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My Life in the Time of the Contras

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Bruce Cameron’s story is a rare have a look at an insider’s efforts for a path of peace in Central The united states, reforming the Nicaraguan contras (revolucionarios) who were fighting the Sandinistas, all Whilst staying sane and not losing sight of key values.

Cameron’s narrative begins in 1982 when he visits Managua, Nicaragua, with Representative Tom Harkin (Iowa). Whilst a strong human rights advocate, he nonetheless moved closer and closer to what he calls the liberal contra. On the other hand, in 1985 Cameron found himself switching sides from liberal to conservative, a minimum of temporarily.

Cameron takes you inside meetings where policy was once formulated to verify votes or obtain leverage. Many of those meetings included Ollie North, Elliott Abrams, and a representative of the CIA.

People whose paths crossed Cameron’s are names familiar to people who recall “Iran Contra.” They include Ollie North, Tom Harkin, Arturo Cruz, Daniel Ortega, Jim Wright Jr., Dave McCurdy, and Richard Secord. “[My Life in the Time of the Contras] deserves a wide readership. . . . A fine account. . . . A very powerful literary work well done.”–James C. Wright Jr., former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives”

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