The king is hostage. (hostage negotiations in Iran-Contra arms sale affair)

National Review | April 10, 1987| | Copyright

THE KING IS HOSTAGE

I WAS INTIMATELY involved in thecounter-terrorism efforts of the Reagan Administration for three years. For me, the most resonant moment of the President's March 4 "It was all my fault' speech came when he told the American people that he hadn't started out trading arms for hostages, had had no intention of trading arms for hostages, did not believe at the time that he had traded arms for hostages, and only realized he had done so after being forced by the scandal to review the record. "It's clear from the [Tower Commission] report,' he explained, "that I ...

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