European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday decembers 1986 the stars and stripes israelis give account of armay . Am was to free Bushey Page 9 Al Jerusalem israeli o Ticia have provided this account of How the initial Iran a Callas struck and of subsequent events the bargain was scaled. Revolutionary Iran was to get 500 Atner an anti tank Tow missiles unattainable in the internal tonal arms Market. The Cost to Iran $17.5 million Cash five limes the regular Pentagon Price. The while House was to gel William Buckley 1cia anti terrorism agent who had fallen into the Irani ans clutches. President Reagan however was to pay a High Price for that Deal. In the next 15 months his personal Effort to Rescue Buckley spawned a crisis for the administration when it was revealed that the iranian payments were siphoned to nicaraguan rebels. The inside Story shrouded until now in secrecy encompasses a bizarre blend of iranian double dealing and cruelly saudi High finance israeli middlemen and a Well meaning american president engaged in a Des Perate Gamble thai failed. Buckley Cia station chief in Beirut had been kid napped in Lebanon in March 1984 by the Radical islamic jihad. Within a week he had been spirited to Syria. From there he was flown in a Small Jet to Teh ran where the enemies of what they Call the great satan awaited him. Reagan wanted him Back at any Cost. Cia director William Casey had Lold the presi that Buckley knew secrets that could Cost the Livi of hundreds of . Espionage agents and informer fall ing up the counter Terrons network through Pipit the Middle East. Casey also feared that the Buckley to pry these secrets out of hip so in Early april 1985, amid great secy Reagan called Shimon Peres then israeli Prinus minister on a special scrambled line run by the Cyan its israeli counterpart the Mossad. Of Reagan asked the prime minis if there was any thing he could do to help Brixiu Buckley out of Iran. Peres said he would see what would do. Peres offer soon into Vic a pair of israeli arms dealers Yaacov Nimrod Jund Al Schwimmer both close friends of his. Nin i had served 10 years a Israel s military atlatl jul per evolutionary Iran. Nimrod went to he Friend and fellow arms trader saudi billionaire ad4m Khash Oggi. He in turn put the israelis in touch vhf a Manchur Ghorbani far a for Mer commando Job the Savak the Shah s secret police who was Tilto the Khomeini regime. Khash Oggi also offered to underwrite the Deal. Thor Banmer was hustled secretly into Jerusalem through a Gobo ring Jordan. He suggested a straight Swap Bukocy in return for $10 million Worth of israeli Armsy pen/1 said no. Ten the mullahs in Tehran broke the stalemate by up photo William Buckley believed a by captors changing their minds. They no longer Vire interested in obtaining israeli weapons they a tailed .weapons instead. Iraq had launched a new offensive in the War with ran. Armor led the Way. Five Hundred ican made Tow missiles were needed to Block iraqi pain Peres approved Selling the tows. But to gel Kheiri he had to let a fourth israeli into the Circle of secrecy defense minister Yitzhak Rabin. And Rabin As i turned out had his double. The defense chief pointed out that Syria could strike in Israel at any Lime. The syrians were enemies of Iraq and allies of the iranians. It would be madness Rabin argued to ship missiles to Iran which could then be turned around and used against Israel along the Strate Gic Golan Heights. Nimrod suggested a Compromise. How about the israeli arms dealer said sending the mullahs a Down payment of 100 missiles and see what happens next reluctantly Rabin approved setting 5wo conditions. First payment for the 100 tows had 10 be made in Advance. Second Reagan s Hen National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane who had Long since been brought into the dealings had to approve the arrangement i writing. Moreover Mcfarlane had to assure Peres and at Israel would encounter no problem in resupplied with the missiles even though Israel deadly be breaking is. Law by shipping them to Iran. Schwimmer went to Washington along with Davi Kimche then Mcfarlane s israeli counterpart to pre sent the terms. Mcfarlane went to Reagan who approved. Accordingly Schwimmer leased a Boeing 707, stripped of israeli markings while Nimrod paid the$250,000 transportation Bill. In Early september the Advance shipment of 100 . Missiles was on the Way to Tehran via a circuitous route through the red sea and persian Gulf. As one Day followed another Buckley did not come out. Ghorbani far at this Point contacted the israelis on the Telephone from his Swiss Mountain hideaway. What do you want the iranian asked agreed on 500 missiles and you sent 100. Do you want them to Send an Arm and a leg of Buckley s Asan Advance the israelis got the message. Quickly the remaining400 missiles were sped to Iran. But still no Buckley. The iranian clerk on the other end of the Telephone line kept saying they had their problems and urged patience. A frustrated Nimrod utilizing his fluent Farsi the iranian language questioned the iranians Honor and manhood. Then to everyone s Surprise a hostage was released the Rev. Benjamin Weir Reagan hopeful that the decision to free Wei soon would Lead to the release of Buckley and four other hostages called Peres to thank him for his help. But Buckley has never come out. He is now widely believed to be dead after being tortured by the iranians. The dealing continued. V by january Mcfarlane by then a private citizen but retained by the White House As a consultant onanian hostage Deal was to offer the iranians As Manicas 4,000 tows. Mcfarlane was willing to thrown Impf Ved Hawk anti aircraft missiles in Exchange for All the Cother hostages. By that Vitic however the key White House opera Tive. Marinv it col. Oliver North had decided to eliminate the private israeli Middle men in the continuing quest for Fickley. From that Lin Forward with feres consent negotiations were Chaa eled through Amiram Nir Peres counter terrorism adviser. These dealings led North to funnel the iranian payments into a Swiss Hank account from which funds to Ai the nicaraguan centres were then drawn. For North and the Reagan while House it was to be the beginning of the end of tube Foliations. Cottril vital by la new York to sharing a few Worces in Turkey Tewner Jam Tifal us boo Lettl a bin from Ankin Ehn Tuy scowl mint Book for their a foot Library from Hunt Dalian cd Fawn other Utah Lei in Turkey. 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