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June 29, 2025 • 47 mins

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Host Faust Checho exposes the secret arms-for-hostages deals with Iran, Israeli backchannels, and CIA operatives who turned the Iran-Contra scandal into a geopolitical firestorm for the Reagan-Bush administration, in episode 208 of the Far Out with Faust podcast.

👀 DON’T MISS PART 1 of this series, Episode 194: The Bushes & Clintons: A Legacy of Crime
https://youtu.be/bYPp-doGNFA

👀 CHECK OUT PART 2, Episode 196: Bush & Clinton: America’s Real Drug Lords?! https://youtu.be/zjOu0GJBOjQ

👀 WATCH PART 3, Episode 199: Iran Contra Scandal Exposed: Bush & Clinton’s Guns for Drugs Pipeline
https://youtu.be/JtMoXbWNihE

This is Part 4 of Faust’s explosive solo series unraveling the Bush–Clinton dynasty — diving deep into the Iran side of Iran-Contra, the coverups, and the televised hearings that turned criminals into heroes.

In this episode, Faust dissects how Israel played middleman in backdoor arms sales to Iran, how the CIA and rogue operatives built a global weapons pipeline, and how the October Surprise set the stage for a presidency built on treason. He explores the strange death of CIA Director William Casey, the theatrical rise of Oliver North, and the legal violations buried beneath patriotic pageantry.

You’ll also learn how these covert deals were never about freedom — they were about leverage. And why the “leak” that exposed the scandal may have been a blackmail move in a much bigger power struggle.

Topics in this episode include:
• Secret U.S. arms deals with Iran — and the Israeli backchannel that made it possible
• How the CIA and Mossad built a covert weapons pipeline to fund the Nicaraguan Contras
• The 1953 coup that toppled Iran’s democracy — and the Shah’s rise to power
• How decades of Western exploitation fueled the 1979 Islamic Revolution
• The Iran hostage crisis — and how it gave birth to the October Surprise
• The Ash-Shiraa leak: exposure or strategic blackmail?
• William Casey’s deathbed silence — and the secrets he took with him
• Oliver North’s rise as a patriotic symbol — and the truth behind the myth
• Violations of the Boland Amendment, arms embargo, and national security law
• The chaotic logistics of Iran-Contra — and why confusion was part of the plan
• Why Congress looked the other way — and the bipartisan betrayal of justice
• Danny Sheehan’s lawsuit exposing CIA operatives like Secord in a global network of arms and drug trafficking
• Links to Mena, Arkansas and the Bush–Clinton covert drug network
• The role of media in turning treason into heroism
• How blackmail, betrayal, and broken promises reshaped the global order

YouTube Chapters
00:00 – The Dark Web of U.S. Power: Iran-Contra, George H.W. Bush, and the Global Shadow Game
00:56 – Iran-Contra: How One Scandal Revealed the Tip of the Iceberg
04:33 – Covert Networks: How the U.S. Government Operates Without Oversight
09:22 – Secret Arms Deals: Selling Weapons to the Enemy for Profit
14:10 – George H.W. Bush: The Hidden Architect of a Global Power Structure
19:08 – The October Surprise: Did U.S. Leaders Negotiate with Hostage Takers?
24:01 – The Players Behind the Curtain: Who Really Runs the Show?
28:49 – Israel’s Hidden Role in Prolonging Endless War
33:44 – The Saudi Money Pipeline: How Billionaires Funded Covert Operations
37:12 – Unsolved Deaths: Whistleblowers Silenced, Evidence Disappears
41:20 – Danny Sheehan’s Historic Lawsuit: The Battle to Expose the System
45:23 – The Game is Rigged: How Narrative Control Silences the Truth
46:01 – Final Reflections: What Happens When You Pull the Thread?

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