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Who underwrites the Sandinista regime? To a large extent, our European allies do. For every dollar in American assistance the Nicaraguan Contras have received, the Sandinistas have received much more than that— from Sweden alone. Congressman Jim Courter (R., N.J.) charges that from 1979 to 1986, Sweden has provided the Communist Sandinistas with $100 million, compared to approximately $65 million in U.S. aid for the Contras. Sweden, a generous benefactor of Communist Vietnam, Communist Cuba, Communist Angola, and Communist terror groups such as SWAPO, will likewise provide another $36 million in bilateral assistance to Nicaragua over the next two years, according to Barricada, the Sandinista newspaper.

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Selling the Rope

Who underwrites the Sandinista regime? To a large extent, our European allies do. For every dollar in American assistance the Nicaraguan Contras have received, the Sandinistas have received much more than that— from Sweden alone. Congressman Jim Courter (R., N.J.) charges that from 1979 to 1986, Sweden has provided the Communist Sandinistas with $100 million, compared to approximately $65 million in U.S. aid for the Contras. Sweden, a generous benefactor of Communist Vietnam, Communist Cuba, Communist Angola, and Communist terror groups such as SWAPO, will likewise provide another $36 million in bilateral assistance to Nicaragua over the next two years, according to Barricada, the Sandinista newspaper.