American made is an irancontra movie that gets high on its own supply the new movie is one that director doug liman has been making for 15. Iran is not the problem is a feature length documentary film responding to the failure of the american mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the us and iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of iraq. They had gone there to discuss the sale of missiles in exchange for the release of american hostages held. In order to tape the series, saba traveled across iran meeting its people and exploring the culture of the land through its culinary history. Suitcases stuffed with coketainted us dollars were dispatched to nicaragua. Behind the iran contra affair 1988 what you saw in the iran contra hearings was the exposure of the beginnings of a national security state which believes it has the right to override the constitution of the united states in the name of national security.
Guerra entre iran e irak by sebastian galindo cuellar on prezi. Covered are the allegations of secret governments, drugs, cia involvement, assassinations and even a plan to suspend the constitution. Understanding the irancontra affairs the legal aftermath. On the public relations front, the white house painted the contras as the moral equiv alent of the founding fathers and nicaragua as a totalitarian dungeon. There was no proof reagan authorized or was aware of the diversion or that he had knowledge of the extent of norths control over the contraresupply network. San juan, oct 26 2014 ips in late 1986, washington was rocked by revelations that the ronald reagan administration had illegally aided a stateless army known as the contras in central america.
The coverup begins to crack a former cia official admits the agency lied about its knowledge of the secret plan to fund the nicaraguan rebels. Independent counsel obtained no documentary evidence showing casey knew about or approved the. On august 18, 1996, the san jose mercury news published the first installment of a threepart series of articles concerning crack cocaine, the central intelligence agency cia, and the nicaraguan contra army. Inicio noticias elmundo asi seria guerra entre israel e iran articulo 325342. Along with a leading role in the iran contra scandal in which north helped sell arms to iran to fund the contra war north is also said to have employed air and sea transport companies. The irancontra affair involved a secret foreign policy operation directed by white house officials in the national security council nsc under president ronald reagan. Iran contras synonyms, iran contras pronunciation, iran contras translation, english dictionary definition of iran contras. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come. A washington post investigation, the article declared, had determined that available information does not support the conclusion that the ciabacked contrasor nicaraguans in generalplayed a major role in the emergence of crack as a narcotic in widespread use across the united statesan odd argument since dark alliance had focused. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal.
The irancontra affair 19861987 the washington post. An employee of the same arms dealer was involved in supplying arms, including rockets and grenades, to the contras of nicaragua during the 1980s irancontra scandal under president ronald reagan. The war in central america contributed to weakening an already inadequate law enforcement capability which was exploited easily by a variety of mercenaries, pilots and cartel members involved in drug smuggling. In 2004 iran television started to air a documentary that was different from other tourism and historical documentaries shown in the past. Webbs series led to three federal investigations, none of. Israel would then sell the weapons to iran secretly, in exchange for the release of american hostages being held by an extremist terrorist group in neighbouring lebanon that supported the. Learn about the iran contra affair under president reagan who secretly supported an anticommunist group in nicaragua and funneled weapons to iranian terrorists in exchange for american hostages.
Irancontra was an historical moment that reaches forwards and backwards in time to connect some of the key political players of the past 50 yearsand exposes the shadow government that has been in operation for decades. Money, happiness and eternal life greed 12 dw documentary duration. Irancontra scandal unravels eugene hasenfus is captured by troops of the sandinista regime in nicaragua after the plane in which he is flying is shot down. Key figures in ciacrack cocaine scandal begin to come forward. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran.
A revised version was published in 1999 that incorporated webbs response to the cia and justice department reports. It received much feedback that showed iran documentary was welcomed by people. When you hear of the irancontra scandal you mostly think of the hostage. From khomeni to ahmedinejad tells the inside story of all these dramatic events, from the people who were there at the time. A scandal from 1986 over secret deals to sell arms to iran and divert the proceeds to fund contra rebel forces in nicaragua. Does anyone know a good documentary about the irancontra affair.
Contras, dirty money and cia december 19, 20 from the archive. Most popular iran contra affair movies and tv shows imdb. The contras were an irregular military formation put together by the u. Freeway rick ross on how he introduced crack to the u. Central intelligence agency cia in 1981 to overthrow the leftist sandinista. Crack cocaine didnt just accidentally get into the us by mistake. Iran contras definition of iran contras by the free. Irancontra report cites seven cases in which north and other administration officials sought to manipulate criminal probes to pro tect their operations from exposure. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion alianza oscura. Id rather them do a biopic on him than a documentary.
These claims have led to investigations by the united states government, including hearings and reports by the united states house of representatives, senate, department of justice, and the cias office of the inspector general. Crack in the system official trailer 2014 marc levin. A taste of iran is a fourpart series hosted and narrated by sadeq saba. The reagan administration, undeterred, conspired to sell arms to iran in exchange for hostages, using some of the proceeds to illegally fund the contras. Israel and the contras excerpted from the book the iran contra connection secret teams and covert operations in the reagan era by johnathan marshall, peter. In this regard, the cia would be more aptly named the cocaine import agency. Irancontras article about irancontras by the free dictionary. The americans got around this by selling weapons to israel instead. A number of writers have alleged that the united states central intelligence agency cia was involved in cocaine trafficking during the 1980s.
On october 5, 1986, nicaraguan government forces shot down an american plane loaded with supplies for the countrys rebel forces, the contras. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion is a 1998 book by. Webbs disclosure of the crack connection infuriated many africanamericans. The charges of cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking were revived in 1996, when a newspaper series by reporter gary webb in the san jose mercury news claimed that the trafficking had played an important role in the creation of the crack cocaine drug problem in the united states. This documentary started a new method in filming, directing and camera view for documentaries.
The articles alleged that blandon and meneses gave money to the contras. In several cases, drug smugglers were hired by contra organizations to move contra supplies. The declassified history provides the 101 most important documents on the policy decisions, covert operations, and subsequent coverup that created the most serious constitutional crisis of modern times. Big medias contracocaine coverup common dreams views. Cia involvement in contra cocaine trafficking wikipedia. That way, readers could examine much of the documentary support for the series. This documentary video looks inside the irancontra affair. Set the stage for the illegal activities of others by encouraging support for the contras during the october 1984 to october 1986 period when the boland amendments banned such aid. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion webb, gary, waters, maxine on. Crack in the system tells the true story of freeway.
Fears that the irancontra scandal could lead to reagans. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion webb, gary. The white house knew about and condoned the operation for the raising of funds for its extrajudicial activities i. One month later, middle eastern journalists broke a story about a secret trip made by members of president ronald reagans administration to iran.
The reagan administration sold arms to iran, a country desperate for materiel during its lengthy war with iraq. There are other implications, too, including that century arms romanianmanufactured wasr10 rifle is a favorite with mexican drug cartels. The irancontra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the. The cia, the contras, and the crack cocaine explosion. Titled dark alliance, the series linked drug smuggling by ciatrained contras to the crack epidemic that has ravaged america. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. The irancontra affair american experience official. Il video proviene dalla collana le grandi battaglie della storia, distribuzione folio. Former government officials and other sources confirm that the cia stashed money in a number of b.
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