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The secret wars of the cia, 19811987 by bob woodward 8 times. Oliver north is sworn in july 7, 1987, before the congressional committee investigating the irancontra affair. The irancontra scandal by christine petersen scholastic. Irancontra revisited new book places reagan at center of 1980s scandal lack of legal or legislative closure to affair opened path to future presidential abuses narrative spotlights iranian, israeli, nicaraguan perspectives national security archive electronic briefing book no. The affair wove together a number of important story lines, from u.

His contra cocaine witnesses were depicted as simply convicts trying to get lighter prison sentences by embroidering false allegations onto the iran contra scandal. New iran contra book shows how us iran ties were scuttled. Each of these terms iran contra affairs, covert operations, the national security council and its socalled staffneeds some explanation, because they are not what they may seem. Grace strassermendana controls much of the countrys wealth and knows virtually all of its secrets. There is not a single website devoted exclusively to this subject like there is for watergate. Armstrong, scott and byrne, malcolm and blanton, t. More than six years after the irancontra operations were revealed, we continue to. Reagans scandal and the unchecked abuse of presidential power 9780700619917.

On october 5, 1986, nicaraguan government forces shot down an american plane loaded with supplies for the countrys rebel forces, the contras. This is pretty much the definitive book on iran contra scandal. The reallife story behind tom cruises character in american made. But the real interest of landslide lies in the extraordinary clarity of its complex narrative. It provides a starting point for inclass discussion about this and other events.

This book is a very good overview of the iran contra scandal, and it is well written. Twenty years later, the irancontra affair continues to resonate on many levels, especially as washington gears up for a new season of political inquiry with the pending inauguration of the 110th congress and the seeming inevitability of hearings into a range of bush administration policies. It is most astonishing that, in all of the reports, articles and books about the iran contra covert actions, the existence of bushs ssg has received no significant attention. As byrne demonstrates in this meticulously documented reconstruction, it was a presidential initiative with president reagan engaged at every stage. The biggest scandal since watergate, it dominated the news starting in late 1986, when word broke about the administrations illegal backing of contra rebels in nicaragua and illicit sales of hightech weapons to the islamic republic of iran. The iran contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of president ronald reagan. North insists pointedly that president reagan knew everything about the armsforhostages scandal, but excerpts of the. Yet its importance in the management of those covert actions is obvious and. But this administrative approach seemed to lead to serioussome said impeachableconsequences in the irancontra affair. The testimony, videotaped on february 16, 1990, in the u. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia.

What does william barr have to do with iran contra. North, oliver oliver north testifying at the iran contra. A book of common prayer is the story of two american women in the derelict central american nation of boca grande. Sign up to receive newsletters and event invitations. This informative book describes the iran contra scandal. After the iran contra scandal broke in late 1986, no issue or controversy more captivated the nations attention. Iran contra in 1984, and fashions a moral thriller as hypnotic and provacative as any.

Shortly after the iranian weapons deals became public, bush tried to distance himself from the iran contra scandal by telling reporters that it was ridiculous to even consider selling arms to. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal. Pentagon nominee robert gates among many prominent figures involved in the scandal. The iran contra affairs were covert operations managed by a member of the national security council staff. Malcolm byrne, deputy director of the national security archive, presents new details about how us officials convinced themselves they were aiding moderates who planned to overthrow the iranian government but who could also engineer the release of us hostages in lebanon. He was among the key iran contra figures president george h. Moreover, it was not a rogue affair by a few misguided members of the national security council. Washington, dc, march 26, 2014 the passing away of irancontra independent counsel lawrence e. If youre old enough to remember the iran contra affair, this book will either seem incredible or a validation of what you suspected. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. William casey was president reagans director of central intelligence from 1981 until january 1987, when he was forced to resign due to a severe brain tumor. As a result, the reader can follow the unfolding of the iran contra affair with an understanding. Your gift will support the new press in continuing to leverage books for social change.

It chronicles the lies and deception perpetrated by members of the reagan administration and offers a l. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. For, while reagan concerned himself with bigpicture strategy in domestic and foreign policy, he assigned others responsibility for carrying out the details. Popular iran contra affair books goodreads share book. As malcolm byrne demonstrates in his very fine book, the iran contra affair belongs as a key chapter in that longer story.

Sep 18, 2015 this overview of the iran contra affair is intended for use by lasa h. Popular iran contra affair books showing 15 of 5 drift. One month later, middle eastern journalists broke a story about a secret trip made by members of president ronald reagans administration to iran. After the irancontra scandal broke in late 1986, no issue or controversy more captivated the nations attention. He began his career working for newspapers in kentucky and ohio, winning numerous awards, and building a strong reputation for investigative writing. Walsh was the independent counsel for the iran contra investigation from 1986 to 1993. List of books and articles about irancontra affair. The true story behind the new movie argo about how cia operatives posing as a hollywood production team rescued six americans hiding in iran during the 1979 embassy crisis. The best books on the irancontra affair 2020 including a very thin line. In either case, it almost pales in comparison to nixons sabotoge of the viet nam peace agreement so he could get elected and carry on the war for two more bloody years.

Walsh on march 19, at age 102, is an appropriate occasion to recall some of the extraordinary outcomes of his investigation into the most significant political scandal of the 1980s. Walsh concludes his account of prosecuting the iran contra affair on a decidedly sour note. He coedited the archives first book on the irancontra scandal, the chronology. A very thin line the irancontra affairs by theodore draper 690 pages. The most comprehensive book on the matter is theodore drapers a very thin line. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal. Molavi has a keen and nuanced view of iran, and his book introduces the general reader not only to irans. Choice outstanding academic title everything began to unravel on october 5, 1986, when a nicaraguan soldier downed an american plane carrying arms to contra guerrillas, exposing a tightly held u. Welcome to understanding the iran contra affairs, the only comprehensive website on the famous reaganera government scandal, which stemmed from the u.

Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Bushs decision was a selfserving one as a trial examining weinbergers role in irancontra, including the administrations orchestrated coverup, risked exposing the outgoing presidents. Gary stephen webb august 31, 1955 december 10, 2004 was an american investigative journalist. The irancontra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of president ronald reagan. President reagan testified in the trial of john poindexter on charges related to the irancontra scandal. Sep 05, 2014 washington, dc, september 5, 2014 a new book on the irancontra affair shows that president ronald reagan stood at the epicenter of the scandal both in terms of his willingness to break the law in order to free american hostages in lebanon and his failure to take account of the costs and consequences of his decisions, including the illicit. Though he writes earnestly and with the highest integrity, his recounting of the events surrounding iran contra. A book about comedy, drugs and rock n roll by an author who seems to understand none of them. The reaganera iran contra affair lit up the political skies over washington for well over a year in the late 1980s. A month later, reports surfaced that washington had been covertly selling arms to iran our sworn enemy and a state sponsor of terrorism, in exchange.

One of the most complicated and intriguefilled scandals in recent decades. Aug 26, 2014 new irancontra book shows how usiran ties were scuttled. Chapter 18 irancontra what pleases the prince has the force of law. The iran contra affairs by theodore draper 12 times the tower commission report by john g. The best books on the irancontra affair 2020 the strategist new. American made is an irancontra movie that gets high on. A compelling tale of intrigue, covert operations, and an american foreign policy debacle with lasting impact of us iran relations, which reveals president reagans central role in the decisions. The iran contra affair of 19841987 was not one, but two separate covert foreign policy issues concerning two different problems, in two separate countries, that were dealt in two very different ways. Thats how neyfakh and his team get started on researching for any series, by reading all the books, like ann wroes lives, lies and the iran contra affair and jane mayer and doyle mcmanuss. Discover librarianselected research resources on irancontra affair from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Democrats with dreams of impeachment should consider how. How americans challenged the media and seized political initiative during the iran contra debate hardcover.

The new press is a nonprofit publicinterest book publisher. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran contra connection secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era by johnathan marshall, peter dale scott, and jane hunter. However, the book is 700 pages long and it is out of print. The irancontra affair never ended washington monthly. The contest between the united states and iran, however, outlasted the sudden collapse of the soviet power from 19891991. Doug limans new film follows the wild true story of a pilot, drug smuggler, and. Drug trafficking was a much less convoluted method of skirting the congressional ban on funding the contras, and the cias inspector general found that in the early years after congress cut off contra funding, the cia had alerted congress about the allegations of drug trafficking. Irancontra revisited the national security archive. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb in 1996, journalist gary webb began looking into links between nicaraguas drugrunning contra rebels and the cia. But the information in the times story was patently untrue. Trading arms for hostages proved mainly that americans were valuable commodities. National security archive electronic briefing book no. This week in the magazine, laura secor, who is a contributor and is working on a book about iran, wrote a comment about mirhossein moussavi and ayatollah ali khamenei.

Lack of legal or legislative closure to affair opened path to. The ap contra cocaine story had run in december 1985, almost a year before the iran contra story broke. Along with a leading role in the iran contra scandal in which north helped sell arms to iran to fund the contra war north is also said to have employed air and sea transport companies. Bill casey, and the backdrop of irancontraas well as the readers knowledge that 911. Understanding the irancontra affairs the legal aftermath. A book published in 2008 by israeli journalist and terrorism expert ronen bergman asserts that bush was also personally and secretly briefed on. Oct 20, 1991 in his forthcoming book about his role in the iran contra affair, oliver l. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran. Despite stated and repeated denials to congress and to the public, reagan administration officials.

Under the management of the same few officials, both the iran and the contra. As malcolm byrne demonstrates in his very fine book, the irancontra affair belongs as a key chapter in that longer story. Sep 19, 1988 but the real interest of landslide lies in the extraordinary clarity of its complex narrative. Podcast fiascos season two tackles irancontra right on. The author was the independent counsel appointed to investigate the affair. Caso irancontra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal, or simply irancontra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration. North says reagan knew of iran deal the new york times. Embroiled in the iran contra scandal, clarridge was. Because of caseys important position and relevance to the iran contra affairs, walsh had no choice but to pursue evidence about his role. How to cover the iran contra affairs has posed a serious challenge. For other people named gary webb, see gary webb disambiguation. Secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era paperback by. Congress or violated the stated public policy of the government.

List of books and articles about irancontra affair online research. Jan 28, 2015 in his book iran contra, malcolm byrne describes the details of the confusing scandal that raised the prospect of presidential impeachment. American made is an iran contra movie that gets high on its own supply the new movie is one that director doug liman has been making for 15 years and tom cruise has been making for almost 35. The cia, the drug dealers, and the tragedy of gary webb. What are quality books about the irancontra affair.

He coedited the archives first book on the irancontra scandal, the. This electronic briefing book is compiled from declassified documents obtained by the national security archive, including the notebooks kept by nsc aide and iran contra figure oliver north, electronic mail messages written by highranking reagan administration officials, memos detailing the contra war effort, and fbi and dea reports. What set iran contra apart from previous political scandals was the fact that a coverup engineered in the white house of one president and completed by his successor prevented the rule of law from being applied to the perpetrators of criminal activity of constitutional. Sep 04, 2014 malcolm byrne talked about his book, irancontra. The irancontra affair 19861987 the washington post. The iran contra conspiracy and coverup by lawrence e. List of books and articles about irancontra affair online. New irancontra book shows how usiran ties were scuttled.

Is there a great neutral book about the irancontra affair. The declassified history provides the 101 most important. Democrats with dreams of impeachment should consider how iran contra turned out. Top 10 books about spies the literature of espionage, like its subjects, is often not to be trusted. The irancontra conspiracy and coverup by lawrence e. The irancontra conspiracy and cover up by lawrence e. The israel connection excerpted from the book the iran contra connection secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era by johnathan marshall, peter dale scott, and jane hunter south end press, 1987, paper. Reagans scandal and the unchecked abuse of presidential power, in which he looks at the irancontra scandal. It was in that role that he oversaw a plot to prevent ms. The true story behind operation argo to rescue americans. It actually goes into great depth about the intricate activities that encompassed the selling of arms to iran and the funding of the contras. Malcolm byrne is the deputy director and director of research at the national security archive. Caso iran contra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal, or simply iran contra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration.