'North, 75, was a military aide to the National Security Council during the #Reagan administration in the 1980s when he entered the spotlight for his role in arranging the secret sale of weapons to Iran and the diversion of the proceeds to the anti-communist #ContraRebels in #Nicaragua.'
https://www.truthdig.com/articles/oliver-north-says-he-wont-serve-2nd-term-as-nra-president/

I was surprised to see 1980s footage of #NancyReagan along with #OliverNorth testifying on #IranContra at the start of #MayansMC episodes.

'' #ElliottAbrams.. convicted of two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress during the #IranContra Affair will now serve.. as.. envoy to Iran.
Pardoned by George H.W. Bush in 1992, Abrams was a pivotal figure in the foreign-policy #scandal that shook the #Reagan administration.. the plot to covertly sell weapons to the #Khomeini government and use the proceeds to illegally fund the right-wing #Contras rebel group in #Nicaragua.' https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/08/elliott-abrams-convicted-in-iran-contra-is-now-trumps-iran-envoy.html
#ContraRebels #Iran