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From: ekrell@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Contras arm&arm w/Guard: Nicaraguans NOT Sandinistas
Message-ID: <9957@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 14:14:43 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 14:14:43 1986
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Reply-To: ekrell@ucla-cs.UUCP (Eduardo Krell)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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In article <1049@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>
>If the Contras truly support *democracy* why did Arturo Cruz *refuse*
>to participate in the 1984 elections despite repeated requests
>from the Sandinistas and other opposition parties?

He was applying common sense. He suspected that the elections would be
manipulated by the Sandinistas (whether it actually happened or not is
a different matter and totally irrelevant). He knew that by taking part
in those elections, he would be legitimazing them, so he stayed out.
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    Eduardo Krell               UCLA Computer Science Department
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