Word: diversionism
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The President's chief of staff attended two meetings of the National Security - Council, in December 1985 and January 1986, at which the proposed Iran initiative was discussed. But, while aware of the Iran operation, Regan had no suspicions of any contra connection, he told aides, until Friday, Nov. 21...
For that very reason, perhaps, Reagan stubbornly refuses to admit he made any mistakes. Yes, he concedes, the diversion of funds to the contras was "improper" -- but then he did not know about it. He fails to see he should have made it clear that he would not tolerate any...
That had been a strong possibility even before last week's bombshells about the contra cash diversion. The sale of arms to Iran had hit a raw nerve in a public still nursing bitter memories of the violent anti-Americanism displayed during the hostage crisis of 1979-81, and the...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is already investigating legal aspects of the arms shipments, and its members can expect to be joined soon by many other congressional probers. They will be mining a rich lode: the list of laws that might have been broken by the arms shipments to Iran...
Pursuing such a course is not, as some might claim, a self-destructive obsession that represents an inherent flaw in a democracy. The strength of the nation, not its weakness, comes from the fact that it has a government of laws, run by officials who can be held accountable. This...