Category Archives: IranContra

Remembering “DARK ALLIANCE”: Gary Webb ( 31 August 1955 – 10 December 2004 ) [2017]

Posted on December 10, 2017 by L

“Dark Alliance, the San Jose Mercury News’s bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine trade, Nicaragua’s Contra rebels, and African-American neighborhoods in California, remains one of the most explosive and controversial exposés in American journalism.” The Intercept On December 10 … Continue reading →

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On This Day — The Iran – Contra Scandal (November 3 1986)

Posted on November 6, 2017 by L

“My purpose was… to send a signal that the United States was prepared to replace the animosity between [the U.S. and Iran] with a new relationship… At the same time we undertook this initiative, we made clear that Iran must … Continue reading →

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THE FULLER MEMORANDUM – May 1985. Why it still matters today

Posted on March 29, 2017 by L

“The study was instrumental in persuading some top-ranking Reagan Administration policy makers to begin considering covert contacts with Iranian leaders. It eventually led to the covert sale of United States weapons to Teheran in what became the Iran-contra affair.” New … Continue reading →

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The Real CIA NARCOS Story Netflix Ignored

Posted on February 25, 2017 by L

“The old conventional wisdom of this being a conspiracy theory survived even if the evidence is now incontrovertible. So even NARCOS wants to avoid the issue and pretends it did not happen.” American Journalist Robert Parry NARCOS tells a story of … Continue reading →

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Harvard’s Alan Dershowitz Just Confirmed ‘October Surprise Conspiracy Theory’

Posted on February 16, 2017 by L

“Mr Karrubi agreed in the second Madrid meeting to cooperate with the Reagan campaign about the timing of any hostage release. In return, he was promised that the Reagan Administration, once in office, would return Iran’s frozen assets and help … Continue reading →

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Remembering “DARK ALLIANCE”: Gary Webb (31 August 1955 – 10 December 2004)

Posted on December 10, 2016 by L

“Dark Alliance, the San Jose Mercury News’s bombshell investigation into links between the cocaine trade, Nicaragua’s Contra rebels, and African American neighborhoods in California, remains one of the most explosive and controversial exposés in American journalism.” The Intercept On December … Continue reading →

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Julian Assange: 1979 Is Year Zero of Our Modern Era

Posted on December 2, 2016 by L

“If any year could be said to be the ‘year zero’ of our modern era, 1979 is it. In 1979 it seemed as if the blood would never stop. Dozens of countries saw assassinations, coups, revolts, bombings, political kidnappings and … Continue reading →

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Fighting Iran: Intelligence Support During Operation Earnest Will — 1987–88

Posted on October 29, 2016 by L

“So it’s interesting to look at these in hindsight. We used to look at them as kind of discrete events, not tied to each other, and seen in a vacuum. But from a distance, I think we can see more … Continue reading →

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