Word: counseled
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Other military experts, like Washington's Anthony Cordesman, consultant and author of the forthcoming book The Iran-Iraq War: 1984-1987, counsel more caution. Says Cordesman: "The key factor is to allow Iran to determine the level of escalation. The U.S. must not be perceived as escalating the conflict." U.S. military planners last week were hewing closely to Cordesman's line and planning for contingencies based on the nature of any foreseeable Iranian provocations. If Iran were to fire upon an American vessel with its Chinese-made Silkworm missiles, for example, the U.S. would most likely seek to destroy...
After the hearings end this week, the President is expected to carry out his promise, figuratively if not literally, to "stand on the roof and yell." For some of his former staffers, however, the ordeal may be far from over. Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh is expected to start handing up indictments of the key players this month...
...indictments by Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh will draw fresh attention to the scandal, and some could very well fall close to the Oval Office. Reagan is known to be especially hurt by the revelation that his former personal assistant, David Fischer, took large payments for bringing potential contra contributors into the White House for presidential handshakes...
...meantime, independent counsel Lawrence Walsh continues his separate investigation into the possibility of criminal prosecution of some of the affair's main figures. Nine of the public witnesses at the hearings testified under grants of immunity, meaning their words cannot be used against them in a future prosecution...
Poindexter testified that he had never heard of any scapegoat plan. But some thought the admiral was indeed falling on his sword for the sake of Ronald Reagan. "This man will never say anything that reflects adversely on his Commander in Chief," said Senate Counsel Arthur Liman. "How do we know he's not still protecting the President...