Nonetheless. I find the visit by Salvadoran political figure Roberto DAubuissonreputed deathsquad leadera most cruel twist of logic. I am not advocating a blanket ban on visas requested by foreign political leaders whose views we may find objectionable. That would not be in keeping with this Nations historic commitment to freedom of speech. I firmly believe. however. that in the interest of fairness the same standards ought to apply to all persons seeking to visit the United States. The case of Mr. DAubuisson underscores the double standards with which this administration has played politics with visa requests. While Secretary of State George Shultz was denouncing terrorists and terrorism and while U.S. officials were linking DAubuisson to an assassination effort of the present U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador. the same Department of State overturns an earlier ruling by granting Mr. DAubuisson a visa. Not only does this fly in the face of their denunciations of terrorists. but it contradicts their actions in denying the visa requests of several ranking Nicaraguan officials. A State Department spokesman. in explaining the recent reversal. offered that Mr. DAubuisson was granted the visa because he holds a key role in Salvadoran politics and the United States is much interested in the evolution of that process. Surely this same standard could be applied to Sandinista leaders denied entry into this country. Mr.
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