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Photo by Andre Kmi»ri Michael Robins, an expert on U.S. Third World intervention, lectured at the University on Tuesday and will again tonight. Third World issues focus of expert's lecture tonight By Mike Drummond Emerald Associate Editor Michael Robins, an expert on United States intervention in Third World nations, lectured on campus Tuesday and is scheduled to speak again tonight at 7 in the Fir Room. 167 KMU. Robins, who has spent the last four years on and off again in Nicaragua, addressed the issues surrounding U S. aid to the Contras and the continuing conflict present in that country "What the United States historically has not been able to deal with is the internal dynamics in these (Third World) countries," Robins said. Robins believes the United States has inherent problems dealing with developing coun tries like Nicaragua because American administrations tradi tionally have not dealt with the "gross disequilibrium in land and wealth distribution" bet ween the rich and the poor. An anthropology major from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Robins left the an thropological field of myth, ritual and symbol when he perceived "negative forces" in the world impeding his efforts to conduct traditional anthropology. “Every time I would try to find a group of people to study cultures as a regular an thropologist would, 1 would find some intense threat, either from a Third World government or a multinational corporation, destroying these people over night by taking away their land." Robins said. This interested him with pro blems of social development and revolution, particularly in Central America, and he chang ed his field of study to popular participation in local organiza tions — concentrating on in digenous involvement in labor unions, women's groups and agrarian reform. Going beyond what he plans to address in his speech, Robins expressed doubts that the United States militarily will in vade Nicaragua by the time Ronald Reagan leaves office. "Three months before the Iran-Contra scandal broke in November of 1986. many analysts of Central America thought tho probability of out and-out U S. military interven tion in Nicaragua was at its height." Robins said Around February and March of 1987. many in Washington. D C. thought the United States, either bv supplying Honduran forces or through direct involve ment. would attempt an inva sion of Nicaragua. Robins explained. He also views the current five-nation peace plan between countrias in Central America as important "because historical ly. for the first time. Central American nations have gotten together and said no' to Uncle Sam — they have said no’ to Ronald Reagan and have scrap ped his peace plan." Robins said. ONLY $5.00 ANY 12" 1 ITEM PIZZA Extra Item Only $1 00 Pnon« exp io/14/ar [Mil Name ONE COUPON PER PIZZA ONLY $8.00 ANY 16" 1 ITEM PIZZA PLUS 2 QTS POP Phone EXP 10/14/87 uumpN NT6R M ASS SCHEDULE ST. THOMAS MORE UNIVERSITY PARISH 1850 EMERALD STREET EUGENE. OR ‘>7401 14 4-702 I Newman Center Staff: Fr. Albert Felice-Pace, O.P., Pastor Bro. Jordan Bradshaw, O.P. Fr. Stephen McCabe. O.P. Fr. Carlos Rttstiu, O.P. Sr. Janet Ryan, S.N.J.M. Karen Lynch 6* Evan Harris, Peer Ministers Nancy Hawkins, Secretary Cathy Zosel, Music Director Beth Safranski, Chelsea House Manager Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P., In residence Saturday: 5:00 p m. Sunday: 9:00 &. 11:00 a.m. 6*. 7:30 p m. 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