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Some clues as to Johns's views on U.S. engagement in Latin America can be gleaned from his implicit defense of [[Ronald Reagan]] over the [[Iran/Contra scandal]], in a 1987 edition of the conservative magazine [[Policy Review]]. He wrote: "Up against the ropes in the Iran-Contra affair, Ronald Reagan should have come out swinging, announcing clearly that this government carries itself in the tradition of the Marquis de Lafayette, that freedom fighters will no longer be left to die in the jungle, like Brigade 2506 at the Bay of Pigs." [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeasement]
Indeed, Johns was an enthusiastic advocate for the contras. In a 1988 article, he described the contras as "the largest armed resistance movement since the Mexican Revolution", and went on to describe them as "Nicaragua's democratic resistance". [http://www.worldandicollege.com/special_report/1988/july/college-resource14220.asp]
==Career==
===Articles that quote Michael Johns===
*Gentiva vice president Michael Johns quoted in "Gentiva Makes $415M Deal," ''[[Newsday]]'', January 3, 2002 [http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:49300425&num=37&ctrlInfo=Round7%3AProd%3ASR%3AResult&ao=].