OSPAAAL (cover designer: unknown), Tricontinental magazine, No. 17, March-April 1970, offset print

Tricontinental No. 17 was published during the height of the Vietnam War, addressing what the editors call the "sinister mask" of U.S. "Vietnamization" policy. The cover presents a jarring satirical image: a child-sized figure dressed in full U.S. military combat gear—camouflage fatigues, helmet with netting, ammunition vest marked "U.S."—wielding an oversized automatic rifle against a weathered red-brown backdrop. The deliberately unsettling composition critiques American militarism by depicting warfare's impact on children and societies, while the green "17" in the magazine's masthead signals this as part of OSPAAAL's ongoing documentation of global liberation struggles.

The editorial "To the Reader" explicitly addresses U.S. propaganda about withdrawing from Vietnam while actually perpetuating aggression, noting that "the Vietnamese, by dealing daily and deadly blows at the enemy, demonstrate that siren songs do not lull the spirits of those peoples disposed to struggle against the political and economic domination of imperialism." This March-April 1970 issue arrived as the war expanded into Cambodia and protests intensified worldwide.

The issue features French economist Pierre Jalée's analysis "Imperialist Contradictions and Integration," Cuban journalist Gregorio Ortega on "Lenin and the National Liberation Movement," and Nigerian intellectual Baba Oluwide on the Biafra conflict. The "Meridian Liberation" section covers Uruguay's Tupamaro urban guerrilla movement, documenting one of Latin America's most significant armed resistance groups during this period. Additional articles address liberation struggles in Pakistan, Syria, and Buddhist anti-war movements, alongside interviews with revolutionary leaders from Chile and across the developing world.

Published bimonthly in Spanish, English, French, and Italian, this issue was distributed through OSPAAAL's international network via Havana, Paris (Maspero Editions), and Milan (Feltrinelli Bookshop), with annual subscriptions costing $3.60 US. The magazine's subscription coupon and promotional materials reveal its role as a vital information channel connecting revolutionary movements across Africa, Asia, and Latin America during the Cold War.