>"Fawn Hall was a 80's era patriotic babe - a role model for loyal secretaries everywhere."

Either you are saying this to goad me, or you actually believe it.
Goading me is okay.
Believing this is sickening.
You have no sense of what is legal or even morally right.

>"Iran-Contra was one operation of hundreds like it going on throughout the world. Every day secret deals and negotiations occur with foreign powers of varying calibre. "

True, but if there are no rules, then we become lawless.
The CIA has pushed it's policies through in secret, destroying the lives of many hundreds of thousands.
And to you, this is all just acceptable, because it's done to save America from those evil Communists.
Maybe you and Ollie need to get together.
You'd look good in the same hat wearing the same six-guns.

>"Some are conducted by duly authorized by the US government to deal with the rest of the world."

Yup, and some of them were commissioned from brutal regimes, some were murderers, some were heinous drug dealers, and others.....well they BELONG in jail.
"Duly authorized", my foot!

">- when Bush or anyone mentions domestic drilling......."

We should be looking at alternative sources of energy, not just the ones they OWN, or want to.

>"I find it hard to gleefully point the finger at the Enron folks when I know that as bad as they are - they are not the worst offenders and were newcomers to the manipulation and rip-off game."

Newcomers?? You've GOT to be kidding, right?
No, they were protected AND sanctioned by the most powerful office in this country.
Pullease...........