Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Weinberger Faces New Accusations

Special prosecutors brought new accusations of lying against former Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger in connection with the Iran-Contra scandal. In a filing with U.S. District Judge Thomas F. Hogan, the prosecutors alleged newly examined notes of Weinberger’s contradict his previous statements and give additional information about the evolution of the scandal itself. Weinberger already faces four criminal charges of lying to Congress and criminal investigators about the Iran-Contra affair and the extensive personal notes he took at the time. In a continuing irony, the new notes appear to provide fresh evidence of how strongly Weinberger opposed President Ronald Reagan’s desire to send arms to Iran in hopes of freeing Americans then being held hostage in Lebanon by pro-Iranian terrorists.