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Fri Nov-10-06 01:41 PM
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The Secret World of Robert Gates

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If Bush's timetable is met, there will be no time for a serious investigation into Gates's past.

Fifteen years ago, Gates got a similar pass when leading Democrats agreed to put "bipartisanship" ahead of careful oversight when Gates was nominated for the CIA job by President George H.W. Bush.

In 1991, despite doubts about Gates's honesty over Iran-Contra and other scandals, the career intelligence officer brushed aside accusations that he played secret roles in arming both sides of the Iran-Iraq War. Since then, however, documents have surfaced that raise new questions about Gates's sweeping denials.

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Once in office, the Reagan administration did permit weapons to flow to Iran via Israel. One of the planes carrying an arms shipment was shot down over the Soviet Union on July 18, 1981, after straying off course, but the incident drew little attention at the time.

The arms flow continued, on and off, until 1986 when the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages scandal broke.
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Robert Gates confirmation should be denied

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Fri Nov-10-06 01:46 PM
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1. Emphatically denied! nm

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niyad

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Fri Nov-10-06 01:48 PM
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2. link isn't working for me

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Fri Nov-10-06 01:53 PM
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3. Works fine for me try this one

http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/2845

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Fri Nov-10-06 01:58 PM
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4. I've added this thread to the list of links about Robert Gates:

Edited on Fri Nov-10-06 02:01 PM by Lars39

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