The_War_Economy

From 1981 to 1984, Halper worked as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State. https://www.iwp.edu/faculty/detail/stefan-halper …pic.twitter.com/up7TZmWRG0

As such, Halper served under three different Secretaries of State - Alexander Haig (from January 22, 1981 to July 5, 1982), Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. (from July 5, 1982 to July 16, 1982) and George P. Shultz (from July 16, 1982 to 1984).pic.twitter.com/Yya0o2cN7y

After this, Halper became a Senior Advisor to the Department of Defense, and a Senior Advisor to the Department of Justice, positions lasting from 1984 to 2001. https://www.iwp.edu/faculty/detail/stefan-halper …pic.twitter.com/ExR7JE0A6h

However, in 1982, Halper helped organise Palmer National Bank while working as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, then left his role shortly before the bank opened. By 1984, Halper was Palmer National Bank's chairman. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/01/us/a-bank-that-banks-on-conservative-dollars.html …pic.twitter.com/64K7vnh23X

The idea for Palmer National Bank came about after a conversation between Halper and Harvey D. McLean, Jr. in 1980, both of whom worked on H. W. Bush's Presidential campaign. McLean later became the Vice Chairman of Palmer National Bank. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/01/us/a-bank-that-banks-on-conservative-dollars.html …pic.twitter.com/LWFdd6UZuO

Halper also became the chairman / majority shareholder of two other banks - the National Bank of Northern Virginia in Leesburg, VA; and the George Washington National Bank in Alexandria, VA. https://www.iwp.edu/faculty/detail/stefan-halper …pic.twitter.com/OnT0cWutoF

Oh, apparently Halper's former father-in-law was Ray Cline, who was the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OhdZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT415&lpg=PT415&dq=palmer+national+bank+oliver+north&source=bl&ots=M9i_aUv3rG&sig=SbEdeicf6b9Rin-xvV0cGZdnVXo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiapLXYpIraAhVHC-wKHZtvCI4Q6AEIQjAE#v=onepage&q=palmer%20national%20bank%20oliver%20north&f=false …pic.twitter.com/ebsa5V2npo

Also, Palmer National Bank made loans to customs who then used it to channel the money to a Swiss bank account controlled by Colonel Oliver North, who then used the same bank account to provide military assistance to the contras. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OhdZCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT415&lpg=PT415&dq=palmer+national+bank+oliver+north&source=bl&ots=M9i_aUv3rG&sig=SbEdeicf6b9Rin-xvV0cGZdnVXo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiapLXYpIraAhVHC-wKHZtvCI4Q6AEIQjAE#v=onepage&q=palmer%20national%20bank%20oliver%20north&f=false …pic.twitter.com/MmNg9o8CXz