The irancontra affair never ended washington monthly. Bush, one must grasp the significance of irancontra, the massive criminal operation that was the cornerstone of the bush era, headed by the bushes, with the clintons as partners. To get a taste of that read al martins book the conspirators. A selfdescribed fourth level player of iran contra, martin has first hand knowledge of the dirty deals, highlevel scams, frauds, and treasonous activities of the bush cabal. Gary stephen webb august 31, 1955 december 10, 2004 was an american investigative journalist he began his career working for newspapers in kentucky and ohio, winning numerous awards, and building a strong reputation for investigative writing. As malcolm byrne demonstrates in his very fine book, the irancontra affair belongs as a key chapter in that longer story.
Not only is it a shocking and uncensored expose of iran contra scandals, the book is a hidden history of us government crime and corruption. Jeb bush, oliver north and the murder of cia drug smuggler. This extraordinary book narrates a frightening, shocking story. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran.
By the fall of 1986, irancontra blew wide open anyhow because of the plane that eugene hasenfus was on got shot down over nicaragua. In the case of the jfk assassination, i wish to focus on two men who functioned as part of the communications network of the office of emergency planning oep, the agency renamed in 1968 as the office of emergency preparedness to which mccord was attached, and renamed again in 1982 as the national program office for which oliver north was the action. The iran contra connection delves in to the details of cia and extracia operations, including drugtrafficking, gunrunning, governmenttoppling, and assassination. Both men had played key roles in the iran contra operation. A book published in 2008 by israeli journalist and terrorism expert ronen bergman asserts that bush was also. The best books on the irancontra affair 2020 including a very thin line. This program discusses the irancontra affair in brief as it relates to pilot terry reeds involvement who authored the book compromised. Secret teams and covert operations in reagan era by jonathan marshall. Articles such as this one were acquired and published with the primary aim of expanding the information on with greater speed and efficiency than has traditionally been possible. Secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era paperback by. Click to read more about the iran contra connection.
Reagan and bush criminal liability evaluations presidential exposure and roles detailed in special prosecutor reports reagan briefed in advance on each group of missiles sold to iran bush chaired secret committee that recommended mining harbors of nicaragua national security archive electronic briefing book no. Click to read more about the irancontra connection. Facing increasing public scrutiny from the fallout after webbs dark alliance series, the cia conducted its own internal investigations. National security archive electronic briefing book no. Caso iran contra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal, or simply iran contra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration. He planted forged memos in the national archives blaming jfk for the diem assassination, for example. Among the lessons of irancontra is that a healthy democracy must have robust checks on executive authority in order to minimize abuses of power. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Irancontra connection by jane hunter, peter dale scott. The irancontra connection devles in to the details of cia and extracia operations. Secret teams and covert operations in reagan era by jonathan marshall 4 times men of zeal by william s. Adnan khashoggi and ari benmenashe kept popping up not only in relationship to the armshostagesdrugs circus that was iran contra, but also in connection to the bcci scandal bank of credit and commerce international. Pilots, companies and other individuals working for companies used to support the contra program pilots, companies and other individuals working for companies used to support the contra program. The archives chronology offers a complete summary of every known relevant fact connected with the irancontra scandal.
Pottker from writing a book on the circuss treatment of animals and children entertainers. The declassified history by peter kornbluh 4 times the iran contra connection. Jeb bush and the 1986 murder of cia drug smuggler barry seal. Pentagon nominee robert gates among many prominent figures involved in the scandal. The irancontra connection is as disturbing as the tower report is consoling. Blame reagan for making me into a monster blame oliver north and irancontra i ran contraband that. It goes beyond the recent events to discern the roots of contemporary u.
In 1994 he published a bestselling book, compromised. Pilots, companies and other individuals working for. Barrs record presents a troubling parallel for the situation presented in the mueller investigation. If youre old enough to remember the iran contra affair, this book will either seem incredible or a validation of what you suspected. What drug trafficking allegations was cia aware of, and when, involving pilots and companies supporting the contra program. Some of president reagans top advisers have operated a virtual parallel government outside the traditional cabinet departments and agencies almost from the day reagan took office, congressional investigators and administration officials have concluded. This explosive book lays bare the personalities and institutional relations behind the headlines.
Who is attorney general bill barr, who will release the. Secrets of an irancontra insider 2001 and read about jeb bushs dealings with operatives such as al martin, oliver north. The irancontra conspiracy and coverup by lawrence e. Buy iran contra connection by jane hunter, peter dale scott, jonathan marshall online at alibris. The iran contra scandal is not merely a plan gone awry, the authors argue, but a consistent outgrowth of a long tradition of u. In either case, it almost pales in comparison to nixons sabotoge of the viet nam peace agreement so he could get elected and carry on the war for two more bloody years. Barr recommended that president bush pardon six people indicted by irancontra independent counsel lawrence walsh, including highranking officials who were accused of perjury and withholding evidence.
When your former bosses want you dead or you know too much to let live. William barr and the irancontra scandal the millennium. Such violations of the rights of foreigners figure nowhere in any official investigation to date of the iran contra connection. The big ones obviously, the irancontra ones i certainly did not oppose any of them, barr said as part of the presidential oral history program of the miller center at the university of. It was in that role that he oversaw a plot to prevent ms. What is the connection between iran and the contras in the. The israel connection excerpted from the book the iran contra connection secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era by johnathan marshall, peter dale scott, and jane hunter south end press, 1987, paper. Its the 20th anniversary of the iran contra scandal. Popular iran contra affair books showing 15 of 5 drift. Jfk, watergate, irancontra, and 911 by peter dale scott presentation made by the author at the november 2011 copa meeting in dallas the asianpacific journal vol 9, issue 47 no 2 21 november 2011 original video presentation available here. In the days after hunt died there were several articles covering the same material. The irancontra connection, jonathan marshall, peter dale.
Its the 20th anniversary of the irancontra scandal. For more information contact peter kornbluh 2029947116. Luis posada carriles the declassified record cia and fbi documents detail career in international terrorism. Another intriguing epstein connection stillness in the storm. Secret teams and covert operations in reagan era by jonathan marshall 19870803 on. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. Nov 20, 2019 the same day that the iran contra connection was disclosed, president reagan accepted the resignation of his national security adviser, vice admiral john poindexter, and fired lieutenant colonel. How john kerry exposed the irancontra scandal and showed the cracks in the war on drugs cant you tell that i came from the dope game. Secret teams and covert operations in reagan era by jonathan marshall 19870803. Clinton, bush and the cia and in 1995 produced a film, the mena connection, which. The irancontra connection delves in to the details of cia and extracia operations, including drugtrafficking, gunrunning, governmenttoppling, and assassination.
Jan 16, 2019 so many of the same actors, such as barr, are present from the reagan bush admins. Secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era. In a secret assessment of the activities, the lead counsel for the senate iran contra committee called it a secret governmentwithinagovernment. To understand the scope, scale, and gravity of william barrs central role working for george h. This eventually led to the full exposure of the operation and the iran contra affair. William barr and the irancontra scandal the millennium report. Vancouver the irancontra connection, jonathan marshall, peter dale scott and jane hunter this explosive book lays bare the personalities and institutional relations behind the headlines. Secrets of an iran contra insider is a true crime story thats been too hot for mainstream media. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal. Therein appears to lie the real answers to whats going on today. What does william barr have to do with iran contra. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. In an interview last week with the independent outlet narativ, benmenashe, who himself was involved in irancontra arms deals, told his interviewer zev shalev that he had been introduced to jeffrey epstein by robert maxwell in the mid1980s while maxwells and benmenashes involvement with irancontra was ongoing.
Drug trafficking was a much less convoluted method of skirting the congressional ban on funding the contras, and the cias inspector general found that in the early years after congress cut off contra funding, the cia had alerted congress about the allegations of drug trafficking. Drug trafficking was a much less convoluted method of skirting the congressional ban on funding the contras, and the cias inspector general found that in the early years after congress cut off contra funding, the cia had alerted congress about the allegations of. Howard hunts taped deathbed confession is not new news. The same day that the iran contra connection was disclosed, president reagan accepted the resignation of his national security adviser, vice admiral john poindexter, and fired lieutenant colonel oliver north, a poindexter aide. If youre old enough to remember the irancontra affair, this book will either seem incredible or a validation of what you suspected. Welcome to understanding the irancontra affairs, the only comprehensive website on the famous reaganera government scandal, which stemmed from the u. And that is because cia drug smuggler barry seal was a threat to plea bargain down in louisiana and expose bush involvement in irancontra and cia drug running in general to support the nicaraguan contras. According to reagan, these iranians sought to establish a quiet relationship with the united states, before. The arrangement permitted reagan administration officials to claim that they were not involved in controversial or illegal activities, the officials said. List of books and articles about irancontra affair online. This was a scandal called iran contra back during the reagan administration, 19801988.
Few of the numerous and weighty tomes on the irancontra affair make more. A major clue could be bccis connection to both the cia and the soviet union see below. The iran contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of president ronald reagan. The contest between the united states and iran, however, outlasted the sudden collapse of the soviet power from 19891991. Contrary to reports in the new york times and other leading news outlets, safras republic national bank was implicated not cleared in connection with the irancontra affair. Investigative reporter robert parry broke many of the irancontra stories for the associated press and newsweek in the 1980s. Secret teams and covert operations in reagan era marshall, jonathan, scott, peter dale, hunter, jane on.
The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal. What are quality books about the irancontra affair. The enterprises efforts culminated in the irancontra affair of 19861987, which facilitated contra funding through the proceeds of arms sales to iran. This electronic briefing book is compiled from declassified documents obtained by the national security archive, including the notebooks kept by nsc aide and irancontra figure oliver north, electronic mail messages written by highranking reagan administration officials, memos detailing the contra war effort, and fbi and dea reports. Caso irancontra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal, or simply irancontra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration. Hezbollah, an iranian backed militia in lebanon had taken several american hostages. The authors are right in criticizing the tower commission for seeing the affair as primarily the outcome of reagans management style. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Irancontra connection secret teams and covert operations in. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran contra connection secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era by johnathan marshall, peter dale scott, and jane hunter. How americans challenged the media and seized political initiative during the irancontra debate hardcover.
Terry reed iswas a formercia spook who by his own account was employed to train nicaraguan pilots in iran contra, then involved in production of shipping weapons to them, but claimed originally not to have known about the trafficking of cocaine back to usa. Understanding the irancontra affairs brown university. The irancontra connection delves in to the details of cia and extracia operations, including drugtrafficking, gunrunning, governmenttoppling, and. Menashe kept popping up not only in relationship to the armshostagesdrugs circus that was iran contra, but also in connection. The best books on the irancontra affair 2020 the strategist new. The nicaraguan government itself announced the mining on january 3,1984, but the cia first mentioned it in passing to the house intelligence committee on january 31. The first shipment through the second channel is sent to iran.
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