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From: myers@uwmacc.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Contras arm&arm w/Guard
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 13:10:46 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 13:10:46 1986
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> "We draw our very blood from the civilians they say we are killing."
>    Adolfo Calero
>    Chairman of the FDN and
>    Former Colonel of Somoza's National Guard

Good article, but I was not aware that Calero was in the Guardia.  On last
nite's excellent issue of *Frontline* on PBS, it was stated that Calero was
an ex-Coca Cola distributor.

Nevertheless, the fact remains that the preponderance of the FDN leadership
are Guardia -- this was clearly brought out in the PBS special in the face
of Calero lying about it at first.

A lot of the show dealt with ex-General Singlaub and his campaign to raise
money for the contras from private sources in the face of US law against
such activity.

Jeff Myers