Iran-Contra affair, 1983-
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Uncovering the scandal : popular opinion and difficulties in investigating the Iran-Contra affair / Robert Parry ; interviewed by Dennis Bernstein.
Robert Parry, author of “Fooling America,” discusses how the political atmosphere of the Reagan administration made it very difficult to cover developments in American policy toward Central America, particularly its relationship with Nicaragua. |Parry discusses how journalists must battle Washington establishment to cover important stories. The Reagan administration manipulated public perceptions as a means to…
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The La Panca bombing and the secret network / Martha Honey.
Talk before the Christic Institute on the roll of JohnHull, Robert Owen and Oliver North in Costa Rica’s terrorism against Nicaragua. She particularly focuses upon their involvement in the bombing of journalists in La Panca, CostaRica. The journalists had organized the press conference toannounce discoveries of CIA-directed covert activities in CentralAmerica, particularly in Nicaragua.|THE LA…
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Daniel Sheehan at Berkeley.
Sheehan, head counsel for the Christic Institute, discusses the status of their court cases involving government officials who were involved in the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages trade, as well as the illegal military aid to the NicaraguanContras.|DANIEL SHEEHAN AT BERKELEY. – Sheehan, of the Christic Institute, discusses the status of their court cases involving government officials who…
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Israel : yesterday and today / Noam Chomsky ; interviewed by Larry Bensky.
Noted linguist and scholar of international relations speaks about his experiences growing up in Israel, and the current state of the society and its politics. Chomsky tells of growing up on a Kibbutz in the early 50’s, the dominant role of East German immigrants, the potentials for Arab-Jewish cooperation. He goes on to discuss the…