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Notorious Neocon, Liar and Felon Elliott Abrams Considered for Deputy Secretary of State

He lied to Congress, now Congress is keen on him as America’s #2 diplomat because he’s “experienced” — experienced at scandal, warmongering and failure Jason Ditz (Antiwar.com) The Iran-Contra Affair happened some 35 years ago. A major black eye for the Reagan Administration, it was also the first in a long line of blotches on the record of then-Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams, who was convicted of two counts of withholding information from Congress regarding the affair, pardoned in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush. As a Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, he was a supporter of the US… View Article