The Iran Initiative: A Congressional Investigation
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Authors
Russinoff, Paul D.
Issue Date
1987
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
From January 5th through March 20th, 1987, I was
employed as a congressional intern with the office of
Representative William S. Broomfield (R) Michiqan.
As the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and as a member of the specially appointed
Select Committee studying the Iranian initiative, Rep.
Broomfield is an individual deeply involved with the
investigation of this failed foreign policy. This paper
seeks to explore the nature of a congressional
investigation using the Iran initiative as a case
study. The philosophy underlying my S.I.P. and its
subsequent treatment of Congress's power to
investigate stems from my experience learning about
this foreign policy disaster while working and
researching very close to the eye of the hurricane.
My relation of the facts as I am currently aware of
them will undoubtedly need revision when the completed
reports are submitted by the Senate and House
committee investigations. However, I must stress that
this is not an analysis designed to get at the truth
of what happened. This S.I.P. is an encapsulation of
what was learned about the power to investigate as it
concerned the Iranian initiative, while serving as a
congressional intern.
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