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William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was an American lawyer who was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987. In this capacity he oversaw the entire United States Intelligence Community and personally directed the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
In a memo from CIA Director William Casey to Robert C. McFarlane, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, titled Supplemental Assistance to Nicaragua Program on March 27, 1984, Casey writes, "In view of the possible difficulties in obtaining supplemental appropriations to carry out the Nicaraguan covert action project through ...
William D. Stewart (1941 – June 20, 1979) was an American journalist with ABC News who was murdered by Nicaraguan government National Guard ("Guardia") forces while reporting on the Nicaraguan Revolution as Sandinista rebel forces were closing in on the capital city of Managua in 1979. [2]
William Reader (Reeder) was a lieutenant in William Walker's army in Nicaragua. [166] There are two spellings of his name, one being Reader [166] and the other being Reeder. [167] He became a member of The Masaya Jockey Club in September 1858. [168] His committee helped establish the rules of the club, and he was one of three members. [168]
Barnes also recounted accompanying Connally to a September 1980 meeting in Houston in which Connally briefed William J. Casey, Reagan's campaign manager and a central figure in many versions of the "October Surprise" theory, on the outcome of the trip, with Casey specifically asking if "[the Iranians] were going to hold the hostages." [57]
[13] William Casey's widow strongly denied that Woodward had spoken to Casey in hospital before his death. [13] The U.S. National Security Advisor, Robert McFarlane, stated that those responsible for the bomb may have had American training, but asserted that they were "rogue operative[s]," and the CIA in no way sanctioned or supported the ...
William Creighton, 77, American Anglican bishop, heart attack. [70] Harvey Goldberg, 65, American historian and political activist, liver cancer. [71] Herbert Jacobs, 84, American journalist for the Milwaukee Journal, professor of journalism, cancer. [72] Ganpatrao Jadhav, 79, Indian freedom activist, journalist and writer.
Nicaragua United Kingdom Kingdom of Mosquitia: Defeat. Nicaragua returned San Juan del Norte to Mosquitia. José María Guerrero: Granada-León Civil War (1853–1855) Legitimists: Democrats: Stalemate. Francisco Castellón hires William Walker and his mercenaries; The war continues as the Filibuster War; Fruto Chamorro