European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 columns the stars and stripes saturday. October 10.1987 Tom Wicker Reagan s goal is surrender of sandinista Good for Jim Wright who reject v the Rea Gan administration s demands on Nicaragua As Ridic Ulous and As evidence that someone advising the president is trying to torpedo the peace process Hal tingly under Way in Central America. What other conclusion is possible in sight of Ria Gan i record on his Issue his administration Organ i cd and has financed the contras legally and illegally first in order to interdict supplies supposedly being sent guerrillas in Al Salvador then to keep pressure on the sandinista govt in men of Nicaragua to change ils ways. The Reagan administration has refused All Sugges Lions of direct negotiations with the sandinista. It found reasons real and unreal to reject the various peace proposals of the Concadora nations. Reagan himself said he wanted the sardinian to say Uncle to surrender not to negotiate a peace. He has already called the Central american peace plan fatally flawed though ail five nations of the Region accepted it and Lite sandinista have started to put it into effect appointing the required reconciliation commission allowing the opposition newspaper la Prensa to Start publishing again and returning a Catholic radio station to the air. But Reagan s position is that i he sandinista will renege on these Steps As soon As possible. He wants to move ahead with $270 million in additional Aid to the contras and demands that the sandinista go Well beyond what they agreed 10 do in the Central american peace plan evict All soviet and cuban advisers for example negotiate directly with the contras and Stop accept ing soviet bloc military Aid. These demands invade nicaraguan sovereignty which even the Reagan administration officially recognizes. They Are clearly designed to be rejected thus to torpedo the peace process or at least . Acceptance of it. The while House apparently believes that this is a Strong Domestic political position. A senior official Tow Joel Brincy of the new York times that con Gressional democrats favouring the peace plan and opposed to further Aid to the Comras should be prepared to answer the question Are you willing to be held hostage to Danny Ortega Daniel Ortega the Percsi. Dent of Nicaragua signed the Central american peace Caird that s the wrong question. As Wright appear t Nlle recognizes the current Effort in Central America is regional. If Ortega should renege on his commit ments or reverse them at some future Date it would be up to the other signers supported by most of latin America not to the United states to bring the necessary pressures and opprobrium to Bear on Nicaragua. Maureen Downey can the latin nations be trusted to do so thai s the wrong question top. For one thing some latin leaders believe the sandinista will not defy All their neighbors and their partners in the peace Accord. Even if they might it s nol for the United states to question the Good Faith of these neighbors and partners Sov Ereign nations All or their ability to enforce the arc Mcm much less to add it possible conditions in order to subvert it. Besides if the United Stales does not accept the peace process in Central America particularly if it Renews military Aid to Hie contras the sandinista would have no alternative but to continue the anti a Oilra War. And it s the necessities of that War that have Given them their excuse not Only for repressive political measures but for the continuing weakness of the nicaraguan Economy under their regime. If the War ends the Onega government will have 10 face up to Domestic political and economic pressures without re pression or without the pretext of wartime necessity to justify repression. Fwd sell