Oscar Sobalvarro, was 'Comandante Ruben' during Nicaragua's 'Contra' war in the 1980s and briefly became a presidential candidate this week until his party was eliminated by the Supreme Electoral ...

How "Iran" and "Contra" came to be said in the same breath ... In 1985, while Iran and Iraq were at war, Iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the United States. McFarlane sought ...

Her career began with United Press International, where she covered the Contra war in Nicaragua. She moved to The Times in 1987, first as a writer on the Metro staff, then as a foreign ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Over the years, the US' involvement in war and other foreign conflicts has led to many conspiracy theories. Here are three of the worst scandals that actually happened.