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Title: Looking back at the invasion of Grenada.(Column)
Author: Stephen Zunes
Publication: National Catholic Reporter (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 28, 2003
Publisher: National Catholic Reporter
Volume: 40 Issue: 6 Page: 21(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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Last month marked the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada, ending that Caribbean island nation's four-year socialist experiment. No bigger than Martha's Vineyard, with a population that could barely fill the Rose Bowl, the country was overrun, with relatively few American casualties.
One of the tiny island nations that grew out of the British colonies in the eastern Caribbean, Grenada--like its neighbors--was populated by descendents of black African slaves. Receiving independence in 1974, the island was ruled initially by the despotic and eccentric Prime Minister Sir Eric Gairy, whose murderous secret police--known as the Mongoose Squad--and passion for flying saucers, the occult and extraterrestrial communication had brought him notoriety throughout the hemisphere.
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