Iran Contra Cover Up 1 of 8 [video=youtube;35KcYgMPiIM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35KcYgMPiIM&feature=share&list=PL3279B9AAE9008F7D[/video] Long before the Iran Contra scandal erupted, US journalists were well aware that the CIA was still prosecuting the Contra war. The right wing correspondent of the London Spectator pointed out that: