Unveiling the Shadows Reagan's Iran-Contra Scandal

President George H. W. Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and five other officials who served under Ronald Reagan for ... The issue of drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan Contras has also been the subject of books: e.g., On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency, by ... A look into the wrongdoings of the Reagan administration and campaign, including the October Surprise, Debategate, MCA Records, the Inslaw and Wedtech scandals ... In his first months in office, President Reagan approved covert training of anti-Sandinista rebels (called "contras"). While the contras waged war on the ... Moreover, there were 200 people in the Reagan Administration that were under ethical and criminal investigations. The savings and loan scandals, ... Several individuals in Ronald Reagan's administration were implicated in the Iran-Contra Scandal. Basically, money that had been obtained ... Scandals of the Ronald Reagan administration. A. Air traffic controllers' strike of 1981. B. 1983 Beirut barracks bombings · Bitburg controversy · Robert Bork ... On November 17, 1981, President Reagan signed National Security Directive 17, authorizing provision of covert support to anti-Sandinista forces. On December 1, ... At the same time, President Reagan appointed former Sen. John Tower to lead an independent commission to evaluate the Iran-Contra matter.[15] In addition, ... The Iran-Contra affair was one of the biggest political scandals during the Cold War and threatened to bring down Reagan's presidency. In 1985, ...