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From: tpkq@charm.UUCP
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Subject: Grenada
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Date: Thu, 3-Nov-83 14:29:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  3 14:29:51 1983
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rabbit!jj:

	I pointed out your misspelling of Grenada not to split hairs,
but because it typifies the way that you (and others) jump in and make
pronouncements about a country, even to the point of supporting an
invasion of it, without knowing (quite literally) the first thing
about the country.

	You ask why anyone would want to read a socialist newspaper.
Well, If you had been reading the Militant, you would not just have
learned how to spell Grenada.  The Militant has been closely following
events in Grenada ever since the 1979 revolution.  You would have
learned about the centuries of British and American imperial
domination of the island, and the legacy of poverty, disease,
illiteracy, and unemployment which it left.  You would also have read
about the enormous advances in education, health care, and the economy
which had been made since the revolution.  And you would have heard
about the U.S. military threats and provocations which led up to the
invasion.

	Before you post slanderous, red-baiting smears about a
newspaper ("socialist" == "financed by the USSR" ???  Honestly!  Senator
McCarthy would be proud of you!! ), maybe you should check it out.
Introductory subscriptions (12 weeks for $3.00) are available by
sending to:

		The Militant
		14 Charles Lane
		New York, NY
			10014