Iran-Contra
The Iran-Contra scandal became public on 3 November 1986, when the Lebanese newspaper Al Shiraa revealed details of US arms sales to Iran in an "arms for hostages" deal.[1] It emerged shortly afterwards that proceeds from the arms sales had been illegaly diverted by Col. Oliver North to get round Congressional restrictions on funding for the Nicaraguan Contras.[2]
External Resources
- [http://openlibrary.org/books/OL2495493M/Report_of_the_congressional_committees_investigating_the_Iran-Contra_Affair Report of the congressional committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair
with supplemental, minority, and additional views], U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987, archived at openlibrary.org
