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McCain Linked to Group That Aided Contras

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:59:34 CDT

John McCain has past connections to a group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair. The US Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. Its...

McCain: Obama Will Be Unable to Protect America

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:48:03 CDT

John McCain today hit Barack Obama harder than ever, Talking Points Memo notes, saying the Democrat’s willingness to talk with Iran proves he “does not have the knowledge, the experience, the background to make the kind of judgments that are necessary to preserve this nation’s security.” Of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, McCain...

CIA Op Aims to Destabilize Iran

Sam Gale Rosen — Wed, 23 May 2007 05:00:00 CDT

President Bush has secretly approved a CIA "black" operation to destabilize the Iranian government, ABC reports. Sources tell ABC the covert mission deploys propaganda, misinformation, and financial manipulation. A retired senior CIA official says economic pressure may be the most effective means to curb Iran's nuclear buildup.