WEBVTT - Introducing Fiasco: Iran-Contra

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<v Speaker 1>Pushkin. In the fall of nineteen eighty six, Ronald Reagan

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<v Speaker 1>found himself at the center of a massive scandal that

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<v Speaker 1>looked like it might bring down his presidency.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you make a mistake in sending arms today, ron.

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<v Speaker 1>Sir, No. No.

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<v Speaker 2>It involved secret arms trafficking in Iran, a covert war

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<v Speaker 2>in Nicaragua, an attempt to buy back American hostages in Lebanon,

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<v Speaker 2>and the destruction of lots and lots of evidence in Washington, DC.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm not taking any more questions, and I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Going to work.

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<v Speaker 1>He became known as the Iran Contra affair. I'm Leon Mafok,

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<v Speaker 1>co creator of slow Burn. In my podcast Fiasco Iran Contra,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll hear all the unbelievable details of a scandal that

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<v Speaker 1>captivated the nation nearly forty years ago, which few of

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<v Speaker 1>us still remember today. They were lying to the press,

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<v Speaker 1>they were lying to the public. They lied incessantly to

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<v Speaker 1>each other. I later learned that he had suicide pills

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<v Speaker 1>and I had nothing. And then you proceeded to remove

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<v Speaker 1>documents from your boots and from other parts.

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<v Speaker 2>Of your clothing. That's correct, sir.

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<v Speaker 1>The reason I destroyed documents and was not the question.

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<v Speaker 1>That's important.

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<v Speaker 2>It was against the law. I brought it home and

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<v Speaker 2>put it in a can and let a match to it.

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<v Speaker 1>From Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries, this is Fiasco Iran Contra.

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<v Speaker 2>Well the things should happen.

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<v Speaker 1>We're so bizarre and in sane I can't begin to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>Please do.

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