New tom cruise movie slammed for abusing facts to attack. The 1988 film is updated with information from recent court cases and events. Screening of cover up behind the irancontra affair. President reagan exonerated in irangate scandal the tower commission finds that the president had not been told. Officials at the highest level had been detected organizing international terrorism i.
American made is an irancontra movie that gets high on its own supply the new movie is one that director doug liman has been making for 15. There was not one irancontra affair, as if the iran and contra operations were two parts of one whole. Home films videos features schedule shop about the series staff. Drawing on uptodate information such as the recently discovered bush diaries, this reader features once top secret.
The irancontra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the iran contra scandal, was a political scandal in the united states that. Many nationalist and neoconservatives would see the entire irancontra affair not as a coverup but a good use of political power, an end that justifies the means. The irancontra conspiracy and coverup walsh, lawrence e. In 1987, amid the irancontra inquiry, investigators found that the scandal fit within a larger republican scheme for manipulating. The irancontra affair involved a secret foreign policy operation directed by white house officials in the national security council nsc under president ronald reagan. The shadow government of assassins, arms dealers, drug smugglers, former cia operatives and top us military personnel who were running foreign policy unaccountable to the public, revealing the reaganbush administrations plan. Reagan then took full responsibility for the acts committed.
The irancontra affair, like the ciaorganized invasion of the bay of pigs in cuba in 1961, struck a global blow to american credibility. The irancontra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the irancontra scandal, was a political scandal in the united states that. Mcfarlane sought reagans approval, in spite of the embargo against selling arms to iran. Fourteen people were charged with either operational or cover up crimes. They were, in fact, quite different operations and dealt with very different problems and countries. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Years before the us went after saddam hussein, the white house had manuel noriega, another former ally, in its sights. Behind the iran contra affair contrast media coverage of the 1989 invasion with expert testimony. Scott applewhite future 911 commission vice chairman lee hamilton din, at this time chairman of the house intelligence committee, fails to properly investigate iran contra allegations. Twenty years later, the iran contra affair continues to resonate on many levels, especially as washington gears up for a new season of political inquiry with the pending inauguration of the 110th congress and the seeming inevitability of hearings into a range of bush administration policies. Cover up behind the iran contra affair trailer youtube. The irancontra affair american experience official site pbs. He resisted efforts to investigate the irancontra scandal. Behind the iran contra affair a tangled tale of politics, drugs, hostages, weapons, assassinations, covert operations and the ultimate plan to suspend the constitution of the united states.
The united states was the largest seller of arms to iran under mohammad reza pahlavi. Behind the irancontra affair loses force as the movie makers run out of evidence that a shadowy rightwing group has been conducting american foreign policy and threatening. Under the socalled reagan doctrine, the cia trained and assisted this and other. Irancontra and armsforhostages scandals dick cheney. They would both see the cover up as a necessary way to preserve the political and economical structure inside and outside america and a necessary way to maintain, in their opinion. Behind the iran contra affair is the third featurelength documentary. Jun 24, 2001 the iran contra affair has been characterized by u. This documentary of the iran contra affair consolidates the evidence and conspiracy theories of the incident after the week congressional hearings proved inadequate, acting merely as damage control and failing to show any sincere effort to get to the real truth of the matter. Read the fulltext online edition of a very thin line. It presents a tale of politics, drugs, hostages, weapons, assassinations, covert operations and the ultimate plan to suspend the u. Mar 27, 2014 the iran contra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the iran contra scandal, was a political scandal in the united states that came to light in november 1986. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Kris kristofferson and wife lisa meyers attend the screening of cover up behind the iran contra affair on june 24, 1988 at the directors guild theater in hollywood, california. Kris kristofferson and wife lisa meyers attend the screening of cover up behind the irancontra affair on june 24, 1988 at the directors guild theater in hollywood, california.
The film reveals a shadow government of former cia operatives, drug smugglers, top us military personnel and others, revealing evidence of the history of cia involvement in drug running from the vietnam heroin era to the central american. Behind the iran contra affair is the third featurelength documentary produced by the empowerment project. Washington, dc, march 26, 2014 the passing away of irancontra independent counsel lawrence e. Senior administration officials secretly facilitated the sale of arms to the.
The irancontra affair stirred up profound political passions. Many nationalist and neoconservatives would see the entire iran contra affair not as a cover up but a good use of political power, an end that justifies the means. Elizabeth victoria montgomery april 15, 1933 may 18, 1995 was an american film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned five decades. President reagan and national security adviser robert mcfarlane. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. In 1985, while iran and iraq were at war, iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the united states.
The black journalist i cant believe i cant remember his name who has a sunday morning show on pbs had a guest who said that the u. President reagan exonerated in irangate scandal the tower commission finds that the president had not been told enough about the affair to cover it up michael. The declassified history provides the 101 most important documents on the policy decisions, covert operations, and subsequent coverup that created the most serious constitutional crisis of modern times. The irancontra affair american experience official site. Covered are the allegations of secret governments, drugs, cia involvement, assassinations and even a plan to suspend the constitution. The irancontra affair american experience official. What we saw in the irancontra hearings, was the exposure of the beginnings of a national security state which believes it has the right to override the constitution of the united states in the name of security. Articles such as this one were acquired and published with the primary aim of expanding the information on with greater speed and efficiency than has traditionally been possible. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal. Worldwide english title informal short title cover up. Behind the irancontra affair dvd coverup exposes several of the most disturbing chapters in the history of u. The film takes an obvious conspiracy theory approach, which, although sometimes entertaining, sometime relies too much. The irancontra affair, also referred to as irangate, contragate or the irancontra scandal, was a political scandal in the united states that came to light in november 1986. The film reveals a shadow government of former cia operatives, drug smugglers, top us military personnel and others, revealing evidence of.
Mar 26, 2014 washington, dc, march 26, 2014 the passing away of irancontra independent counsel lawrence e. Behind the iran contra affair loses force as the movie makers run out of evidence that a shadowy rightwing group has been conducting american foreign policy and threatening. Walsh on march 19, at age 102, is an appropriate occasion to recall some of the extraordinary outcomes of his investigation into the most significant political scandal of the 1980s. Covered are the allegations of secret governments, drugs, cia involvement, assassinations and. Behind the iran contra affair west hollywood premiere on june 24, 1988 at the dga theatre in west hollywood, california.
She is best remembered for her leading role as samantha stephens on the television series bewitched. Bolton was working as an assistant attorney general in the reagan administration during the irancontra affair. Jason bourne, were taken not from ludlum but the irancontra affair, details. George bushs misuse of the pardon power made the coverup complete, walsh wrote. Coverup was the first film to reveal the october surprise hostage deal the reaganbush campaigndeal with iran to delay the release of the 52 american hostages until after the 1980 election, and is the only film which presents a comprehensive overview of the most important stories suppressed during the iran contra hearings. Doug liman has finally made a movie about irancontra, and tom cruise.
In their oscarwinning documentary, director barbara trent and writereditor david kasper cover up. Behind the irancontra affair 1988 barbara trent on allmovie this documentary of the iran contra affair. What are quality books about the irancontra affair. Bush pardons 6 in iran affair, aborting a weinberger trial. Separating fact from fiction in tom cruises film about drug smuggler barry seal. Sep 28, 2017 american made is an irancontra movie that gets high on its own supply the new movie is one that director doug liman has been making for 15 years and tom cruise has been making for almost 35. This documentary video looks inside the iran contra affair. This documentary video looks inside the irancontra affair. It is the only film that puts the entire iran contra affair into a meaningful political and historical context. The shadow government of assassins, arms dealers, drug smugglers, former cia operatives and top us military personnel who were running foreign policy unaccountable to the public, revealing the reaganbush administrations plan to. Sep 29, 2017 separating fact from fiction in tom cruises film about drug smuggler barry seal. Twenty years later, the irancontra affair continues to resonate on many levels, especially as washington gears up for a new season of political inquiry with the pending inauguration of the 110th congress and the seeming inevitability of hearings into a range of bush administration policies. Those of us who know whats up know that this film tells the truth.
But if fiers is correct, topranking cia officials not only knew about the operation and did nothing to stop it. The iran contra affair involved a secret foreign policy operation directed by white house officials in the national security council nsc under president ronald reagan. They would both see the coverup as a necessary way to preserve the political and economical structure inside and outside america and a necessary way to maintain, in their opinion. Fourteen people were charged with either operational or coverup crimes. Hamilton and cheney hold a press conference together about the iran contra affair investigation on june 19, 1987. Cover up behind the irancontra affair is a thorough investigation into information suppressed during the irancontra hearings in 1987 where it was found that senior officials in the united states government secretly facilitated the sale of arms to iran.
Caso irancontra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the irancontra scandal, or simply irancontra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration. Behind the irancontra affair selected theaters barbara honegger a former reagan administration white house policy analyst. The panama deception nr by hal hinson washington post staff writer october 17, 1992 watching the panama deception, barbara trents disturbing new documentary about the u. Behind the irancontra affair 1988 examines reagans alleged deal with iran that delayed the release of american hostages until after his inauguration. Behind the irancontra affair selected theaters barbara honeggera former reagan administration white house policy analyst. The film takes an obvious conspiracy theory approach, which, although sometimes entertaining, sometime relies too much on documents and information that arent actually seen. Reagans presidency, came into the open in the fall of 1986 with the disclosure of two intertwined secret operations. Irancontra affair legal definition of irancontra affair. In the first day of testimony before the joint housesenate irancontra committee see may 5, 1987, general richard secord see september 19, 1986 testifies that cia director william casey was one of the driving forces behind the illegal sales of arms to iran, and the equally illegal diversion of profits from those arms to the nicaraguan. The irancontra affair popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal. Caso iran contra, popularized in iran as the mcfarlane affair, the iran contra scandal, or simply iran contra, was a political scandal in the united states that occurred during the second term of the reagan administration. What set irancontra apart from previous political scandals was the fact that a coverup engineered in the.
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