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| − | In 1987, he reportedly attempted suicide from a valium overdose.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/02/world/the-white-house-crisis-mcfarlane-suicide-attempt-what-drove-me-to-despair.html</ref> | + | ==Career== |
| + | As [[US National Security Adviser]], McFarlane urged [[Ronald Reagan]] to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries. | ||
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| + | In 1988, he 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. | ||
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| + | In 1987, he 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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 Robert McFarlane    (spook) | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Career
As US National Security Adviser, McFarlane urged Ronald Reagan to negotiate the arms deal with Iranian intermediaries.
In 1988, he 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, he reportedly attempted suicide from a valium overdose after the Iran-Contra affair was reported by commercially-controlled media.[1]
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