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elljay

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9. Exactly

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 06:26 PM

Feb 2016

Most people still don't know, or believe, that Reagan negotiated to keep the embassy hostages until after the election. The Iranians certainly would have tapes of any conversations or copies of any emails - they have quite a robust and advanced spy apparatus. If this is at all true, they should release the proof.

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They should provide the names IronLionZion Feb 2016 #1

Exactly elljay Feb 2016 #9

Thanks, I may just have to check on this. Xyzse Feb 2016 #29

Tom Cotton FlatBaroque Feb 2016 #13

A very familiar playbook for Rapepublicans. forest444 Feb 2016 #2

YES - that is what they do SoLeftIAmRight Feb 2016 #19

Thanks, SoLeftIAmRight. forest444 Feb 2016 #20

Keeping in mind the Iranians are not the most trustworthy sources... gcomeau Feb 2016 #3

as soon as he said they claimed to be humanitarian... yurbud Feb 2016 #11

This strikes me as supremely sleazy. That shouldn't be a surprise. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #4

The same thing happened in 1980, Reagan and bunch got the hostage release delayed to "show" Thinkingabout Feb 2016 #5

Did he say "America is Great Satan" before or after these remarks? uhnope Feb 2016 #6

And, bang on cue, we have uhnope defending the Republicans again ... what a surprise ... Nihil Feb 2016 #28

that's a total lie. But you seem to be defending the gay-murdering misogynist gov't of Iran uhnope Feb 2016 #32

Today's GOP is beyond stupid Gman Feb 2016 #7

Pure EVIL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! _______________________n/t vkkv Feb 2016 #8

Who are they? santafe52 Feb 2016 #10

Sickening mcar Feb 2016 #12

IF true.....it should be a treason charge and jailtime. yourout Feb 2016 #14

Is that not treason? MynameisBlarney Feb 2016 #15

And didn't reagan do the same thing? MynameisBlarney Feb 2016 #16

Full On Investigation Time, Oh Wait, They're Republicans - Never Mind.... scottie55 Feb 2016 #17

If this is true.... blackspade Feb 2016 #18

possibly illegal catnhatnh Feb 2016 #21

Deja vu! ozone_man Feb 2016 #22

I have visions of Republicans waiting in line at the gallows. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #23

Reagan, Reagan, Reagan!! Herman4747 Feb 2016 #24

JCPOA deal wouldn't have been done and who knows what would have happened by today. Sunlei Feb 2016 #25

Until Iran names names, we cannot get much traction from this. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #26

Here is the letter republicans sent in 3/2015 ” The letter was signed by every Senate Republican ex Sunlei Feb 2016 #30

I am aware of that, but this is something entirely different. BillZBubb Feb 2016 #31

In effect, asking Iran to help elect no_hypocrisy Feb 2016 #27

kick Bucky Feb 2016 #33