Contras

The only reason college students in the Pioneer Valley take a trip to Holyoke is for the mall, not even located in the downtown core. This is the only economic activity as evident by even a simple stroll through the center square. With few name brand stores, coffee shops, and aesthetically pleasing buildings, Holyoke looks like it is on it’s way to becoming a ghost town since it has not yet recovered from the post-industrial crash. The economy has not diversified and looked attractive to new…

Source 1: Noam Chomsky: The Culture of Terrorism The Cultural-Historical Context of Iran-Contra The Reagan Doctrine had already been to blame for other coups and clandestine terrorist activities. “In Central America, the Reagan Doctrine deserves a large share of the credit for a most impressive slaughter. The death toll under Reagan in El Salvador passed 50,000 and in Guatemala it may approach 100,000.” (p. 27). This is referencing the rhetoric put forth by Reagan against the Soviet Union’s…

people of the United States of America were what was destroyed. Reagan was believed to have been the key figure in these exchanges with Nicaraguan Contra, but he claimed to have known nothing about it. In total, 11 people were found guilty on the White House staff for many different reasons, all pertaining to the part that they played in the Iran Contra affair. The people of the United States lost confidence in their government, and was a key part in our history and the history of government…

during the administration of President Ronald Reagan. The first was a commitment to aid the contras who were conducting a guerrilla war against Nicaragua. The second was to calm “moderates” with in the Iranian government in order to secure the release of American hostages held by Iranian groups in Lebanon and to encourage Iranian foreign policy in the West. American Citizens had a very neutral view on the Iran-contra affair because they wanted the American hostages back home but they also didn’t…

Although his early career was prosperous, Reagan’s political career helped him change the world. Reagan turned from movies to politics in 1964, when he helped Barry Goldwater run for president (Ritter and Henry 12). After helping Goldwater, many conservatives influenced Reagan to run for governor of California (Orr 35). In 1966, Reagan ran against Edmund Brown for governor of California (Banks 200) and won (Sidey 143). Regan’s fame and training from Hollywood helped him win the election for…

populations. This violence began to be seen in the Contra leadership who believed that if it could be shown that the Sandinista government could not protect noncombatants, it would greatly undermine their ability to govern. With these other more controversial methods, they began to be employed. Humans Right Watch, a nonprofit organization whose mission it is to watch for and report human rights violations, noted that as the conflict escalated the Contras methods became more and more…

13. Conduct research on Gary Webb’s death. Based on the information you were able to find; do you feel as if his death should have been ruled a suicide? Explain your answer. Based on the research I conducted on Gary Webb’s death, I think that his death should be ruled as a suicide. The reason Gary Webb’s death should be ruled a suicide because he died from a single shot to the head. The incident took place on December 9, 2004, when the U.S. Press was at the lowest, having recently helped and…

Much like Napoleon Dynamite, Justin Bieber, and da Bears, Ronald Reagan and his presidency are extremely polarizing. For years, republicans look to Reagan as a great example of conservatism, while democrats labeled Reagan as an extremist and a Great Prevaricator. Many policies and behaviors were neither flagrantly good nor bad, it merely depends on the political perspective of the individual. Undisputedly, the modern world still witnesses the effects of the Reagan era. The legacy of Reagan’s…

treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors. Many of our former presidents have been in some scandalous mess that could have potentially lead to impeachment. Ronald Reagan, though he was not impeached he faced some heat during the Iran- contra scandal. In 1985 during Ronald Reagan’s presidency Reagan and his administration made deals that provided weapons to Iran the United States of America’s sworn enemy which was under a weapons embargo at the time, meaning nobody in the world…

The war on drugs has been a term coined for the battle against illegal substance use that began in the 1970’s. People believe that this is the only solution to eradicate the ever-growing problem of drug use and addiction, but the reality is that the war on drugs is not working. It has failed the people of the United States. This war has led to an increase in the incarceration rate, failed policies, and the death of many Americans. The United States is known internationally as “the land of the…