Caribbean Rot

Political infections are like cancer: they creep on unnoticed, appearing here and there, then multiplying and gathering speed until deemed incurable or terminal. In both cases, surgery can work, but only if used in time.

The political infection in the Caribbean area, including the Central American mainland as well as the islands, is well beyond the creeping stage. It is hard to say whether the incurable stage has been reached. One of the most encouraging aspects of a Reagan Administration is the prospect that he would “do something” about the area, and indeed about Latin America as a whole.

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Brian Crozier

Political infections are like cancer: they creep on unnoticed, appearing here and there, then multiplying and gathering speed until deemed incurable or terminal. In both cases, surgery can work, but only if used in time.

The political infection in the Caribbean area, including the Central American mainland as well as the islands, is well beyond the creeping stage. It is hard to say whether the incurable stage has been reached. One of the most encouraging aspects of a Reagan Administration is the prospect that he would “do something” about the area, and indeed about Latin America as a whole.