Two of Reagan’s top priorities are in jeopardy: American hostages are still in the hands of terrorists in Iran, and the Contras are losing their fight against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. In early 1986, the two operations merge. In the middle of it all is Lieutenant Colonel Ollie North.
Links to books:
Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-up by: Lawrence E. Walsh
Under Fire: An American Story by: Oliver L. North
Special Trust by: Robert C. McFarlane
Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power by: Malcolm Byrne
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12/04/18 • 40 min
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Interesting dispassionate retelling of a period of history that I don’t remember well from my history lessons.
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