Oh, so you want to root around in the past, eh?
| By Kevlar Liberal - Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am EDT |
| Also listed in: Veterans for Progress |
Unlike the McCain campaign's ridiculous attempt to link Obama to Ayers, there are plenty of skeletons in the Really Old Senator's Closet that deserve speculation. I could see the Keating 5 coming out, but this morning news broke that McCain was deeply tied to Iran-Contra:
McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case
By PETE YOST - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair.
McCain's ties are facing renewed scrutiny after his campaign criticized Barack Obama for his link to a former radical who engaged in violent acts 40 years ago.
The U.S. Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. The group was dedicated to stamping out communism around the globe.
The council's founder, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub, said McCain became associated with the organization in the early 1980s as McCain was launching his political career in Arizona. Singlaub said McCain was a supporter but not an active member in the group.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzQtw1kATj1xCqPcAmwgCKDtNpDQD93LGSJG0
So, yes, if the Right wants to start digging around in the Past, let 'em. They might not like what turns up.
McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case
By PETE YOST - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- GOP presidential nominee John McCain has past connections to a private group that supplied aid to guerrillas seeking to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua in the Iran-Contra affair.
McCain's ties are facing renewed scrutiny after his campaign criticized Barack Obama for his link to a former radical who engaged in violent acts 40 years ago.
The U.S. Council for World Freedom was part of an international organization linked to former Nazi collaborators and ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America. The group was dedicated to stamping out communism around the globe.
The council's founder, retired Army Maj. Gen. John Singlaub, said McCain became associated with the organization in the early 1980s as McCain was launching his political career in Arizona. Singlaub said McCain was a supporter but not an active member in the group.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jzQtw1kATj1xCqPcAmwgCKDtNpDQD93LGSJG0
So, yes, if the Right wants to start digging around in the Past, let 'em. They might not like what turns up.
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