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Baker's remarks signaled a surprising new White House strategy in coping with what has emerged as a central question posed by Congress's hearings about the Iran-contra affair: Did Ronald Reagan violate U.S. law? Reagan and his aides have begun freely admitting that he was deeply involved in encouraging private support for the contras during the period when the Boland amendment barred "direct or indirect" U.S. aid. But they argued that the amendment simply did not apply to the President -- and if it had, it would have been unconstitutional...
...March 1985 memo to Robert McFarlane, then National Security Adviser, North described proposed deliveries of $8 million worth of weapons and ammunition to a Central American country, known to be Guatemala. He enclosed "end-user certificates" attesting that the weapons would be used in that country. Actually, the memo made clear, "all shipments will be . . . turned over to" the contras. This plan seems to violate the Arms Export Control...
Biden said that American foreign policy has failed to adapt to changing realities and has instead been characterized by outdated approaches to the Soviet Union and world problems, particularly in Central America and South Africa...
...said he did not question the legality of his instructions, which came from a small group that included North, then a member of the National Security Council staff, the head of the CIA's Central American task force and Elliott Abrams, who was awaiting Senate confirmation as assistant secretary of state for Central American affairs...
...importance of Afro-American Studies today. As history itself is perceived in dualities, it is impossible to study American history without looking at Afro-American history, as each is an integral part of the other, Huggins says. He adds, "Afro-American studies is important because it is a central way of viewing American life...