Volume 35, Number 4 · March 17, 1988
Has Arias Made a Difference?
By Aryeh Neier
On February 3, as the debate in the US House of Representatives on the President's proposed package of aid to the Nicaraguan contras was ending, Congressman Mickey Edwards, Republican of Oklahoma and a leading proponent of support for the contras, took the floor and cited a Nicaraguan bishop's support for the measure. Two days later, The New York Times quoted the leader of Nicaragua's business federation as expressing disappointment that the aid bill had been rejected. Though such utterances would be considered treasonous by most governments fighting for survival, neither man has faced a serious risk of reprisal so far.
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