The Lebanese newspaper Al-Shiraa revealed that the U.S. government was secretly
dealing arms to the Khomeini regime. This was three weeks after the Eugene Hasenfus
expose@aa of George Bush made world headlines. Yet the Bush administration and its
retainers have since decided that the Iran-Contra affair `` began '' with the Al-Shiraa
story!
November 22, 1986:President Reagan sent a message, through Vice President George Bush, to Secretary of
State George Shultz, along the lines of `` Support me or get off my team. ''@s8@s2
December 18, 1986:CIA Director William Casey, a close ally of George Bush who knew everything from the
inside, was operated on for a `` brain tumor '' and lost the power of speech. That same
day, associates of Vice President George Bush said that Bush believed White House
Chief of Staff Donald Regan should resign, but claim Bush had not yet broached the issue
with the President. Donald Regan said that he had no intention of quitting.@s8@s3
February 2, 1987:CIA Director William Casey resigned. He soon died, literally without ever talking.
February 9, 1987:Former National Security Director Robert McFarlane, a principal figure in the Reagan-
Bush administration's covert operations, attempted suicide by taking an overdose of
drugs. McFarlane survived.
February 26, 1987 (Thursday):The President's Special Review Board, commonly known as the Tower Commission,
issued its report. The commission heavily blamed White House Chief of Staff Donald
Regan for the chaos that descended upon the White House '' in the Iran-Contra affair. The Commission hardly mentioned Vice President George Bush except to praise him for his vigorous reaffirmation of U.S. opposition to terrorism in all forms ''! The afternoon
the Tower Commission report came out, George Bush summoned Donald Regan to his
office. Bush said the President wanted to know what his plans were about resigning.
Donald Regan blasted the President: `` What's the matter--isn't he man enough to ask me
that question? '' Bush expressed sympathy. Donald Regan said he would leave in four
days.@s8@s4
February 27, 1987 (Friday):Cable News Network televised a leaked report that Donald Regan had already been
replaced as White House chief of staff. After submitting a one-sentence letter of