contra

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From the National Security Agency he obtained top-secret encryption devices to create a secure communications link to the private operators in his contra- supply operation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the NSC directed the contra- resupply network, Poindexter told Congress that his agency was adhering to the letter and spirit of the law.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just days before the scheduled start of Gates' hearings, Alan Fiers, a former top CIA official, pleaded guilty to withholding information from Congress about his own knowledge of the contra- supply operation.

From Time Magazine Archive

This week the congressional committee will hear from Albert Hakim, an Iranian-born businessman who worked on both the Iran arms deal and the contra- arms network.

From Time Magazine Archive

Christian Science is neither made up of contra-         dictory aphorisms nor of the inventions of those who scoff 358:15 at God.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker