 | |
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