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...Clair George, formerly the CIA deputy director for operations, who is now on trial for perjury, received a similar offer to name names right to the top. Oliver North, once Reagan's most adoring acolyte, proclaimed his own unclouded version of the former President's involvement in the Iran-contra scandal in his memoirs: "President Reagan knew everything...
Just what was in those notes that got CAP WEINBERGER indicted last month for committing perjury and obstructing the congressional investigation of Iran- contra? Since Weinberger's handwriting is virtually unreadable, the Iran- contra committee had to persuade his former secretary, Kay Leisz, to translate. One note supposedly read, "McFarlane called re price of HAWKS for Israel." Said another: "McFarlane called re HAWKS and TOWS for Israel." Both could refer to illegal arms transfers to Iran in 1985. Said a source who has reviewed some of the notes: "Jeez, it sure looks bad." But he adds optimistically, "There is substantial...
...promise you this: as I make mistakes, I will just say, "All right, I have made a serious mistake," and get it over with in one day. Who was in charge of antiterrorism? George Bush. Who created Noriega? George Bush. Who was in the middle of Iran-contra? George Bush. When Iran-contra came out, why didn't they just say he was in charge of antiterrorism? That's what Iran-contra was. Why didn't he just say, "Well, I blew that, right?" It's a one-day event...
...among inmates and between inmates and officers decreased. Prisoners no longer controlled the jails. Some state prisons, wary of exposing guards directly to inmates, modified the design, positioning guards as observers in secure booths. The results were less successful: inmates, still isolated, remained in control. In 1981 California's Contra Costa County jail was the first county jail to take down all the barriers between prisoners and officers. Exercise rooms, traditional furnishings -- even an open booking area without cells -- were added. The changes relieved stress, reduced stereotypical behavior by both inmates and officers, and vastly reduced violence and vandalism. Corrections...
...What do you think about the Iran-contra affair...