Summary

DEMOCRATS JIM WRIGHT AND JESSE JACKSON SUGGEST THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE, AS THEY POINT TO ACTIONS OF THE REAGAN/ BUSH ADMINISTRATION.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 330471
Story Slug JIM WRIGHT / JESSE JACKSON / ETHICS CHARGE (1988)
Location WASHINGTON, DC
Format TVD
Date 9/23/1988
Archive Time 10:34
TRT 4:34
Supers JESSE JACKSON REP. JIM WRIGHT D- TX SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Video Description JACKSON IN HALLWAY, GOING INTO ROOM, WRIGHT GOING INTO ROOM, TWO SHOT OF JACKSON AND WRIT TALKING,
Description DEMOCRATS JIM WRIGHT AND JESSE JACKSON SUGGEST THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE, AS THEY POINT TO ACTIONS OF THE REAGAN/ BUSH ADMINISTRATION.
Script (SUGGESTED TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO) 00:06 Very first time on 00:17 Earth. Yeah, but he's saying, if we are investigation to you as part of the policy, 00:38 getting a little monotonous, boring 00:44 Well, what is the violation of policy? Was taken of the cake in the Bible by Cola, remaining of Iran, exchanging arms for hostages. That was violation of policy, putting Nora acre on the payroll was a violation of policy. Exchanging drugs for armed to conflicts was a violation of policy, in some real sense, that's the substance of the matter. George Bush must explain how long was Noriega on our payroll and what was his assignment and who signed the check, and that's relevant. It's also illegal behavior. 01:33 Why? Of course not. That's that's a diversionary point. Let's get to the heart of it, question, not what I said and whether I should have said it. The question is what this government has done and whether we should have done it. That's the question. The Congress of the United States is not subservient to the CIA or dependent upon them for permission to speak. No, no, it's the other way around. We have the responsibility to speak out when any agency of the United States government, financed by the taxpayers dollars, is operating contrary to public policy. I contend that it is contrary to public policy for secret agents of the government if we want to sell weapons to Iran and divert those monies, I contend it is contrary public policy lost when we undermine the government of the elected Salvador Allende in Chile and created the overthrow of that government, and That has resulted in 15 years of oppressive military dictatorship in Chile. I say that was contrary to public policy. CIA did that without any sanctioned Congress. Did 02:49 you reclaim 02:51 certainly not, certainly not. CIA representatives themselves testified before the World Court in 19 184 or 19 185 that that was their policy. That's on record, that's testimony that has been given under oath by representatives of the CIA to the World Court. Thank you. Thank you. 03:19 Better let our guests in, if 03:22 you will. You see you. Nice to see you. Let's go. Come on. Lights off. Come on. Come on, George. Let's go. 03:56 You, George, we are 04:04 with you like St Augustine, make us humble, but not just quite. Yeah, 04:23 it. Thank 04:26 you.
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Keywords

WRIGHT
ETHICS
JACKSON
REAGAN
BUSH
IRAN CONTRA
IRAN ARMS
ARMS FOR HOSTAGES
NORIEGA
POLITICS
CIA
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