Government Coverups: The Iran-Contra Affair

<p>In the first installment of MFFI’s Government Cover-Ups series, grab your New Coke and Trapper Keeper for a trip back to the 1980s to uncover the truth behind one of the wildest political scandals in American history: the Iran-Contra affair. It’s a saga of guns, drugs, hostages, and lies that shook the White House to its core. </p> <p>~</p> <p>Support the show by becoming a Midnight Minion, Menace, or Maniac, and unlock exclusive bonus content over at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/mffi?fan_landing=true'>PATREON</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>Join the MFFI community and vote on episode topics via <a href='https://discord.gg/4KUWbgj4PN'>DISCORD</a></p> <p>~</p> <p>In this episode:  </p> <ul><li>Ronald Wilson Reagan, the Actor</li> <li>The Hollywood Blacklist </li> <li>President of the Screen Actor’s Guild</li> <li>Ronald W. Reagan, Informant</li> <li>Governor Regan</li> <li>Candidate Regan</li> <li>President Regan</li> <li>Nicaragua in the ‘80s </li> <li>The Sandinistas </li> <li>Fall of the Samosa Dictatorship</li> <li>The Contras (Counterrevolutionaries) </li> <li>Democrats Sweep Congress </li> <li>The Boland Amendments </li> <li>“The Enterprise”</li> <li>Richard Secord</li> <li>Oliver North</li> <li>The Iran Iraq War</li> <li>Operation Eagle Claw</li> <li>Israel, Intermediary</li> <li>Manucher Ghorbanifar, Sneaky Snake</li> <li>National Security Adviser Robert MacFarlane</li> <li>Shipments Commence</li> <li>Hostage Release</li> <li>John Poindexter</li> <li>The Scheme Unravels</li> <li>Eugene Hasenfus, Lucky Pervert </li> <li>Mehdi Hashemi</li> <li>Fawn Hall and the Shredding Party</li> <li>Cleaning House and the Tower Commission</li> <li>Congressional Inquiry </li> <li>Oliver North, Celebrity Traitor</li> <li>Repercussions </li> <li>George Bush </li> <li>The Cover-Up Complete </li> </ul> <p>~ Join the Midnight Masses! </p> <p>Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas. </p> <p>And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee sh