Iran-Contra : Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power /

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"Everything began to unravel on October 5, 1986, when a Nicaraguan soldier downed an American plane carrying arms to 'Contra' guerrillas, exposing a tightly held U.S. clandestine program. A month later, reports surfaced that Washington had been covertly selling arms to Iran (our sworn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Byrne, Malcolm (Autor)
Otros Autores: Riedel, Bruce O. (writer of foreword.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald
Politisk korruption.
Iran-Contra-Affäre
Scandals.
Power (Social sciences)
Politics and government
Political corruption.
Executive power.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Presidents & Heads of State.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Corruption (Politique) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Pouvoir executif > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Scandales > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Irangate, 1985-1990.
Political corruption > United States > History > 20th century.
Executive power > United States > History > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Scandals > United States > History > 20th century.
Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990.
Förenta staterna.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1981-1989.
United States > Politics and government > 1981-1989.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Bruce Riedel
  • Preface: Settings for the scandal
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Raising the Contras
  • 2. Coping with Iran
  • 3. Taking over the covert war
  • 4. TOW missiles to Tehran
  • 5. Quid pro quos
  • 6. HAWKS
  • 7. Tightening the reins on the Contras
  • 8. A neat idea
  • 9. Air Contra
  • 10. Road to Tehran
  • 11. Meltdown
  • 12. Blowback
  • 13. The early cover-up
  • 14. Congress steps in
  • 15. The independent counsel
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index.

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