Irangate hearings

Title

Irangate hearings

Genre

Speech

TX Date

May 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:01:13

Description

Statement by Robert McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, at the second week of the Irangate (Iran-Contra affair) hearings in Washington DC, defending the funding of the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. The questioner (not heard) is Representative Jim Courter.

Contributors

Robert McFarlane

Keywords

USA; Iran; Nicaragua; Arms sales; Trials; Guerilla warfare; Guerilla activities; Financial aid; Political scandals; Jim Courter

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