United States — Foreign relations — Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua : from Reagan administration obsession to a “backburner” issue / Bob Stark, Ann Setright and Jim Feltz ; interviewed by Robert Borosage.
Conversations with Bob Stark of Policy Alternatives for the Caribbean and Central America (PACCA); Ann Setright of Witness for Peace; and Jim Feltz, a priest working in Nicaragua. They examine the history of United States financial aid to Nicaragua during the 1980’s, but with the victory of the United States backed Violeta Chamorro government Nicaragua…
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Destination : Nicaragua / John Stockwell.
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Another look : an examination of the United States involvement in Central America / produced by Teri Foster.
Series which explores the footnotes rather than the headlines of United States policies in Central America. A focus upon Nicaragua is used to examine attitudes, events and institutions which shape the debate. |r.1. United States attitudes (29 min) — r.2. Nicaraguan history / Suzanne A. Alchon (31 min.) — r.3. Real humanitarian aid (32 min.)…
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Cry of alarm : excerpts from the National Town Meeting on Central America / moderated by Stanley Scheinbaum.
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The Decline of Democracy / Noam Chomsky.
Talk by Noam Chomsky, noted MIT linguist and foreign policy analyst. He begins by outlining the conventional view of the United States victory in the Cold War, and the resulting success of the free market. Chomsky then examines Brazilian economics and politics to dispel this popular opinion. He argues that there is a negative correlation…
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The myth of the capitalist triumph / Michael Parenti.
Talk by Micheal Parenti, Professor and author of several books which examine international politics. Parenti compares different governmental systems, the role of government in national politics, the true interests of democracy, the suppression of democracy, and the influences of capitalism around the world. He discusses specific issues such as: government, laws relating to democracy, the…
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The United States, the Middle East and Nicaragua : Noam Chomsky at Ohio State University.
Speech on the conflict between struggling Third World peoples and United States foreign policies aimed at maintaining its control of 50% of the world’s resources for 5% of the world’s population. He focusses upon the U.S.-Israeli denial of the Palestinian problem on the West Bank, and how the United States has subverted the Arias Peace…
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The CIA in Nicaragua / John Stockwell ; interviewed by Corey Dubin.
John Stockwell, former CIA case officer and author of In Search of Enemies, discusses the CIA involvement in Angola, as well as its intentions in Nicaragua. He focusses upon how the CIA abuses human rights in its efforts to destablize ‘unfriendly’ governments.|THE CIA IN NICARAGUA / John Stockwell| interviewed by Corey Dubin. – SERIES: Newsfeature.…
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Scandals of the Reagan-Bush era / Peter Kornbluh ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.
Peter Kornbluh, author of “The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History,” discusses the many levels of covert activities conducted from 1980-1992. He begins by pointing to the unpopularity of the U.S. support of the Contras, and that the Iran-Contra affair was understood as illegal from first inception. He goes on to trace specific illegalities of George…
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Daniel Sheehan at Berkeley.
Sheehan, head counsel for the Christic Institute, discusses the status of their court cases involving government officials who were involved in the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages trade, as well as the illegal military aid to the NicaraguanContras.|DANIEL SHEEHAN AT BERKELEY. – Sheehan, of the Christic Institute, discusses the status of their court cases involving government officials who…