Manuel Noriega and the Evidence Against US Secret Dealings
A 1988 CIA assessment detailed the fear that a Panamanian dictator would leak evidence of US secret dealings if pushed by economic sanctions.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Iran-Contra
Fidel Castro and the Narcobusiness Serving the US Market
Cold War titans discussed the US addiction to Latin American narcotics and a president's failure to lead while Soviet subsidies were quietly slipping away.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Michael Palmer and the $300,000 Paid to a Marijuana Trafficker
A drug-running crew was paid by the U.S. government to ferry supplies to Nicaraguan rebels, a transaction that remained hidden behind the label of humanitarian aid.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Oliver North and the Filed-Down Typewriter Ball
North admitted to faking documents for a security gate in northern Virginia, but the effort he spent defacing a retail typewriter suggests he was hiding something far larger.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Dick Cheney and the 1987 Blueprint for Lawless Diplomacy
A report defending the illegal funding of Nicaraguan rebels argued the president could bypass Congress via "designated agents"—a logic that would later fuel the Iraq War.
By Harlan Pryce ·