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GRAPEVINE, Page 15Long Trials, Long Trail
By PAUL GRAY/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
John Poindexter testified before an Iran-contra grand jury
last week, a palpable reminder that special prosecutor Lawrence
Walsh is still at work. After the arduous trials of Oliver
North and Poindexter, Walsh's focus is on officials at other
agencies who assisted the illegal contra supply operation or
may have misled Congress. A prime target is Donald Gregg, an
adviser to Vice President Bush who is now ambassador to South
Korea. In 1985 and 1986 Gregg's friend Felix Rodriguez played
a central role in running the contra arms flights from El
Salvador. Gregg has testified that he knew nothing about
Rodriguez's contra involvement until August 1986. However, both
Gregg's secretary and Rodriguez have said the Bush staff knew
about Rodriguez's role by May 1986, when Gregg arranged a
meeting between Bush and Rodriguez. The day before the meeting,
the Vice President received a memo from Gregg stating that
Rodriguez wanted to talk about "resupply of the contras." Also
being scrutinized is former Assistant Secretary of State
Elliott Abrams, an ardent proponent of the contra cause.
Prosecutor Walsh will decide by fall whether or not to bring
additional indictments. If he does, that could lead to new
questions about how much Bush knew of the illegal operation and
when he knew it. Bush has denied under oath that he was aware
of the operation.