Out of Control : The Story of the Reagan Administration's Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection

Cockburn, Leslie

ISBN 10: 0871131692 / ISBN 13: 9780871131690

Published by Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, 1987

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FIRST PRINTING (stated) of the First Edition. A journalist discusses the develop of US foreign policy under President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, his attempts to 'get around' Congress to fund the 'secret war' of the contras in Nicaragua, the use of drugs and Iran to fund it, much more. Hardcover with price-clipped dust jacket, notes, 2870pp., remainders stamp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 00008407

Bibliographic Details

Title: Out of Control : The Story of the Reagan ...

Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press, New York

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Former Owner Inscription & Signature

Edition: First Edition (stated).

Book Type: Book

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Synopsis:

For the last two years, the author has been investigating the secret funding of the Contras by the White House. Here, she identifies the network of National Security Council staff (led by Colonel Oliver North), CIA operatives and ex-agents who set up this illegal support system, after the passage of the Boland Amendment in October 1984 made it illegal for the US government to give direct and indirect aid to the Contras. There is a detailed account of how mercenaries were recruited from all over the world and sent to CIA-run training bases in Costa Rica; how money was obtained through various means, ranging from the Iran arms deal to an arrangement with cocaine smugglers bringing drugs into Florida in return for quarterly payments into Contra bank accounts; how guns were procured, flown to US-controlled military bases in Central America, and then delivered into the hands of the Contras. The author, a British journalist, has worked for CBS News since 1978.