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Iran-Contra Affair: "Will No One Rid Me of This Troublesome Priest?", The (A&B)
Steven J. Maranville
published: 2006 | Case Study | Business Ethics
Subject Area: Business Ethics; Organizational Behaviour
Key Issues: Organizational Theory; Strategy Formulation; Public Management
Case Description: Through two presidential terms, two persistent issues--redeeming American hostages in the Middle East and stemming the progress of communism in Central--occupied the attention of the White House. The issues intersected in the covert sale of arms to Iran and the channeling of proceeds to support anti-communist forces in Nicaragua, circumventing U.S. law and the Constitution.
# Case Pages: A-12; B-3
Case Number: 160014-14-1
Teaching Note: Yes
revised May 11/06
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