18-10-2014, 12:43 PM
The whole Iran-Contra-cocaine/Mena/Enterprise story has entered the realm of Ancient History in a way that the JFK assassination hasn't yet. It now seems to be fairly safe to talk about. How many Americans even remember Iran Contra, or its counterpart the October Surprise? Or Nugan Hand, BCCI and the S&L scandal? They are all linked together, and just the tip of the iceberg.
It's discussed in the same manner as Watergate - third-rate conspiracy of clowns, and OMG there was a criminal/mobster element involved! Oh, who could have imagined such a thing? :
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It's also easy for mainstream-liberal historians and academics to talk about wrongdoing during the Reagan/Nixon years, but they still don't want to shine a light on Democratic Presidents (which is why the Clintons' involvement in Mena part of the Enterprise is still a "conspiracy theory"). Earl Warren's stamp of approval on the JFK story ensured that a lot of liberals would defend it to their graves.
It's discussed in the same manner as Watergate - third-rate conspiracy of clowns, and OMG there was a criminal/mobster element involved! Oh, who could have imagined such a thing? :
:It's also easy for mainstream-liberal historians and academics to talk about wrongdoing during the Reagan/Nixon years, but they still don't want to shine a light on Democratic Presidents (which is why the Clintons' involvement in Mena part of the Enterprise is still a "conspiracy theory"). Earl Warren's stamp of approval on the JFK story ensured that a lot of liberals would defend it to their graves.