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15. Everytime I hear someone in the media extolling the sacred deeds of St Ronnie

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:02 PM

Apr 2016

I wanna scream. Even back in the day, the cat was out of the bag for anyone that bothered to read. It was no scret that Reagan made arrangements with the Iranians to keep the hostages from being released until after the election to embarrass President Carter and swing the election.

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Ronald Reagan really was a traitor and conspired with Iran to keep the Hostages [View all] UCmeNdc Apr 2016 OP

Thank you! Now this is what I thought a liberal message board would be about. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #1

Where you been? Octafish Apr 2016 #18

Fascinating stuff. Timeline, I like that. Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #39

Saudi Arabia is the Capitol of the BFEE Octafish Apr 2016 #40

Whatever it takes kacekwl Apr 2016 #44

Yes Angry Dragon Apr 2016 #38

yes, i believe he was. MariaThinks Apr 2016 #2

totally agree Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #3

Pretty much spot on Cosmocat Apr 2016 #13

we don't need enemies we have ourselves Fresh_Start Apr 2016 #16

Not Only Ronnie colsohlibgal Apr 2016 #4

Yup. That where they learned it from. roamer65 Apr 2016 #31

yes he was Skittles Apr 2016 #5

Might not be so... TomVilmer Apr 2016 #6

I will go with Gary Sick KT2000 Apr 2016 #7

I'll go with Robert Parry gabeana Apr 2016 #10

exactly... I was going to post that if no one else didn't Fast Walker 52 Apr 2016 #17

Nope. chervilant Apr 2016 #23

"Iranians feared having to start negotiations over with a new administration" makes no sense. ieoeja Apr 2016 #37

The timing - plus the release of weapons to Iran just days later- should have been suspicious enough forest444 Apr 2016 #8

Oh hell yes. I knew it back then. trof Apr 2016 #9

That's a fact! dpatbrown Apr 2016 #11

Now, to be fair, he had his reasons. byronius Apr 2016 #12

YEP Cosmocat Apr 2016 #14

Well done! zentrum Apr 2016 #20

He was a traitor. blondie58 Apr 2016 #43

Don't forget the Nixon betrayal Johnson hid from the public. byronius Apr 2016 #45

Everytime I hear someone in the media extolling the sacred deeds of St Ronnie procon Apr 2016 #15

This was a well known zentrum Apr 2016 #19

NY Times April 15, 1991 - New Reports Say 1980 Reagan Campaign Tried to Delay Hostage Release vkkv Apr 2016 #21

He isn't the only one. But it's nice to draw attention to it. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #22

I was there maindawg Apr 2016 #24

Hey the repugnuts needed a hero after The tricky one stepped down in shame so Saint Ronnie was born. pressbox69 Apr 2016 #25

The CIA has done this in other countries for years to sway elections. jalan48 Apr 2016 #26

Can I be the first to say... bayareaboy Apr 2016 #27

Ronald Reagan really was a traitor and conspired with Iran to keep the Hostages AlbertCat Apr 2016 #28

From the movie "Captain America" 7Inches Apr 2016 #29

But WE all knew this right? Timing:Hostages released DURING inauguration. joanbarnes Apr 2016 #30

HW Bush met w/the Iranians in Paris in Oct. of 1980 to cut the deal Botany Apr 2016 #32

Yes, William Casey too dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #33

The secret service agents who were covering HW Bush in the fall of 1980 all had Botany Apr 2016 #34

Yes I recall some of that dreamnightwind Apr 2016 #35

Let's be clear about this: Reagan was THE tool of the bush regime, he did everything they underahedgerow Apr 2016 #36

Way beyond Bush. Not that he wasn't a part of the plans, but others were part of it, FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #42

It was critical the Reagan be installed so he could start the RW Think Tanks plans developed FighttheFuture Apr 2016 #41

Robert Parry has an excellent resource... Octafish Apr 2016 #46