[Seth]

Bond, according to wiki Reagan had no idea about the arms for hostages 'scandal'. So really, administrative members were acting without the president's approval. The guilty parties involved were later pardoned by Bush sr. I'd also conjecture that the reagan of 1964 wasn't under the same influences as when in office. Don't misunderstand my comment as insuniating Reagan wasn't intelligent. Anyone with high political ideals can be manipulated. Dick Cheney, VP, holds tons of power...in the way that he's basically a lobbyist in an elected position. Given the vast amount of wealth of the bush family, their ties with oil, well I'd say that's power. Believe that the nice talking Reagan was free to make the best decisions for the american people instead of looking out for the status quo. Same thing with Obama, he's a beacon of hope. He's also the highest funded presidential candidate in history....which, hahaha, ensures that he'll be representing the working class american.
Hey, they used a portion of the profits from the arms sales in iran to give weapons to the nicaragua anticommunist militias...and they got cocaine in exchange. cocaine which they smuggled into america....the CIA did this. Sure, this all happened within the intelligence community without presidential administrative knowledge. suuuure. Believe that if it helps you sleep. Hey, they also destroyed evidence about the iran-contra affair...they probably just burnt the info that had no relevence with accountability towards the american people. Go ahead and call me a CT because I believe that money moves politics. sure, whatever. I'm not into canned food and weapons...and especially underground bunkers. You're just another fratboy so of course your opinions have a collective merit.
Prof, what do you mean about my selective memory in context with my first sentence? I was using a derogatory, racist term to emphasize the lack of empathy towards human life in the whole iraq/iran/communist/democratic shitfest. Maybe you weren't referring to this? The same Ayatollah you mention was loved by the iranians. We both know that Iraqis and Iranians don't know what's best for them though. I'm not saying I believe Ayatollah was right, or even a good man. The western implanted Shah before him modernized Iran through oil money. He was pushing for more women's rights and non-muslim equality. Hey, prof s, since you brought up the nwo, do you believe in the abolition of sovereign states? Should we all share the same constitution? Because that is what the political move is heading towards, straight from the mouth of a US president, and many more political leaders. Sure, it's a CT and of course, as you've mentioned before, keeping an open mind towards evidence is ambition crushing...whatever man.