[We are reprinting for the information of our readers two articles from the Colombian Trotskyist press discussing the activities of the Simón Bolivar Brigade, which was expelled from Nicaragua in mid- August.
(The first article, "Two Lines on Nicaragua Solidarity Work," was written before the expulsion of the brigade. It appeared in the August 27 issue of Combate Socialista, newspaper of the Partido Socialista Revolucionario (PSR-Revolutionary Socialist Party).
[The second article, "What Happened With the Simón Bolivar Brigade?" appeared in the August 24 issue of El Socialista, weekly newspaper of the Partido Socialista de los Trabajadores (PST- Socialist Workers Party), the organizer of the brigade.
(Titles, subheadings, and emphasis have been retained from the originals. The translation and footnotes are by Intercontinental Press/Inprecor.]