| − | {{stub}}The Contras were the anti-[[communist]] party of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] covertly supported the Contras, leading to the Iran-Contra affair. | + | {{stub}}The Contras were the anti-[[communist]] party of [[Nicaragua]] in the 1980s. The [[United States of America|United States]] under President [[Ronald Regan]] covertly supported the Contras, leading to the Iran-Contra affair. [[Oliver North]], who was intimately involved with the illegal funding, is currently a senior correpsondant at the [[Fox News Corporation]] |