Question

The Iran-contra scandal involved an illegal attempt by members of Reagan's administration to send money to

PLUS try have an explain on why you choose that answer or choice :)

Iranian Muslims
Iraqi revolutionaries
Nicaraguan contras
Libyan terrorists

Answer 1

@hugsnotughs

Answer 2

Hm...I haven't learned about the Iran-Contra Scandal yet...but let me see if I can do some research. :)) Give me a couple of minutes. c:

Answer 3

thank really :)

Answer 4

Okay...so this is what I got. Give me a sec while I type everything out... :)

Answer 5

okay sure :)

Answer 6

In the Iran-Contra Affair, United States President Ronald Reagan's administration secretly sold arms to Iran, which was engaged in a bloody war with its neighbor Iraq from 1980 to 1988 (see Iran-Iraq War), and diverted the proceeds to the Contra rebels fighting to overthrow the leftist and allegedly democratically-elected Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Those sales thus had a dual goal: appeasing Iran, which had influence with militant groups that held several American hostages in Lebanon and supported bombings in Western European countries, and funding a guerrilla war aimed at aborting Nicaraguan independence from US hegemony.

Both transactions were contrary to acts of Congress, which prohibited the funding of the Contras and the sale of weapons to Iran. In addition, both activities violated UN sanctions.

In January of 1986, Reagan allegedly approved a plan whereby an American intermediary, rather than Israel, would sell arms to Iran in exchange for the release of the hostages, with profits funneled to the Contras. At first, the Iranians had refused the weapons from Ghorbanifar, the Iranian intermediary, when both Oliver North and Ghorbanifar created a 370% markup (WALSH, Lawrence E. "Firewall"). Another intermediary was used to sell 500 TOW missiles. With the marked-up income of $10 million from the $3.7 million before, and the Iranians capturing new hostages when they released old ones, this was the end of the arms-for-hostages deal. In February, 1,000 TOW missiles were shipped to Iran. From May to November, there were additional shipments of miscellaneous weapons and parts.

The U.S. Congress then on November 18, 1987 issued its final report on the affair, which stated that Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides and his administration exhibited "secrecy, deception, and disdain for the law." Oliver North and John Poindexter were indicted on multiple charges on March 16, 1988. North, indicted on nine counts, was convicted of three: lying to Congress, destroying an official document, and accepting an illegal gratuity. The charges were vacated upon appeal on the grounds that North's Fifth Amendment rights may have been violated by indirect use of his testimony to Congress which had been given under a grant of immunity. Poindexter was convicted on several felony counts of lying to Congress, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and altering and destroying documents pertinent to the investigation. His convictions were also overturned on appeal on essentially the same grounds as North's. The Independent Counsel was not able to re-try North or Poindexter.

Basically, Oliver North was made the scape-goat and there was no concrete evidence to link Reagan to the crimes.


Source(s):
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/iran-contra-affair.html
http://www.answers.com/topic/iran-contra-affair

Answer 7

So that's what I got, but I didn't really get an exact answer...but I would say Iran Muslims...

Answer 8

okay thanks and what are you like really good at whats your favorite subject ? :)

Answer 9

"Both transactions were contrary to acts of Congress, which prohibited the funding of the Contras and the sale of weapons to Iran. In addition, both activities violated UN sanctions."

That is the sentence that should help find the answer...so yeah.

And I am good with History because it is just reading a lot and memorizing.

Answer 10

nice :) thanks :)