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Friday, February 18, 2005
 Iran/Contra veteran returns 
It was surprising that when John Negroponte was appointed ambassador to Iran that there was not more press information about his links to the Iran/Contra affair and his dismal human rights record as ambassador to Honduras. According to David Corn of The Nation,
The Washington Post's front-page story on his nomination [to ambassador to Iran] did not mention his stint there.


Negroponte's nomination is consistent at least, given the recent appointment of Elliott Abrams as Bush's deputy national security advise. At Counterpunch, the Larry Birns article entitled Democracy According to Elliott Abrams, leads off with the question
Why has an admitted perjurer, a facilitator of death squads and an arms broker to Islamic terrorists just been appointed to be deputy national security adviser to President Bush?
I'm sure they both have very high moral values...


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