The Iran Contras Gate
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20 gennaio 1981
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Aprile 1983: 63 morti all'ambasciata americana di
Beirut
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Ottobre 1983: 241 morti alla caserma dei Marines
di Beirut
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I protagonisti
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I protagonisti “iraniani”
Hashemi Rafsanjani
Mehdi Bahramani
Adnan Khasshoggi
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Manucher “Ghorba” Ghorbanifar
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Presidential Finding
• Direttiva esecutiva
• Inizialmennte contenute nell’Agricultural Trade
Development and Assistance Act del 1954, definito
da Eisenhower “a permanent expansion of our
exports of agricultural products with lasting
benefits to ourselves and peoples and peoples of
other lands."
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Hughes-Ryan amendment
• Hughes-Ryan amendment to the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1974, prohibited the expenditure of
appropriated funds by or on behalf of the Central
Intelligence Agency for intelligence activities "unless
and until the President finds that each such
operation is important to the national security of
the United States and reports, in a timely fashion, a
description and scope of such operation to the
appropriate committees of Congress" (section 662).
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White House, Presidential Finding on Covert
Operations in Nicaragua
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NSC, National Security Planning Group
Minutes, "Subject: Central America,"
SECRET, June 25, 1984
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The Boland Amendment (1983)
“No funds available to the Central
Intelligence Agency, the Department of
Defense or any other agency or entity of the
United States involved in intelligence
activities may be obligated or expended for
the purpose or which would have the effect
of supporting, directly or indirectly, military
or paramilitary operations in Nicaragua by
any nation, group, organization, movement
or individual.”
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North
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I missili venduti
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Memorandum from McFarlane to Shultz and
Weinberger, 6/17/85, AKW 001713-20.
[e]ncourage Western allies and friends to help
Iran meet its import requirements so as to
reduce the attractiveness of Soviet assistance
and trade offers, while demonstrating the value
of correct relations with the West. This includes
provision of selected military equipment as
determined on a case-by-case basis.
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Diary, Caspar W. Weinberger, December 7, 1985
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Diary, Caspar W. Weinberger, December 7, 1985
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NSC, Oliver L. North Memorandum
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NSC, Oliver L. North Memorandum
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Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and
Contra Aid Controversy, November 13, 1986
During the course of our secret discussions, I authorized the transfer
of small amounts of defensive weapons and spare parts for
defensive systems to Iran. My purpose was to convince Tehran
that our negotiators were acting with my authority, to send a
signal that the United States was prepared to replace the animosity
between us with a new relationship.
/…/
It is in our national interest to watch for changes within Iran that
might offer hope for an improved relationship
/…/
To summarize: Our government has a firm policy not to capitulate
to terrorist demands. That no concessions policy remains in force,
in spite of the wildly speculative and false stories about arms for
hostages and alleged ransom payments. We did not -- repeat -did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages, nor will
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Chi è stato
Boston Globe, (July, 1987).
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Tower commission
“Several individuals declined our request to appear
before the board: VADM John Poindexter;
General Richard Secord, USAF Ret.; Lt Col
Oliver North; Lt Col Robert Earl; Mr. Albert
Hakim; and Miss Fawn Hall.
The board requested that the President
exercise his powers as Commander in Chief
and order VADM Poindexter and LtCol
North to appear. The President declined”
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North testimonia al Congresso
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Epilogo
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