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facilitated the sale of arms to Iran, the subject of an arms embargo. Some U.S. officials also hoped that the arms sales would secure the release of several hostages and allow U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Nicaraguan Contras. Under the Boland Amendment, further funding of the Contras by the government had been prohibited by Congress. The scandal began as an operation to free the seven American hostages being held in Lebanon by a group with Iranian ties connected to the Army of the Guardians of the

I guess that makes them contras, and so it makes me a contra too.” In 1979, a bitter war broke out in Nicaragua between the Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction, the Nicaraguan government, and the Contras, a vicious rebel group. The goal of this war was simple, overthrow the Nicaraguan government and restore freedom for all Nicaraguan citizens. It was this that caught the eye of the American government and it was not too long before the U.S began to fund the Contras. Although the United States

Introduction The Iran-Contra Scandal occurred on the (insert specific dates) in the midst of the cold war. Oliver North, a member of the National Security Council of the United States, was accused of diverting money from weapon sales in Iran to support the Contras in Central America. Provide context of central America, how this was exposed, what happened to north, specific trial stuff, talk about the cold war/tensions… state thesis at end of sentence, state arguments, conclude. Main Argument

The Iran Contra affair is historically defined as the “Reagan administration scandal that involved the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for its efforts to secure the release of hostages in Lebanon and the redirection of the proceeds of those sales to the Nicaraguan Contras.” As the Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries, known as the Contras, began their efforts to retaliate against the Socialist Sandinista Regime, American government forces stepped in to support the Contra cause in a hope to support

The Iran-Contra Affair The Iran-Contra Affair was an underground operation within the CIA that was interwoven between two foreign policy issues that were unlikely to connect had the players in the ordeal not utilized one to benefit the other. In the early 1900’s, the United States aimed to protect its interests in Central America, specifically Nicaragua. The United States sent in troops of Marines to help maintain order in Nicaragua due to civil unrest over a Presidential dispute. The United

11. Who is Oliver North, and how was he involved in the Iran-Contra Scandal? Was he ever held accountable for his actions? Lieutenant Oliver North was a member of Reagan’s National Security Council and he was active and separating figures in the scandal that follow. He sold weapons to Iran in an effort to fund rebel fighting Nicaragua’s socialist government (Salima Koroma, 2014). In Addition, it was already a war being supported by cocaine trade made by small countries, which encouraged congress

important to national security (lran-Contra Affail legal definition of Iran-Contra Affair, 2016). The Iran-Contra Affair was a political scandal that took place during the second term of the Reagan Administration. In late 1986, it was discovered that the United States had participated in illegal activities involving the sale of military equipment to Iran and in diverting a portion of the proceeds from those arms sales to assist the military activities of the Contra rebel forces in Nicaragua. As a result

The Iran Contra Affair Cpl Justin P. Cameron Cpl Justin P. Cameron CI HUMINT Research Paper The Iran Contra Affair The Iran Contra Affair The topic which I have been assigned to research for my application to lateral move into the 0211 Counter Intelligence MOS is the Iran Contra Affair. The Iran Contra Affair was essentially labeled as an, “arms for hostages deal,” which was politically charged and lead by different officials in the United States, including the President at the time

Iran-Contra: Crossing That Line "I think everyone knew we were walking a very thin line."(Owen) Not many Americans know the truth that lies behind the Iran-Contra scandals. Most would be surprised to know about the deception of our leaders. Still today, some truth of Iran-Contra lies hidden in the conscience of the people who organized it, aided it, and went through with it. It started with good intentions, but soon was corrupted. Some may argue that we must do what we can to smother the flame

Iran-Contra scandal had a big effect on the United States but it had a huge effect on Nicaragua. Through out 1985-86, the Reagan administration was selling weapons to Iran illegally in order to encourage Iran to free hostages in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the Reagan administration wanted to support the Contras in Nicaragua, a rebel group fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government. The administration decided to use the money made from selling arms to Iran, and had it sent to the Contras without