W. Pardo-Maurer R. PARDO-MAURER joined the contras as a political officer in 1986, serving as special assistant to the Washington Office of the Nicaraguan Resistance until the Sapoa ceasefire of 1988. A national of both Costa Rica and the United States, he currently works in Costa Rica as a political consultant. Books by this author:

• The Contras, 1980-1989