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|spouses=Jonda McFarlane | |spouses=Jonda McFarlane | ||
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|alma_mater=United States Naval Academy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, National War College | |alma_mater=United States Naval Academy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, National War College | ||
|birth_date=1937-07-12 | |birth_date=1937-07-12 | ||
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|description=Resigned to spend more time with his family | |description=Resigned to spend more time with his family | ||
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| + | |title=Deputy National Security Advisor | ||
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| + | |title=Counselor of the Department of State | ||
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As [[US National Security Adviser]], McFarlane urged [[Ronald Reagan]] to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries. | As [[US National Security Adviser]], McFarlane urged [[Ronald Reagan]] to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries. | ||
| − | In 1988, | + | ==="Iran Contra"=== |
| + | {{FA|Iran Contra}} | ||
| + | In 1988, Robert McFarlane pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress as part of the [[Iran-Contra]] cover-up. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $20,000 fine but was pardoned by [[George H. W. Bush]] on Christmas Eve 1992. | ||
==Suicide bid?== | ==Suicide bid?== | ||
| − | In 1987, | + | In 1987, McFarlane reportedly attempted [[suicide]] from a [[valium]] overdose after the Iran-Contra affair was reported by {{ccm}}.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/02/world/the-white-house-crisis-mcfarlane-suicide-attempt-what-drove-me-to-despair.html</ref> |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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| Born | Robert Carl McFarlane 1937-07-12 Texas | |||||||||||||
| Alma mater | United States Naval Academy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, National War College | |||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jonda McFarlane | |||||||||||||
| Member of | American Committee for Peace in Chechnya, Committee on the Present Danger/Members | |||||||||||||
| Party | Republican | |||||||||||||
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Career
As US National Security Adviser, McFarlane urged Ronald Reagan to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries.
"Iran Contra"
- Full article: Iran Contra
- Full article: Iran Contra
In 1988, Robert McFarlane pleaded guilty to four misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress as part of the Iran-Contra cover-up. He was sentenced to two years’ probation and a $20,000 fine but was pardoned by George H. W. Bush on Christmas Eve 1992.
Suicide bid?
In 1987, McFarlane reportedly attempted suicide from a valium overdose after the Iran-Contra affair was reported by commercially-controlled media.[1]
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