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...objections, he gave intelligence information to the Iranians. He claimed that he had threatened the President of Costa Rica with the cutoff of U.S. aid if the President disclosed the existence of a covert airstrip. At one point, he even proposed sinking or hijacking a freighter en route to Nicaragua and stealing the weapons on board for the contras...
...tell his story to any Iranscam investigators, his memorandums are eloquent testimony to the fantastic nature of his activities. Those efforts were both macro and micro: he supervised the raising of millions of dollars in funds from South Korea and Taiwan while organizing numerous drops of munitions in Nicaragua. A hand-drawn chart that was found in North's office safe shows the complex path of money from private fund-raising organizations to various shadowy corporations. The chart suggests a link between two fund-raising organizations run by North's ally, Conservative Carl ("Spitz") Channell, and such corporations as Lake...
...colleague describes North as a "crisis junkie," and his twin programs toward Iran and Nicaragua provided plenty of outlets for his considerable energies. Indeed, his contra-supply operation provided the means for his involvement in the arms-for-hostages dealings. In November 1985 a plane that North had scheduled to carry arms to the contras was pressed into service to make a delivery to Iran. From that time on, North basically used the existing contra logistical network to help ship arms to Iran. It was the linking of the two -- a violation of the cardinal intelligence rule against mixing operations...
...chastened schoolboy, managing to sound contrite and defiant at the same time: "Since I returned a few minutes ago I have been told that even my luncheon with my sister yesterday is in question . . . I can understand why you may well have reservations about both my involvement in Nicaragua policy and even my continued tenure here . . . I want you to know that it is for me, deeply disappointing to have lost your confidence, for I respect you, what you have tried to do and have enjoyed working with you on a number of issues important to our nation...
...instant fame to revelations about her romantic life. From mid-1985 to late last year, Hall dated Arturo Cruz Jr., 33, son of Contra Leader Arturo Cruz. Like his father, Cruz was a dedicated Sandinista before growing disenchanted with Managua; in the early 1980s he served in Nicaragua's Washington embassy. Rumors floated around the capital that "Arturito" was a Cuban intelligence agent, though the State Department later concluded the stories were unfounded. North tried to persuade Hall to cut off the relationship, but she refused. She ended the affair in November. "She decided Arturo...