there was no cover-up....There was no deceit.....Much ado, about nothing. --- opinion noted.
The *Iran–Contra affair* (Persian <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language>: ماجراي ایران-کنترا, Spanish <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language>: *caso Irán-Contra*), also referred to as *Irangate*,[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-1> *Contragate*[2] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-2> or the *Iran–Contra scandal*, was a political scandal <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_scandal> in the United States <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States> that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reagan_Administration>. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to Iran <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran>, which was the subject of an arms embargo <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_embargo>.[3] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-3> They hoped thereby to secure the release of several U.S. hostages <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_hostage_crisis> and to fund the Contras <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras> in Nicaragua <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua>. Under the Boland Amendment <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boland_Amendment>, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress. While President Ronald Reagan <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan> was a supporter of the Contra cause <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_state-sponsored_terrorism#The_Contras> ,[6] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-6> the evidence is disputed as to whether he authorized the diversion of the money raised by the Iranian arms sales to the Contras.[4] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-tce-4> [5] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-reagan_no-bbc-5> [7] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-report_sum-7> Handwritten notes taken by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Weinberger> on December 7, 1985, indicate that Reagan was aware of potential hostage transfers with Iran, as well as the sale of Hawk <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIM-23_Hawk> and TOW <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BGM-71_TOW> missiles to "moderate elements" within that country.[8] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-gwu.edu-8> Weinberger wrote that Reagan said "he could answer to charges of illegality but couldn't answer to the charge that 'big strong President Reagan passed up a chance to free the hostages'".[8] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair#cite_note-gwu.edu-8> After the weapon sales were revealed in November 1986, Reagan appeared on national television and stated that the weapons transfers had indeed occurred. On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:32:17 PM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote: > > I believe verbatim what the President said, and clearly the evidence > produced, (e.g.; the depositions and testimony from petty much everyone) > demonstrated that there was no cover-up....There was no deceit.....Much > ado, about nothing. > > Thanks for sharing this Plain Ol'! I hope you took the time to read > President Reagan's testimony! > > Here's a portion of the actual testimony, which I've watched recently in > it's entirety: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4_jTDUhT0A > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbV2p95f8YA > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZsLWP9mRdQ > > > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 12:57 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-02-23/news/9001160085_1_john-poindexter-recall-reagan-testimony >> >> On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:35:12 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2016/09/brain-freeze.html >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> -- >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. >> For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum >> >> * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ >> * It's active and moderated. 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