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In reply to the discussion: Iran-Contra Affair was TREASON that went unpunished. [View all]MinM
(2,650 posts)110. Lee Hamilton'd
Unfortunately there were also the likes of Lee Hamilton keeping a lid on these abuses.
...Lee Hamilton featured prominently as an Iran-Contra fixer . As House chairman of the committee investigating Iran-Contra, Hamilton believed that it was better to keep the public in the dark than investigate another Watergate. He casually accepted the word of senior Reagan-Bush officials, including George H.W. Bush himself, who claimed that they were out of the loop...
http://www.globalresearch.ca/cover-up-and-propaganda-the-9-11-commission-finishes-its-dirty-work/779
http://www.globalresearch.ca/cover-up-and-propaganda-the-9-11-commission-finishes-its-dirty-work/779
...Barbara Honneger, a former White House Domestic Policy Advisor who had played a major role in exposing this secret deal, wrote an extended comment on Parrys article. Her article illuminates how the report by the Task Force, which was chaired by Rep. Lee Hamilton, was nothing but a white wash and cover up. One of its members, Dymally, drafted a Minority Report, but Hamilton prevented him from publishing it through bullying and threatening to fire his entire Congressional Staff. Honneger reveals how Banisadrs letter was coordinated with a two-hour press conference where she presented reporters at the National Press Club with reams of incriminating evidence on the October Surprise cover up (she is now planning to release a videotape of this two-hour press conference). As she writes, this flood of last-minute evidence on that historic day implicated the Reagan-Bush campaign in plans in delaying the release of the hostages, and led the Task Force Chief Council Lawrence Barcella to ask Lee Hamilton to extend the enquiry for a further three months. Hamilton refused.
This may seem puzzling at first. Why would Hamilton prefer to produce a white wash and cover up report rather than extend the enquiry? The answer could lie in a conversation he had with Banisadr before the Task Force was established. In a personal interview, Banisadr revealed that Hamilton told him if there had been a clandestine deal between Reagan and Khomeini, all governments in the last twelve years would be considered illegal, and that this would be extremely harmful for the political system. Banisadr told him that the price of lying would be even higher, as the American people would lose trust not only in politicians but the entire political system if they became aware of this lie, which soon or late they would.
Here, we can see that Hamilton had already decided to produce his report even before setting up the Task Force, as he had calculated that the price of telling the truth would be extremely high. Had had he told the truth, it is nearly certain that many of the political decisions which have had disastrous global consequences, such as the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, would not have taken place...
http://disinfo.com/2013/03/argo-and-the-stolen-truth-about-iran/
This may seem puzzling at first. Why would Hamilton prefer to produce a white wash and cover up report rather than extend the enquiry? The answer could lie in a conversation he had with Banisadr before the Task Force was established. In a personal interview, Banisadr revealed that Hamilton told him if there had been a clandestine deal between Reagan and Khomeini, all governments in the last twelve years would be considered illegal, and that this would be extremely harmful for the political system. Banisadr told him that the price of lying would be even higher, as the American people would lose trust not only in politicians but the entire political system if they became aware of this lie, which soon or late they would.
Here, we can see that Hamilton had already decided to produce his report even before setting up the Task Force, as he had calculated that the price of telling the truth would be extremely high. Had had he told the truth, it is nearly certain that many of the political decisions which have had disastrous global consequences, such as the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, would not have taken place...
http://disinfo.com/2013/03/argo-and-the-stolen-truth-about-iran/
http://www.rigorousintuition.ca/board2/viewtopic.php?p=496056#p496056
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casey was at the root of the RW radio monopoly destroying democracy the last 25 yrs....
certainot
May 2013
#5
those of you who do not remember the Business Men Coup de tat should take the time to read Certainot
retired rooster
May 2013
#36
. . . and how many completed their 50 bombing missions, and were never shot down?
leveymg
May 2013
#77
50? What are you talking about...it took 25 to rotate out IF you so choose...
Drew Richards
May 2013
#83
25 it is. The point being that some of the Business Coup-American Fascist types -- Dulles, Prescott
leveymg
May 2013
#97
A shadow government that not only continues to the present day unaccountable to the people...
Octafish
May 2013
#15
Read this excerpt from the Cong. Iran Contra Report with Libya and Syria in mind. Same games, redux
leveymg
May 2013
#78
Did Republicans ever ask ANY questions about the Reagan-Republican FAIL with our Marine barracks?
Berlum
May 2013
#57
The 'evil-empire' Iranians that the Republicans fellated will use their US weapons
Berlum
May 2013
#61
When mentioning Brown & Root, don't forget about *Kellogg, Brown & Root, bought by Halliburton
Ghost in the Machine
May 2013
#103
But but but...ACORN! NEW BLACK PANTHERS! FAST & FURIOUS! BENGHAZI! THE IRS! SPYING ON THE AP!!!!!
alp227
May 2013
#14
Don't lump Benghazi and AP in the rest. They aren't faux scandals, just onion skin scandals -
leveymg
May 2013
#79
Ronny most likely didnt recall. The CIA probably has a drug that induces dementia. nm
rhett o rick
May 2013
#50
Here's an old Nixon trick: put your hand over one side of the face, and then the other. Do RWR 1st
leveymg
May 2013
#81
Many of those liars are still around. Glad one great journalist is still operating a Truth Squad...
Octafish
May 2013
#92
Christic Institute sued the traitors and found it was like reporting a sin to the Devil.
Octafish
May 2013
#95
and so they learned how not to get caught again, then they stole the Presidency in 2000
Coyotl
May 2013
#39
Poppa Bush also used his influence to free a terrorists who bombed an airliner full of civilians
Major Nikon
May 2013
#45
Maybe I dont understand your question. Nixon and the Iran-Contra cabal were pardoned. nm
rhett o rick
May 2013
#49
More probably I don't understand the law. I thought(think) a person had to be convicted of a crime
byeya
May 2013
#53
OK, I see what you're saying. Thanks! Seems a bit too much power to me. Keeping people
byeya
May 2013
#74
Nixon set the template for this sort of election treason as noted in LBJ recordings...
cascadiance
May 2013
#80
np. But dont take my word, I think your questions can be answered via Wiki. nm
rhett o rick
May 2013
#60
Who specifically do you think made up the ruling cabal during the Iran-Contra fiasco? nm
rhett o rick
May 2013
#52
Another outstanding thread, exposing the Republicans for what they are!!!
Major Hogwash
May 2013
#93