Reagan promises more aid for rebels
NZPA-Reutef Washington I President Reagan yesterday ’ accused [ Nicaragua’s Leftist Sandinista Government of. trying to’ knock oiit the! Contra rebels and said; he was determined to win more United States aid for the rebels to counter; the plan. 1 Referring to last week’s Sandinista raid against the 'main Contra supply camp in i Honduras, Mr Reagan told Republican’ members of[ the House of Representatives: "Opponents of pur package of laid to the
freedom fighters :said tha little or no assistance would mean “more demo cracy and less war. ( “But just the i opposite ■has occurred.” [ (■( Mr Reagan said Mana guia started physical pi’e pa'rations for .the[raid im mediately, after the House defeated his Requested SUS 36 million! (553.6 million) aid package for! ithe Contras on February • (The House , later rejected a Democratic plan which. unlike Kir
Reagan's proposal, contained no military aid for the Contras. j “This j incursion is no mere ‘political mistake’ by the Sandinistas. It [is part of a broad [ojffensiye that is both military and political. It is ihbant |to deliver' a ( knockout blow to the democratic resistance,” Mr Reagan said. "We are determined Ito get assistance for the resistance.) And if we stick i together, this time; we’ll make it,” te said.', i
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