Word: contra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, Liman and House Chief Counsel John Nields managed to sketch some broader themes than North's more limited view of how a democracy functions. Nields pounced on North's complaint that his contra support role had been publicized in Moscow, Havana and Managua. "All our enemies knew it," replied Nields solemnly, "and you wanted to conceal it from the United States Congress...
...matter how grim life may seem and how insistent his critics are that Reagan look and act despondent, he refuses. Amid Washington's Iran-contra catharsis, Reagan has wandered off unexpectedly in his odd little byways...
...schedule, trying to portray himself as a man with more important work. But in the back corridors of the White House, the sound from the televised hearings leaked out from behind a door or two. Two aides of White House Counsel A.B. Culvahouse monitored every second of the Iran-contra drama; another White House lawyer posted himself in the hearing room to catch the off-camera subtleties and interplay. The Communications Office got it all on tape should Reagan want to take a full look later. The White House was walking on Ollie's eggs...
...director frequently provided North with instructions and advice about the secret contra-support network. It was Casey, North testified, who told him to set up an "operational account" to handle the flow of covert funds...
North says he wrote at least five memos detailing the contra-support operation, including the diversion. He could not say whether the President approved any of the memos and testified that Reagan subsequently told him that he "didn't know...