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Rally hails troop withdrawal

Committee urges U.S. to pull out of Honduras 

By Paula Roesler
and Paul Dunt
The Daily Iowan

Celebrating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Honduras, about 200 people rallied on the UI Pentacrest Monday to hear speakers and singers, then marched to Iowa City's National guard Armory to tie red ribbons on the perimeter fences.
Speaking on the Pentacrest, UI student Mike Clark, who was a U.S. Army clerk in Honduras in 1986, said the United States is exploiting Honduras.
"What I saw in Honduras was the U.S. building up their military," he said. "But what I never saw, which worried me the most, was the U.S. building up their humanitarian aid."
"If I hadn't been there, I would have just been another of the uniformed," Clark said.
The UI Central American Solidarity Committee sponsored the rally to inform the Iowa City community about the situation in Central America.

CENTRAL AMERICAN Solidarity Committee members asked demonstrators to sign a petition urging the United States to pull all forces out of Central America. About 200 signatures were gathered on the Pentacrest, but committee member Suzanne Janssen said they expected to get more -- she said 6,500 signatures were gathered in 1986. Committee members plan to present the petition to Rep. Dave Nagle, D-Iowa.
"We opposed sending the Iowa Guard in 1986, and we oppose it 1988," Janssen said. "More than opposing aid, we were opposing troop deployment throughout Central America."
Some Republicans are disillusioned with President Ronald Reagan's policy of intervention in Central America, Janssen said.
"We'll see a trend against Bush, and there will be no democratic swing towards the Republicans (in the 1988 presidential election) as there was in 1980 and 1984," she said.

BUT COUNTER-PROTESTORS at the event chanted "U.S.A.," and held signs reading "We love the 82nd Airborne."
One counter-protester, UI freshman Rick Salway, waived the Communist flag and another, UI student Jeff Hart, called the demonstrators "Russian apologists."
Samir Nijim and Matt Burgman, speaking for the Palestine Solidarity Committee, said Israeli involvement in Central American needs to be exposed.

"ISRAEL SUPPLIES sophisticated weaponry, including jets and small arms to Guatemala," Burgman said.
"Even when America refused to send more arms to Nicaragua, Israel continues to do so," Nijim said.
"This summer the Iowa National Guard will go to Panama," said Rose Hayslett, a member of the Central American Solidarity Committee. "Once again, we will be told that their mission is humanitarian and for training. But training for what? For invasion."

DI March 29, 1988

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Rally hails troop withdrawal Committee urges U.S. to pull out of Honduras By Paula Roesler and Paul Dunt The Daily Iowan Celebrating the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Honduras, about 200 people rallied on the UI Pentacrest Monday to hear speakers and singers, then marched to Iowa City's National guard Armory to tie red ribbons on the perimeter fences. Speaking on the Pentacrest, UI student Mike Clark, who was a U.S. Army clerk in Honduras in 1986, said the United States is exploiting Honduras. "What I saw in Honduras was the U.S. building up their military," he said. "But what I never saw, which worried me the most, was the U.S. building up their humanitarian aid." "If I hadn't been there, I would have just been another of the uniformed," Clark said. The UI Central American Solidarity Committee sponsored the rally to inform the Iowa City community about the situation in Central America. CENTRAL AMERICAN Solidarity Committee members asked demonstrators to sign a petition urging the United States to pull all forces out of Central America. About 200 signatures were gathered on the Pentacrest, but committee member Suzanne Janssen said they expected to get more -- she said 6,500 signatures were gathered in 1986. Committee members plan to present the petition to Rep. Dave Nagle, D-Iowa. "We opposed sending the Iowa Guard in 1986, and we oppose it 1988," Janssen said. "More than opposing aid, we were opposing troop deployment throughout Central America." Some Republicans are disillusioned with President Ronald Reagan's policy of intervention in Central America, Janssen said. "We'll see a trend against Bush, and there will be no democratic swing towards the Republicans (in the 1988 presidential election) as there was in 1980 and 1984," she said. BUT COUNTER-PROTESTORS at the event chanted "U.S.A.," and held signs reading "We love the 82nd Airborne." One counter-protester, UI freshman Rick Salway, waived the Communist flag and another, UI student Jeff Hart, called the demonstrators "Russian apologists." Samir Nijim and Matt Burgman, speaking for the Palestine Solidarity Committee, said Israeli involvement in Central American needs to be exposed. "ISRAEL SUPPLIES sophisticated weaponry, including jets and small arms to Guatemala," Burgman said. "Even when America refused to send more arms to Nicaragua, Israel continues to do so," Nijim said. "This summer the Iowa National Guard will go to Panama," said Rose Hayslett, a member of the Central American Solidarity Committee. "Once again, we will be told that their mission is humanitarian and for training. But training for what? For invasion." DI March 29, 1988