Best quote from Die Iran-Contra-Affäre: Oliver North und der geheime Waffenhandel
Die Reagan-Regierung hat sich quasi ihren eigenen Geheimdienst im Geheimdienst gebaut, um am Gesetz vorbei Außenpolitik zu machen, indem sie einen privaten Finanzkreislauf schuf, der das Budgetrecht des Parlaments umging.
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Die Iran-Contra-Affäre war ein massiver politischer Skandal der USA. Dabei verkaufte die US-Regierung heimlich Waffen an ihren eigentlichen Erzfeind Iran. Die daraus gewonnenen finanziellen Mittel wurden genutzt, um antikommunistische Rebellen, die sogenannten Contras, in Nicaragua zu unterstützen. Das Besondere daran war, dass der US-Kongress die Finanzierung dieses schmutzigen Krieges zuvor ausdrücklich verboten hatte, weshalb die gesamte Operation im Geheimen ablaufen musste.
Der US-Oberstleutnant Oliver North war eine zentrale Figur in der Abwicklung der geheimen Geschäfte. Im Jahr 1987 sagte er vor dem Kongress aus und bezeichnete es als ultimative Ironie, das Geld der iranischen Ajatollahs für die Unterstützung antikommunistischer Kämpfer zu verwenden. Zusammen mit CIA-Direktor Casey koordinierte er das, was als ultimative verdeckte Operation galt, und umging dabei die offiziellen politischen Vorgaben und Verbote des amerikanischen Parlaments.
In der Rückschau wird die Iran-Contra-Affäre oft als Geburtsstunde der Post-Truth Politics bezeichnet. Dieser Begriff beschreibt eine Form der Politik, bei der belegbare Fakten gegenüber ideologischen Zielen zweitrangig werden. Da die Akteure trotz gesetzlicher Verbote und der offiziellen Feindschaft zum Iran handelten, markiert dieser Skandal einen Wendepunkt in der US-Außenpolitik, an dem geheime Operationen und die Umgehung der Wahrheit zur Erreichung politischer Ziele instrumentalisiert wurden.
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