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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...More than five years ago, the agency poured millions of dollars into a guerrilla force of the I.N.C., a loose coalition of Iraqi exile groups led by Ahmed Chalabi, a wealthy Iraqi Shi'ite and skillful political organizer. But with the White House nervous about being sucked into a contra-style insurgency war, the CIA pulled the plug on its support for Chalabi's guerrillas and turned to Iraqi officers in Saddam's inner circle who might topple him. That ended in an embarrassing debacle for the agency when Saddam uncovered the plots and crushed them. The CIA is trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Firing Blanks | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...with him, one of the most passive and incurious men to ever occupy the Oval Office. During his first term, one of his closest advisers swore that on his own, Reagan could not have found the office of the White House chief of staff. Morris' reconstruction of the Iran-contra scandal paints a devastating picture of a floundering and uncomprehending Chief Executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mixing Fact and Fiction | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...Hearing his pure, radiant voice is like drawing the curtains back from a picture window and letting in the summer light. Until now, Anthony has been known to his many fans mainly as a salsa singer, and almost all his songs have been recorded in Spanish. His last album, Contra la Corriente (RMM), was a work of brilliance: it made TIME's list of the Top 10 pop albums of 1997, and it also helped pave the way for this year's mainstream media recognition of a new generation of Latin pop stars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: First Steps | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

...Rosen began working at the National Security Council (NSC), contributing to strategic planning on U.S.-Iran relations. He left the NSC in the summer of 1985, shortly before congressional investigations into the Iran-Contra affair began...

Author: By David S. Stolzar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Right: As an Undergrad, Rosen Protested the Protestors | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

...large as the empire itself. Indeed, one by one, Spanish-language stars are being mapped, represented in another form. This new map will no doubt prove useful for Anglo listeners unfamiliar with the territory. But true music lovers would be well advised to check out CDs like Anthony's Contra la Corriente or Elvis Crespo's Pintame or Shakira's Donde Estan los Ladrones? in addition to any Latin-tinged pop CDs they might buy. There is real ground beneath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latin Music Pops | 5/24/1999 | See Source »

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