Caspar Weinberger
Secretary of Defense under Reagan whose military aide Lieutenant Colonel Higgins was abducted in Lebanon in 1988 with deep knowledge of classified matters.
Caspar W. Weinberger (1917-2006) was an American politician and businessman who served as the Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He was a key figure in the Reagan administration's military buildup during the Cold War1.
William Richard Higgins, a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who was abducted in Lebanon in 1988, had served as a military aide to Weinberger from June 1985 until he went to Lebanon in June 1987. Higgins's in-depth knowledge of classified military matters, gained during his time with Weinberger, made him a high-value hostage1.
Osirak
Caspar Weinberger served as the Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan. Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at Osirak bombing in June 1981, Weinberger proposed canceling the F-16 aircraft sale to Israel as a sanction. However, President Reagan privately disagreed with this course of action.2
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