A Cold War Man, a Hot War and a Legal Gray Area

Washington Post | Sep. 30, 2009 (News Report)

The government of Sudan, eager to curry favor with a U.S. government that accused it of genocide, sought help last fall from an unlikely source: a former Reagan administration official known for his role in the Iran-contra scandal.

The approach by Sudanese officials led to a $1.3 million contract for former national security adviser Robert "Bud" McFarlane, who went on to meet with two of the Obama administration's top policymakers on Sudan and its ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 6, 2009 - 9:37 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 6, 2009 - 9:46 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 6, 2009

WaPo appears to have done a lot of investigation to document that an Iran-Contra sociopath has been acting as a foreign agent for Sudan, and covering his legal trail.

The story may help explain some of the trivializing of the Darfur situation by members of the Obama administration.

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