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Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up

by Lawrence E. Walsh · 1997

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With Ronald Reagan's knowledge and support, the United States attempted to trade arms for hostages held by Iranian terrorists; some of the secret money then funded the guerrilla activities of the Nicaraguan Contras, a counter-revolutionary group that Congress had specifically forbidden the administration to support. In this historic, first-person account, the independent counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation exposes the extraordinary duplicity of the highest officials of the Reagan administration and the paralyzing effects of the cover-up.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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Middle EastMiddle EastMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 544 pages

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