Word: contras
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...What do you think about the Iran-contra affair...
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...
...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...
...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...
...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...