The fact that these young men and women were here impressed me. but the fact that many of their wives and children. their mothers and fathers were with themliving in these primitive conditionsimpressed me even more. I am convinced that Americans in the majority do not understand the very serious and dangerous situation which is going on in Central America. But I believe that even the most naive individual would be convinced that something is wrong when 250.000 Nicaraguans turn up in refugee camps in Costa Rica. 150.000 in Honduras. and more than 20.000 are willing to fight to their deaths to send a message to Daniel Ortega that they want a political change in their homeland. Why are the Contras willing to pay such a price? Because the Sandinistas have a cruel and coldblooded plan for establishing their power base in Nicaragua.