Edition: U.S. / Global


Published: December 10, 2002

The headline on Saturday for a grouping of thumbnail sketches with an article about Elliott Abrams, the new director of Middle Eastern affairs at the White House, referred incorrectly to the men's shared background. While all four, including Mr. Abrams, played a role in dealings with the Nicaraguan rebels, or contras, during the Reagan administration, one of them -- John D. Negroponte -- could not be described as a figure ''From Iran-Contra.'' He was the ambassador to Honduras but left before money from arms sales to Iran was funneled to the contras.