Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection
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Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection is an investigative book that exposes the covert U.S. operations, arms trafficking, and alleged drug ties surrounding the Iran-Contra affair.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection Context triple: [Leslie Cockburn, notableWork, Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection]
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Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
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The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras
The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras is a detailed investigative book that reconstructs the Iran-Contra affair through a meticulous, date-by-date record of covert U.S. operations.
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C.
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
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Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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E.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection Target entity description: Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection is an investigative book that exposes the covert U.S. operations, arms trafficking, and alleged drug ties surrounding the Iran-Contra affair.
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A.
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion is an investigative book by journalist Gary Webb that explores alleged links between U.S. intelligence, Nicaraguan Contra rebels, and the spread of crack cocaine in American cities.
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B.
The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras
The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day Account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras is a detailed investigative book that reconstructs the Iran-Contra affair through a meticulous, date-by-date record of covert U.S. operations.
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C.
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History
The Iran-Contra Scandal: The Declassified History is a documentary collection and analytical volume that compiles and interprets declassified U.S. government documents to illuminate the origins, operations, and cover-up of the Iran-Contra affair.
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D.
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987
Veil: The Secret Wars of the CIA 1981–1987 is a non-fiction book by investigative journalist Bob Woodward that examines the covert operations, internal politics, and controversies of the CIA during the Reagan administration.
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E.
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala
Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala is a historical and political analysis book that examines the 1954 U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemala’s democratically elected government and its lasting consequences.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Leslie Cockburn
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Out of Control: The Story of the Reagan Administration’s Secret War in Nicaragua, the Illegal Arms Pipeline, and the Contra Drug Connection
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