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At last, the truth comes out about what we'd all assumed: The Iran hostages were released just minutes after Reagan's swearing-in according to a plan the Republicans hatched with the Iranian leaders, telling them they'd get a much better 'deal' under Reagan.
I was a columnist near Detroit at the time and I wrote about that day as it happened.
Here is my account from 1/20/1981.
Please share. Thanks.
#IranHostages #Reagan #Carter #Republicans
https://constantcommoner.substack.com/p/reagan-carter-and-the-hostage-release -
With #JimmyCarter on his death bed, a man has come forward to admit he was party to a #Reagan op that offered deals to #Iran so long as they waited until after the election to release the #IranHostages. #news #politics https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html
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Gifted --no paywall: Just mind blowing. Changed history: A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.