Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration's Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection
by Leslie Cockburn
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The story of the Reagan Administration's secret war in Nicaragua, the illegal arms pipeline, and the contra drug connection.Tags
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The Iran-Contra hearings narrowed down to two single subjects "what did the president know, and when did he know it" and the financial transfers.
The covert war against Nicaragua, rendered illegal by the Boland Amendment, the violation of ordinary laws through assisting a foreign war and the transfer of arms and cooperation with & protection of drug smugglers, etc were never considered. This is the subject the book explores in full.
One point of order however, its reference notes are not numbered and there is no index.
The covert war against Nicaragua, rendered illegal by the Boland Amendment, the violation of ordinary laws through assisting a foreign war and the transfer of arms and cooperation with & protection of drug smugglers, etc were never considered. This is the subject the book explores in full.
One point of order however, its reference notes are not numbered and there is no index.
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- Original publication date
- 1987
- People/Characters
- Ronald Reagan; George H. W. Bush; William J. Casey; Theodore Shackley; Thomas Clines; Edwin Wilson (show all 21); Rafael "Chi Chi" Quintero; Felix Rodriguez; Luis Posada Carriles; Richard Secord; Albert Hakim; John Singlaub; Duane Clarridge; John M. Poindexter; Oliver North; Robert W. Owen; John Hull; Eden Pastora; John Kerry; Jack Terrell; Eugene Hasenfus
- Important places
- Nicaragua; Miami, Florida, USA; Costa Rica
- Important events
- Contra War (1979 | 1990); La Penca Bombing
- Dedication
- For Andrew, Chloe, and Olivia
- Quotations
- As the program moved into high gear he remarked to at least two close associates, "If it weren't for those liberals in Congress, we wouldn't be doing half of what we do illegally."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The government in crisis was at home.
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 973.927 — History & geography History of North America United States 1901- 1953-2001 Ronald Reagan
- LCC
- E183.8 .N5 .C63 — History of the United States United States History Diplomatic history. Foreign and general relations. Relations with individual countries
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
