Reagan himself called the Contras "Freedom Fighters," which they were not.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey! Isn't That Illegal?] Reference

We also called the Contras against the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua freedom fighters.    From Wordnik.com.  [News/local from www.chieftain.com] Reference

The Contras were a U.S. funded mercenary army to a large degree, similar to Blackwater in Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [RINF Alternative News Media: Daily Breaking News] Reference

It's like Ronald Reagan calling the Contras "freedom fighters" and the Sandanistas and the ANC!.    From Wordnik.com.  [how to leave: an idea] Reference

Calling Hezbollah “Iranian” is a bit like calling the Contras or the Mujahadeen “American.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Should Israel Attack Iran?] Reference

‡ During the 1980s, the United States backed anti-Sandinista guerrillas called Contras (see Iran-Contra Affair).    From Wordnik.com.  [Nicaragua] Reference

Oppositional militias, known as Contras, formed in 1981 to resist the Sandinista's Junta and received support from the American Central.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Why The May 10, 2010 Philippine Polls Failed: The PCOS Forensics] Reference

Covert arms shipments to the rebels called Contras, financed in part by secret arms sales to Iran, became known as the Iran-Contra affair.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference

Should they have volunteered for providing ground support for the 'Contras' in Nicaragua in the 1980s?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity] Reference

North's self-styled job description fails to mention the word "Contras" or.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news] Reference

Or considering the Contras founding fathers of Nicaragua?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shannyn Moore: Palin's Foreign Policy: " We Win! They Lose!" Obama's: "Peace"] Reference

So were the Contras, whom McCain made personal donations to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference

And that was a prohibition on providing funding to the Contras.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2005] Reference

They say that his ties to the Contras, in fact, may have been his real record.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2005] Reference

The finding was based on clear evidence showing support given to the “Contras”.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

The profits from the arms sales would stay off the books and be sent to the Contras.    From Wordnik.com.  [James Mulvaney: Secret Prisons: Bush Iran Contra Redux] Reference

We're starting our campaign to get approval from Cong. for Covert aid to the "Contras.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Reagan, Unscripted] Reference

ROBERTS: He did a series -- when he was in Miami, he did a series on the Contras in Nicaragua.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 22, 2009] Reference

My only reservation was his support for the Contras, though by then it had become a moot issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin Drops Reference To William Ayers From Stump Speech] Reference

This was a violation of the law against giving the Contras money without an authorization by Congress.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reagan, Unscripted] Reference

To support the anti-communist Contras in Nicaragua, a secret diversion of cash from the Iranian transactions.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2004] Reference

In the situation Mr. Chomsky is talking about, of course, the United States supported the Contras in Nicaragua.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 30, 2002] Reference

He led the country's Marxist government for 11 years while fighting a civil war against the U. S.-backed Contras.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2007] Reference

Nicaragua, Ronald Reagan's administration backed the Contras, rebels against the left-wing Sandinista government.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2003] Reference

The Contras are rebel troops supported by the United States Government to overthrow the new government in Nicaragua.    From Wordnik.com.  [1) Head Control and Use of Senses] Reference

These are some of the same people who arranged funding for the Contras after Congress passed a law against that very thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sean Carman: That Was the Year That Was: A Look Back at 2007] Reference

Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega -- he's the Sandinista leader who battled the U. S.-sponsored Contras during the 1980s.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 17, 2009] Reference

This office was used by President Reagan to give aid to the Nicaraguan Contras following the passage of the Boland amendment.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2005] Reference

Based on clear evidence showing support given by the US to the “Contras”, financially, materially, militarily and morally.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

The finding was based on clear evidence showing support given to “Contras” financially, materially, militarily and morally.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

I understand I'll always be in the minority on this in this country - but McCain supported TERRORISM by supporting the Contras.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forget Ayers. McCain Served On Advisory Board Of Whacked Out Council For World Freedom] Reference

What about the radical organizations trading arms with the Iranians to fund the Contras that you were on the board of directors?.    From Wordnik.com.  [McCain: If I Bring Up Ayers At Debate, It Will Be Obama's Fault] Reference

Why didn't Bill Clinton find the people in government who were selling crac k in black neighborhoods to raise money for the Contras?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Group To Ask Justice Department To Probe McCain's Bundlers] Reference

And also, which got him into a lot of trouble, his adamancy in supporting the Contras in Nicaragua, who we must remember were the winners.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 5, 2004] Reference