The video revealed that rex84 was a plan to detain aliens from latin. Screening of cover up behind the irancontra affair. Three weeks later, a lebanese newspaper reported the visit of north and mcfarlene to teheran. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies.
Covered are the allegations of secret governments, drugs, cia involvement, assassinations and even a plan to suspend the constitution. See the article in its original context from august 26, 1988. Terms in this set 30 the iran contra affair involved. In 1984, the boland amendment passed, which said that the cia and department of defense could not give militaristic aid specifically in nicaragua.
Recently declassified pentagon documents reveal a strange, not to say illicit, 1980s operation called tipped kettle, in which weapons stolen by israel from the plo in lebanon were transferred to the contras and to antiamerican elements in iran. Many citizens believed that there was in imbalance of power in the government and to america, president reagan had too much power. Behind the iran contra affair west hollywood premiere on june 24, 1988 at the dga theatre in west hollywood, california. Duane ramsdell dewey clarridge april 16, 1932 april 9, 2016 was an american senior operations officer for the central intelligence agency cia and supervisor for more than 30 years. Lives, lies and the iran contra affair by ann wroeaug 15, 1992 firewall. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the. Behind the iran contra affair is the third featurelength documentary produced by the empowerment project. Many nationalist and neoconservatives would see the entire iran contra affair not as a cover up but a good use of political power, an end that justifies the means. Iran contra affair president ronald reagan in 1985, during the second term of the reagan administration, the u. Iran contra affair 1983 1988 the iran contra affair began as an internal u. North, oliver oliver north testifying at the iran contra. Large volumes of documents relating to the scandal were destroyed or withheld from investigators by reagan administration officials. The reagan administration decided to cover up iran contra.
Clarridge was the chief of the latin american division from 1981 to 1987 and a key figure in the iran contra affair. The shadow government of assassins, arms dealers, drug smugglers, former cia operatives and top us military personnel who were running foreign policy unaccountable to the public, revealing the reaganbush administrations plan to. Discuss whatever else may be said of ronald reagan, he quickly showed that the reports of the death of the presidency were greatly exaggerated, no president has used the office of the executive in a more regal, imperial and ordained manner than ronald reagan. Inside the iran contra cover up by robert parry washington in crucial ways, watergate, the signature scandal of the 1970s, and iran contra, the signature scandal of the. On december 21, 1988, pan am flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb that detonated in the baggage compartment as the plane made its climb out from london passing over lockerbie, scotland en route to new york. The iran contra conspiracy and cover up by lawrence e. The irancontra conspiracy and cover up walsh, lawrence e.
Congress or violated the stated public policy of the government. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Irancontra summary executive summary in october and november 1986, two secret u. The irancontra affair american experience official. The iran contra affair demonstrated the true nature of democracy in the united states. Fourteen people were charged with either operational or cover up crimes. What are quality books about the irancontra affair.
Behind the iran contra affair 1988 what you saw in the iran contra hearings was the exposure of the beginnings of a national security state which believes it has the right to override the constitution of the united states in the name of national security. Americans during the time of the iran contra affair felt as though their right to know about government affairs was violated. Materials in the collection cover divisive debates within the reagan administration over terrorism and hostage rescue operations and provide a detailed road map to enable researchers to reconstruct key covert policy decisions related to. Behind the irancontra affair 1988 barbara trent on allmovie this documentary of the iran contra affair. They would both see the cover up as a necessary way to preserve the political and economical structure inside and outside america and a necessary way to maintain, in their opinion. Kris kristofferson and wife lisa meyers attend the screening of cover up behind the iran contra affair on june 24, 1988 at the directors guild theater in hollywood, california. Many of these acquisitions are derived from the official bodiesinvestigating the iran contra affair, including the senate intelligence committee, the tower commission, the joint select. The iran contra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the iran contra scandal, was a political scandal in the united states that came to light in november 1986.
How was the irancontra affair similar to the watergate. Kuwait was invaded by iraq when it raised its price for oil in opposition to opec policy. The rex84 plan has a remarkable resemblance to the current round up of socalled unlawful combatants. The irancontra affair was a clandestine action not approved of by the united states congress. Cover up behind the irancontra affair is a thorough investigation into information suppressed during the iran contra hearings in 1987 where it was found that senior officials in the united states government secretly facilitated the sale of arms to iran. A total of 270 people died including 11 residents of the scottish town. What we saw in the iran contra hearings, was the exposure of the beginnings of a national security state which believes it has the right to override the constitution of the united states in the name of security. The iran contra affairs by theodore draperjun 1, 1992. Behind the iran contra affair 1988 live leak by lasrever what you saw in the iran contra hearings was the exposure of the beginnings of a national security state which believes it has the right to override the constitution of the united states in the name of national security.
Behind the irancontra affair 1988 cast and crew examines reagans alleged deal with iran that delayed the release of american hostages until after his inauguration. In the end, norths conviction was overturned on a technicality, and. Why the russia investigation could be more like iran contra than watergate. 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.
The iran contra affair was a political scandal in the united states in 1987. Twenty years later, the iran contra affair continues to resonate on many levels, especially as washington gears up for a new season of political inquiry with the pending inauguration of the 110th congress and the seeming inevitability of hearings into a range of bush administration policies. The irancontra affair the irancontra affair was an underground operation within the cia that was interwoven between two foreign policy issues that were unlikely to connect had the players in the ordeal not utilized one to benefit the other. The marine lieutenant colonel at the center of the iran contra affair, oliver north, was using profits from the sale of arms to iran to finance the nicaraguan contras the iran contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the contra rebels in iran. But if fiers is correct, topranking cia officials not only knew about the operation and did nothing to stop it. Behind the irancontra affair 1988 examines reagans alleged deal with iran that delayed the release of american hostages until after his inauguration. President ronald reagan holds up a copy of the tower commission report on the iran contra affair, while posing for. This was not only exposure to iran contra, but it also showed the reagan administration breaking the policy of never negotiating with terrorists and kidnappers. Behind the iran contra affair loses force as the movie makers run out of evidence. This documentary video looks inside the iran contra affair. The film reveals a shadow government of former cia operatives, drug smugglers, top us military personnel and others, revealing evidence of. Why the russia investigation could be more like iran.
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