What Happens When Congress Says No? New Book Examines the Boland Amendments, Iran-Contra Affair & Jamaican Posse, as US Congress Debate Over Military
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DALLAS - Californer -- Crime Non-Fiction Author, Addiction Counselor and forensic criminal behavior consultant, S.R. Tallie has released an investigative and criminal intelligence informed nonfiction book, "The Other Side of the Iran-Contra Affair: the Jamaicans Had Uzi's, Then They Got Them from Iran. Who Gave the Jamaican Posses Uzi's and Crack Cocaine to Sell? A Dallas, Texas Story".

Released in December 2024 and August 2025, As the United States and Iran once again face heightened military and political tensions, this book provides historical background that helps readers understand how earlier conflicts involving Iran, covert government operations, and disputes between Congress and the President over foreign policy continue to shape current debates about war, national security, and executive power. This book takes a looks at the precipitating factors that led to the Iran contra affair, such as the Iran Hostage Crisis. In addition, this book looks at the precipitating factors that led to the Jamaican Posse coming to Dallas Texas and how Dallas Texas had an impact on gun running/arms trafficking in America, in the 1980's. This Crime Non-Fiction books consist of true crime, instrumental crimes and expressive crimes events.

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The Boland Amendment prohibited the CIA and the Department of Defense from using appropriated funds to provide military equipment, training, advice, or other support to groups seeking to overthrow the Nicaraguan government or provoke military conflict between Nicaragua and Honduras (U.S. Congress, 1982).

Whereas presently the "H.Con.Res.86 - Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran… the War Powers Resolution. (The provision generally requires the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities no more than 60 days after the President notifies or is required to notify Congress of such involvement, unless Congress authorizes such use" (U.S. Congress, 2025, para).

Book Availability

Part One: Iran Contra Affair: https://books2read.com/u/bPBQBz

Part Two: Jamaican Posse: https://books2read.com/u/bQOWEv

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Media Contact

S.R. Tallie
Owner and Consultant
S.R. Tallie Consulting Services and The Right Hand Persons LLC
Email: srtallie@srtallieconsultingservices.blog

Reference

H.Con.Res. 38 invoked Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution and directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from unauthorized hostilities involving Iran unless Congress provided authorization for continued military action (U.S. Congress, 2025)Oliver North. (n.d.).

Oliver North mug shot [Photograph]. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oliver_North_mug_shot.jpg

Tallie, S. R. (2025). The other side of the Iran-Contra affair: If the Jamaicans have Uzi's, then they got them from Iran. Who gave the Jamaican Posse Uzi's and crack-cocaine to sell? A Dallas, Texas story. Part Two.