1. The Iran Contra Affair
The Iran-Contra Affair took places in the 1980's. It was a secret agreement to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from money gained by selling weapons to Iran. ... The First one was an agreement to aid the contras who were at war with the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. The second was "placate moderates" within Iran's government in order to secure American Hostages release and to influence foreign policy. ... The NSC under Robert McFarlane and John Poindexter raised private funds for the Contras. ...
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