Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power

by Malcolm Byrne

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Everything began to unravel on October 5, 1986, when a Nicaraguan soldier downed an American plane carrying arms to "Contra" guerrillas, exposing a tightly held U.S. clandestine program. A month later, reports surfaced that Washington had been covertly selling arms to Iran (our sworn enemy and a state sponsor of terrorism), in exchange for help freeing hostages in Beirut. The profits, it turned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700625909
• ISBN13: 9780700625901
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"