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The Iran-Contra Affair
Overview of this event in the mid-1980s that involved the investigation of the sale of weapons by the Reagan Administration to Iran in exchange for the release of U.S. hostages. Discusses the diversion of funds from arms sales to fund the Contra guerrilla organization in Nicaragua, the involvement of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, and speculation about awareness of the affair by Ronald Reagan. Includes photos. From a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program on Reagan.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reagan/peopleevents/pande08.html
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