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| Program Number | S0758 |
| Title | Three Young Latin Americans Wish to Be Heard |
| PBS Number | 1720 |
| Moderator | - |
| Host | Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008. |
| Guest(s) | 1) Arguello, Juan Ramirez. - founder of the Nicaraguan Institute of
Democratic Studies 2) Rivera, Antonio. - President of the Honduran National Party's Youth Wing 3) Brito, J. T. Gonzales. - Secretary General of the Chilean Federation of Students 4) Hitchens, Christopher. - Examiner. See Preface for explanation. |
| Taped on | Oct 1, 1987 (Washington, DC) |
| Broadcast Date | Nov 27, 1987 |
| Duration | 60 minutes (or hh:mm:ss) |
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| Summary | Our three guests are engaging but, unfortunately, not completely fluent in English. The result is some good moments mixed in with a good deal of floundering. Examiner* Christopher Hitchens: "Was I wrong in getting the idea that nothing will satisfy you but the removal of the FSLN--Sandinista--government from power in Managua?" Mr. Ramirez: "No. Only a true democratic system will satisfy us. They can remain with their party if they want. That's not a problem.... So what we want is for them to dismantle the totalitarian system they have been trying to implement... Dismantle the ration cards which they use to control the population; dismantle the security system they have--we call it CDS, the committee of defense in the slums--that they use to repress the people; that they separate the state from the party, the army from the party." |
| Subject Heading(s) | Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- Democracy -- Latin America. Chile -- Politics and government -- 1980- Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 1979-1990. Honduras -- Politics and government -- 1982- |
| Related Document(s) | Type(s): News releases, photo Type(s): Transcript Type(s): Research materials Type(s): Transcript |
| Purchase show | Program is unavailable on DVD at this time. |
| Transcript | Download transcript (80040_s0758_trans.pdf) |
