Reel America
Iran-Contra Investigation Day 28 Part 1
1987-07-14T20:00:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWM3XC8xOTg3MDcxNDIwMDUxOTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to Lieutenant Colonel North. Representative Lee Hamilton pointed to the arms-for-hostages arrangement as undermining U.S. policy. He also commented on the need for covert actions to be conducted within procedural guidelines. Representative Hamilton concluded that “democracy has its frustrations but we know of no better system of government, and when that democratic process is subverted, we risk all that we cherish.”
Senator Daniel Inouye referred to the popular support for North, especially among young people. Senator Inouye said that he voted against aid to the Contras because it would inevitably lead to young people being sent into the conflict.
Video is master of raw footage without identifications.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee…
read more
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to Lieutenant Colonel North. Representative Lee Hamilton pointed to the arms-for-hostages arrangement as undermining U.S. policy. He also commented on the need for covert actions to be conducted within procedural guidelines. Representative Hamilton concluded that “democracy has its frustrations but we know of no better system of government, and when that democratic process is subverted, we risk all that we cherish.”
Senator Daniel Inouye referred to the popular support for North, especially among young people. Senator Inouye said that he voted against aid to the Contras because it would inevitably lead to young people being sent into the conflict.
Video is master of raw footage without identifications. close
Senator Daniel Inouye referred to the popular support for North, especially among young people. Senator Inouye said that he voted against aid to the Contras because it would inevitably lead to young people being sent into the conflict.
Video is master of raw footage without identifications.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee… read more
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was questioned further by committee members, including Representative Boland on the Boland amendment. The committee chairs then directed summary statements to Lieutenant Colonel North. Representative Lee Hamilton pointed to the arms-for-hostages arrangement as undermining U.S. policy. He also commented on the need for covert actions to be conducted within procedural guidelines. Representative Hamilton concluded that “democracy has its frustrations but we know of no better system of government, and when that democratic process is subverted, we risk all that we cherish.”
Senator Daniel Inouye referred to the popular support for North, especially among young people. Senator Inouye said that he voted against aid to the Contras because it would inevitably lead to young people being sent into the conflict.
Video is master of raw footage without identifications. close
Related Video
-
Iran-Contra Investigation Day 29
Poindexter testifies that President Reagan signed a retroactive finding, prepared by the CIA, concerning the sale of arms to Iran.…
-
Iran-Contra Investigation Day 27
Questioning of Oliver North continued, with many members of the committee making statements concerning patriotism,…
-
Iran-Contra Investigation Day 35
Secretary of State George Shultz testified before the committee. In responding to a committee member’s question comparing…
-
Iran-Contra Investigation Day 37
Attorney General Edwin Meese III answered questions from committee members on his questioning of Oliver North and John…