Chapter 918 The old finance minister’s last call

Author: Khurav

"Boy, this is probably the last time I will provide you with news! If you have some spare money recently, use it to buy Japanese yen!"

An unexpected phone call interrupted Carter's rhythm of flipping through the annual report.

Listening to the old, haggard voice on the phone, Carter was stunned:

"What happened? Mr. Reagan!"

"As the Iran-Contra incident last year has developed, that old witch Nancy has gone too far! She prevented the president from making public appearances, stabilized the situation, and allowed the cabinet ministers to fight on their own. Afterwards, she even wanted to blame me for the arms sales to Iraq.

On the head. That’s all. Director Casey was recently hospitalized due to illness. Her first thought was to ask me to find a way to remove Casey from his post, instead of asking the president to take charge of the overall situation."

"You know what she accused me of? She said I was 'more interested in protecting Casey than protecting the president.' That's ridiculous! The Democrats are united and taking advantage of the House Judiciary Committee to launch a general attack on us.

The leader here is as dazed as a newborn lamb."

Regarding last year’s Iran-Contra incident and even the subsequent “Iran-Nicaragua” scandal, Carter’s mind was as clear as a mirror

Since the 1984 election, Carter had a premonition that the Republican Party, which had lost the House of Representatives, would face a fierce attack from the Democratic Party. By last year, the time was just right.

To put it simply, the Iran-Contra incident was a matter of the United States exchanging arms with Iran for hostages, and it was exposed!

The origin of this incident came from the kidnapping of Buckley, the first secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon and the director of the CIA's Beirut station, in March 1984. In the following year, there were many more incidents.

The situation of six Americans being kidnapped. That year, the kidnappers made three demands:

1. Release the 17 prisoners imprisoned by Kuwait for participating in the planning and attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait in 1983; 2. The U.S. government exerts pressure on Israel to release Palestinians and Lebanese detained by Israel and the South Lebanon Army; 3.

.Provide loans to develop South Lebanon.

If the United States does not agree to these demands, the hostages will be executed one by one!

While calling for a strong America and being threatened at the same time, Brother Genzi said nothing and directly stated that he would never compromise with terrorists!

If this is a public expression of compromise, Chun Chun is just slapping himself in the face!

But that's it. On the surface, the uncompromising rhetoric was released, but the solutions behind the scenes failed to work. In the second half of 1985, photos of Buckley's body appeared in the media.

Aren’t you the powerful United States? Why can’t the hostages be rescued? What does your president do for food?!

This kind of problem arises on the eve of the mid-term elections. Reagan must be soft even if he is not soft.

In this regard, there was an agreement to sell arms to Iran and exchange weapons for hostages.

Of course, this is all behind the scenes! After all, on the surface, America still has to "reappear at dawn"

If only this issue was exposed, it might just be embarrassing, or it might just be a small violation of the U.S. Arms Control Act and National Security Law, but what happened next would be truly shocking!

On November 25 last year, Attorney General Mr. Meese took to the podium and said: "After receiving a letter from the House Judiciary Committee requesting to verify the issue of arms sales to Iran, the Department of Justice conducted a rigorous investigation and found that the United States is selling arms to Iran.

Of the proceeds, between US$10 and US$30 million were transferred to the National Security Council

into the Swiss bank account of the Nicaraguan rebels. The insider was Lieutenant Colonel North, Deputy Assistant to the National Security Council. John Poindexter, Assistant to the President for Security Affairs, also had some knowledge, but did not stop it. President Reagan and the Central Committee

The Intelligence Bureau had no knowledge of this, and there is evidence that Israel was also involved in this matter."

Such a shocking thing directly became the most lively topic in the United States at the end of last year. The famous saying instantly shocked the Reagan administration:

By bypassing Congress, the sale of arms to Iran violated the Arms Control Act and the National Security Act; the unauthorized embezzlement of funds to support the Nicaraguan rebels violated the Bollen Amendment; and even the exchange of weapons for hostages itself was incompatible with the strength promoted by the Reagan administration.

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For a time, Reagan's approval rating plummeted from 67% to 46%. More than half of the people believed that Reagan must know about this, and more than two-thirds of the people said that Reagan was covering up the facts!

In addition, the news media, which is the main base of the Democratic Party, seized on the crisis of confidence in the Reagan administration and pursued it fiercely.

Carter, who was hiding in South Korea, was not involved in this turmoil, but at that time, he seemed to be a forgotten person, just watching all this happen quietly.

What's more interesting is that in the face of this overwhelming pressure, at the beginning, due to Nancy's influence, Brother Genzi did not stand up immediately. This directly led to everyone, including Lao Bu, to blame each other.

Some said they didn’t know, and some said they knew but had reserved their opinions to a certain extent.

Although Reagan's follow-up handling and crisis public relations were done well, the internal problems within the team were...

"Director Casey is completely unable to continue working. His successor may be Director William Webster. This person should be familiar to you, right?"

"You're talking about Director Webster of the FBI, right? We had phone calls before."

Carter nodded lightly. He seemed to understand the purpose of the old finance minister's call.

Like his predecessor, Director William Joseph Casey, Director William Webster is also one of the legendary directors of the CIA. He is the only person in the United States who has served as both the director of the FBI and the director of the CIA!

Moreover, compared to his predecessor, Director Webster is more upright! He is from the Skull and Bones Society.

"Webster is a nice guy. Remember to come back and see us old guys when you have time."

"I will wait, Mr. Reagan, I want to ask senior brother if he is okay now? During this time, I have not dared to disturb you."

"His situation is okay, or in other words, this matter has basically been resolved now. Do you remember the Fifth Amendment? The defendant shall not be forced to incriminate himself in any criminal case!"

The voice in the receiver sounded a sigh:

"Make good use of this, no matter how many units come to investigate, we can protect ourselves. What's more sad is that this countermeasure was thought up by us people together. My old friend's performance in this matter

You’re so opinionated!”

"I'm getting more and more fed up with that Oval Office. Every day I feel like I'm not communicating with the president, but scheming with an old witch. Reagan behaves like an actor! He plays a president well, but,
Chapter completed!