McCain Featured In Iran-Contra Group's Newsletter?

A newsletter from 1984 provides more embarrassing evidence of John McCain's relationship with the U.S. Council on World Freedom, a group that was involved in funding militant anti-communists and espoused some anti-Semitic views.

McCain's face graces the front page of the group's "World Freedom Report," published on Dec. 15, 1984, a copy of which was obtained from the research library at the University of Kansas. The front page also features a reprint of an article McCain penned that same month for Reader's Digest.

McCain served on the advisory board of the Council on World Freedom, which funded and provided arms to what the Associated Press described as "ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America." The group also "aided rebels trying to overthrow the leftist government of Nicaragua. That landed the group in the middle of the Iran-Contra affair and in legal trouble with the Internal Revenue Service, which revoked the charitable organization's tax exemption."

When McCain's connection to the Council for World Freedom received its first blast of press attention earlier this month, his campaign suggested to the Politico that McCain "disassociated himself" from the group in 1984 "when questions were raised about its activities."

But the group's tax filing in 1985, covering the previous year, lists McCain as a member of the council's advisory board. And in October 1985, a States News Service report placed McCain "at a Washington awards ceremony staged by the council."

Moreover, in 1986, McCain himself told the Phoenix New Times that his reason for leaving the group merely had to do with a lack of time.

Asked by the AP this year about McCain's alleged efforts to distance himself from the council in both 1984 and 1986 (when McCain had to ask to have his name removed from the group's stationary), founder John Singlaub said: "That's a surprise to me. ... I don't ever remember hearing about his resigning."

Though the group's founder also said it was possible that McCain had asked to resign and he hadn't heard about the "housekeeping" details, the Council's unearthed newsletter from late 1984 would seem to support Singlaub's -- and not McCain's -- memory of the events.

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* How can McCain continue to question the associations of anyone when he has some of the shadiest in the world?

Lyle G - what does that even mean? Do you even know anything about the Contras? They were death squads, led by fascist maniacs. They were fighting a "left-leaning" government. THat does not mean communist or socialist. I n fact they were democratically elected. And do you know how we funded them? By selling weapons to Iran!
So what the hell is wrong with you then?

It speaks to his very selective memory. He says something is so or not so and expects everyone who hears it to also believe it. He's really amazing...that mind of his.

Sometimes he behaves like a little kid who's playing hide and seek, and puts his hand over his eyes - because he can't see you, he thinks you can't see him.

Middle Eastern Countries want McCain to win

Hm. A group aiding anti-communist rebels / a group declaring itself at war against the U.S.
Yes, I see those are almost the same thing.

We all have a shady past!