How many and who, of the current bu$h adminstration,...

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were part of the '80's Central American policy?
You know...drug running, Iran/Contra, El Salvadorian death squads, etc...

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1. John Negoponte

Now: Ambassador to Iraq
Then: Ambassador to Honduras 1981-1985, tied to death squads in El Salvador

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2. Of course

Hence the "Salvadorian Option" for Iraq.
Makes sense now.

Damn war pigs.

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3. Otto Reich

Now: Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere
Then: Reported directly to Ollie North during Iran-Contra.

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4. Elliott Abrams

Then: Lied to Congress about El Salvador torture and human rights abuses. Pardoned on Christmas 1992.

Now: 12/02 "Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs" 6/01 "Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights and International Operations"

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Elliott_Abrams

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5. John Poindexter

Then: Chief architect of Iran Contra - Convicted of conspiracy, lying to Congress, defrauding the government, and destroying evidence.

Until August 2003: Director of the Pentagon's (DARPA's) Information Awareness Office, "a secretive intelligence bureau whose mission is to gather and centralize as much information as possible about everyone, intending to unify all private databases about U.S. citizens into one central database run by the government (including information about travel, credit card purchases, medical history, etc.)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Poindexter
http://www.hereinreality.com/bigbrother.html

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6. Laurence Silberman

"We take an in-depth look at Judge Laurence Silberman, the man President Bush appointed as co-chair of the commission to investigate intelligence failures prior to the Iraq invasion. Silberman is a longtime Republican operative who is said to have orchestrated President Reagan's "October Surprise," overturned Oliver North's Iran-Contra conviction and helped pursue sexual misconduct allegations against President Clinton. "
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/02/12/1550232

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7. A few more

http://www.blythe.org/nytransfer-subs/Central_America/Iran-Contra_Felons_Get_Good_Jobs_from_Bush

Love the last paragraph:
He also suggested political payback is at work in appointments of so many Iran-Contra figures. "They were good soldiers. They fell on their swords. Good soldiers get rewards -- at least in this administration," Blanton said.

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8. Roger Noriega

THEN: Oversaw "non-lethal aid" shipments to the Contras; channeled money to money-launderers and through foundations to fund arms for contras.

NOW: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
"Managing U.S. foreign policy and promoting U.S. interests in the region." -- "highest position for Latin American policy-making at the State Department."

Probably jointly responsible with Otto Reich for Haiti Aristide coup last year. http://www.veteransforpeace.org/US_political_maneuvering_030104.htm

2001-2003 Ambassador to the Organization of American States

Coming Soon to the United States? Plan Condor, the Sequel
"John Poindexter, Colin Powell, Richard Armitage, Otto Reich, Roger Noriega, all worked on Latin America under Reagan. All were brought back into the White House by George W. Bush "
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Articles8/Solo_Condor-US.htm

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9. Thanks for the info...eom