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...forensic evidence, Wheaton became convinced that the plane had suffered a precrash explosion -- and that there had been a U.S.-Canadian conspiracy to conceal the cause of the accident. "If the truth about this crash had gotten out in 1985," he says, "it would have exposed the Iran-contra scandal one year before it became public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gander Different Crash, Same Questions | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

Wheaton knew many of the Iran-contra conspirators personally and had tracked ( their planes and pilots, making him a valuable source for congressional investigators trying to unravel the secret arms deals of Oliver North. Arrow Air, Wheaton instantly recognized, was a CIA-operated company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gander Different Crash, Same Questions | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...already served 11 years as President and Vice President, is a more familiar figure than most incumbents. On the other hand, Bush has been questioned over the years on a number of sensitive issues -- ranging from his family's business dealings to his role in the Iran-contra scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Politics: Is Bush Getting a Free Ride? | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...representing the airline's insurers. To piece together their version of how the bomb was planted, Pan Am's lawyers hired Interfor, Inc., a New York City firm specializing in international intelligence and security. If it hadn't been for the government's implausible plottings revealed during the Iran-contra hearings, Interfor's findings might be dismissed as a private eye's imagination run amuck -- especially considering the controversial background of the company's president, Juval Aviv...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pan Am 103 Why Did They Die? | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

...Kassar has many passports and identities. Most important, he was part of the covert network run by U.S. Lieut. Colonel Oliver North. During the Iran- contra hearings, it was revealed that al-Kassar was given $1.5 million to purchase weapons. Questioned about al-Kassar, former U.S. National Security Adviser John Poindexter said, "When you're buying arms, you often have to deal with people you might not want to go to dinner with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pan Am 103 Why Did They Die? | 4/27/1992 | See Source »

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