SettingsIran–Contra affair
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی,, Hashemi Bahramani هاشمی بهرمانی, born August 25, 1934) is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth Pres...
Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ( اکبر هاشمی رفسنجانی,, Hashemi Bahramani هاشمی بهرمانی, born August 25, 1934) is an influential Iranian politician and writer, who was the fourth Pres...
Alan Fiers
Alan D. Fiers, Jr, was President Ronald Reagan's Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's Central American Task Force from October 1984 until his retirement in 1988.
Alan D. Fiers, Jr, was President Ronald Reagan's Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's Central American Task Force from October 1984 until his retirement in 1988.
Arthur L. Liman
Arthur Lawrence Liman (November 5, 1932 – July 17, 1997) was a partner at the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and was well known for his public service.
Arthur Lawrence Liman (November 5, 1932 – July 17, 1997) was a partner at the New York law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and was well known for his public service.
Boland Amendment
The Boland Amendment was the name given to three U.S. legislative amendments between 1982 and 1984, all aimed at limiting U.S. government assistance to the rebel Contras in Nicaragua.
The Boland Amendment was the name given to three U.S. legislative amendments between 1982 and 1984, all aimed at limiting U.S. government assistance to the rebel Contras in Nicaragua.
Carl Rauh
Carl S. Rauh is an attorney who defended Caspar W. Weinberger for his role in the Iran Contra affair, with Robert S. Bennett.
Carl S. Rauh is an attorney who defended Caspar W. Weinberger for his role in the Iran Contra affair, with Robert S. Bennett.
Caspar Weinberger
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (August 18, 1917March 28, 2006), was an American politician and businessman.
Caspar Willard "Cap" Weinberger (August 18, 1917March 28, 2006), was an American politician and businessman.
Christic Institute
The Christic Institute was a public interest law firm founded in 1980 by Daniel Sheehan, his wife, Sara Nelson and their partner, William J. Davis, who was a Jesuit priest.
The Christic Institute was a public interest law firm founded in 1980 by Daniel Sheehan, his wife, Sara Nelson and their partner, William J. Davis, who was a Jesuit priest.
Clair George
Clair Elroy George was a widely respected veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service who oversaw all global espionage activities for the agency in the mid-1980s.
Clair Elroy George was a widely respected veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency's clandestine service who oversaw all global espionage activities for the agency in the mid-1980s.
Contras
The contras (some references use the capitalized form, "Contras") is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN (Sandinista National Liberation Front) Sandinista Junta o...
The contras (some references use the capitalized form, "Contras") is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua's FSLN (Sandinista National Liberation Front) Sandinista Junta o...
David Kimche
David "Dave" Kimche (14 February 1928 – 8 March 2010 at Ramat HaSharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel) was a British-born Israeli diplomat, a deputy director of the Mossad and a spymaster.
David "Dave" Kimche (14 February 1928 – 8 March 2010 at Ramat HaSharon, near Tel Aviv, Israel) was a British-born Israeli diplomat, a deputy director of the Mossad and a spymaster.
Donald Fortier
Donald R. Fortier (January 9, 1947-August 23, 1986) was a member of the United States Intelligence Community.
Donald R. Fortier (January 9, 1947-August 23, 1986) was a member of the United States Intelligence Community.
Duane Clarridge
Duane Ramsdell "Dewey" Clarridge, (born 1932) was an operations officer for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and supervisor for more than 30 years, who became known in the mid...
Duane Ramsdell "Dewey" Clarridge, (born 1932) was an operations officer for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and supervisor for more than 30 years, who became known in the mid...
Edwin G. Corr
Edwin Gharst Corr (born August 6, 1934) was a United States diplomat and served as a United States Ambassador to several Latin-American nations.
Edwin Gharst Corr (born August 6, 1934) was a United States diplomat and served as a United States Ambassador to several Latin-American nations.
Elliott Abrams
Elliott Abrams is an American attorney and neoconservative policy analyst who served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
Elliott Abrams is an American attorney and neoconservative policy analyst who served in foreign policy positions for two Republican U.S. Presidents, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.
Eugene Hasenfus
Eugene H. Hasenfus (born January 22, 1941 in Florida) is a United States citizen who was alleged by Nicaragua Sandinista authorities to be employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, afte...
Eugene H. Hasenfus (born January 22, 1941 in Florida) is a United States citizen who was alleged by Nicaragua Sandinista authorities to be employed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, afte...
Fawn Hall
Fawn Hall (born 1959) was a secretary to Lt. Colonel Oliver North and a notable figure in the Iran-Contra affair, helping him shred confidential documents.
Fawn Hall (born 1959) was a secretary to Lt. Colonel Oliver North and a notable figure in the Iran-Contra affair, helping him shred confidential documents.
Global International Airways
Global International Airways, formed in 1981, was an airline company based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Global International Airways, formed in 1981, was an airline company based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Iran-Contra affair
The Iran–Contra affair (ماجرای مکفارلین, caso Irán-contras) was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
The Iran–Contra affair (ماجرای مکفارلین, caso Irán-contras) was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
Iran–Contra affair
The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
John Poindexter
John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official.
John Marlan Poindexter (born August 12, 1936) is a retired United States naval officer and Department of Defense official.
Joseph F. Fernandez
Joseph F. Fernandez (born circa 1937) was a Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Costa Rica (operating under the pseudonym Tomás Castillo) and a figure in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Joseph F. Fernandez (born circa 1937) was a Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Costa Rica (operating under the pseudonym Tomás Castillo) and a figure in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Michael Ledeen
Michael Arthur Ledeen (born Los Angeles, California, August 1, 1941) is an American specialist on foreign policy.
Michael Arthur Ledeen (born Los Angeles, California, August 1, 1941) is an American specialist on foreign policy.
Nicaragua v. United States
The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America was a 1984 case of the International Court of Justice in which the ICJ ruled in favor of Nicaragua and against the United States and...
The Republic of Nicaragua v. The United States of America was a 1984 case of the International Court of Justice in which the ICJ ruled in favor of Nicaragua and against the United States and...
Oliver North
Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, political commentator, host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel, a military historian, a...
Oliver Laurence North (born October 7, 1943) is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer, political commentator, host of War Stories with Oliver North on Fox News Channel, a military historian, a...
Peter Dale Scott
Peter Dale Scott (born 11 January 1929) is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet.
Peter Dale Scott (born 11 January 1929) is a Canadian born, former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, a former diplomat and a poet.
Rafael Quintero
Rafael "Chi Chi" Quintero Ibaria (September 16, 1940 - October 1, 2006) was a CIA operative, who was born in Camagüey Province of Cuba and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Rafael "Chi Chi" Quintero Ibaria (September 16, 1940 - October 1, 2006) was a CIA operative, who was born in Camagüey Province of Cuba and died in Baltimore, Maryland.
Richard Secord
Major General Richard V. Secord, Retired (born 1932 in LaRue, Ohio), is a United States Air Force officer convicted for his involvement with the Iran-Contra scandal only to be exonerated after a...
Major General Richard V. Secord, Retired (born 1932 in LaRue, Ohio), is a United States Air Force officer convicted for his involvement with the Iran-Contra scandal only to be exonerated after a...
Robert Earl (US Marine)
Robert Earl was a United States Marine lieutenant colonel and a deputy to Oliver North at the National Security Agency during the early 1980s.
Robert Earl was a United States Marine lieutenant colonel and a deputy to Oliver North at the National Security Agency during the early 1980s.
Robert Gates
Robert Michael Gates is a retired civil servant and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011.
Robert Michael Gates is a retired civil servant and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011.
Robert McFarlane
Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane (born July 12, 1937) was a National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, serving from 1983 through 1985.
Robert Carl "Bud" McFarlane (born July 12, 1937) was a National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, serving from 1983 through 1985.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989.
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States, serving from 1981 to 1989.
STTGI
Stanford Technology Trading Group International (STTGI) was a shell company founded by USAF Major General Richard V. Secord and Iranian arms dealer Albert Hakim, and a cornerstone of what ...
Stanford Technology Trading Group International (STTGI) was a shell company founded by USAF Major General Richard V. Secord and Iranian arms dealer Albert Hakim, and a cornerstone of what ...
The Nightingale's Song
The Nightingale's Song is a 1995 book by Baltimore Sun journalist Robert Timberg.
The Nightingale's Song is a 1995 book by Baltimore Sun journalist Robert Timberg.
Theodore Shackley
Theodore G. "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 - December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s.
Theodore G. "Ted" Shackley, Jr. (July 16, 1927 - December 9, 2002) was an American CIA officer involved in many important and controversial CIA operations during the 1960s and 1970s.
Thomas G. Clines
Thomas G. Clines was a Central Intelligence Agency covert operations agent who was a prominent figure in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Thomas G. Clines was a Central Intelligence Agency covert operations agent who was a prominent figure in the Iran-Contra Affair.
Tower Commission
Commissioned on November 26, 1986 by American President Ronald Reagan, the Tower Commission was in response to the Iran Contra scandal.
Commissioned on November 26, 1986 by American President Ronald Reagan, the Tower Commission was in response to the Iran Contra scandal.
Vincent Cannistraro
Vincent Cannistraro was Director of Intelligence Programs for the United States National Security Council (NSC) from 1984 to 1987; Special assistant for Intelligence in the Office of the Secreta...
Vincent Cannistraro was Director of Intelligence Programs for the United States National Security Council (NSC) from 1984 to 1987; Special assistant for Intelligence in the Office of the Secreta...
William J. Casey
William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987.
William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987.