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WASHINGTON--President Reagan's former national security adviser refused yesterday to give Congress details of the secret sale of weapons to Iran or the diversion of profits to Nicaraguan rebels. Meanwhile, Vice President George Bush conceded that the spiraling controversy has harmed the administration, saying, "Clearly mistakes were made...
...Jorge Luis, Juan David and Fabio, who manage the ring's distribution networks, as well as Carlos Enrique Lehder Rivas, a former Colombian legislator who is suspected of financing terrorist attacks on his own government. The indictment names four lower-level associates, including Federico Vaughan, a former aide to Nicaraguan Interior Minister Tomas Borge Martinez, who is accused of helping the cartel set up cocaine labs in Nicaragua. Using incriminating photos of Vaughan supplied by Seal, the Reagan Administration has accused Nicaragua's Sandinista government of involvement in drug trafficking...
With the verdict a foregone conclusion, attention had long since turned to a far more intriguing question: What will become of Hasenfus? Before the trial began, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hinted that the hapless gunrunner might be pardoned and released by Christmas. But since then some Sandinista militants and officials have taken a tougher stance. Last week Ortega seemed prepared to sidestep the issue and dump the problem of Hasenfus' future on Washington. In an interview with Mexican reporters, Ortega said he was waiting to see if the Reagan Administration would acknowledge responsibility for Hasenfus and his aborted mission...
...Hasenfus' release depends on such an admission, the mercenary may find himself occupying a Nicaraguan prison cell for a long time. U.S. officials continue to deny any involvement in the private arms pipeline that sprang up in the two years after Congress cut off military aid to the rebels. Moreover, the Administration shows little sign of seeking accommodation with the Sandinistas. After intensive lobbying last spring, it persuaded Congress to resume direct aid to the contras. Two weeks ago the first planeloads of military supplies, bought with funds from a $100 million aid package, began flowing to the rebels...
There is now vague talk of a "Wisconsin solution." Nicaraguan Vice President Sergio Ramirez may travel this week to Wisconsin, which has been Nicaragua's sister state since the early '60s and happens to be Hasenfus' home state as well. The hope is that some sisterly arrangement can be worked out so that Hasenfus will be back in Wisconsin for Christmas...