October Surprise: CIA Director William Casey Committed Treason to Help Ronald Reagan Win the 1980 Election - CovertAction Magazi...
Ronald Reagan is heralded by conservatives today as a heroic figure who rejuvenated American society after the malaise of the 1970s. Reagan’s worshippers, however, fail to acknowledge the rise of massive inequality in the 1980s, Reagan’s support for death ...
Guess who was the CIA director for a year under Jimmy Carter. Guess who was responsible for setting the Iran hostage situation in motion.
" Guess who was the CIA director for a year under Jimmy Carter. Guess who was responsible for setting the Iran hostage situation in motion."
...the same guy that died of a "sudden onset brain tumor" a day before he was to testify before congress...
"Casey was suspected, by some, of involvement with the controversial Iran-Contra affair, in which Reagan administration personnel secretly traded arms to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and secretly diverted some of the resulting income to aid the rebel Contras in Nicaragua, in violation of U.S. law. Casey was called to testify before Congress about his knowledge of the affair. On 15 December 1986, one day before Casey was scheduled to testify before Congress, Casey suffered two seizures and was hospitalized. Three days later, Casey underwent surgery for a previously undiagnosed brain tumor. While hospitalized, Casey died less than 24 hours after former colleague Richard Secord testified that Casey supported the illegal aiding of the Contras."
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I messed up on my dates as to when the guy was CIA director. I was referencing Bush Sr., but he resigned when Carter took office. Bush Sr was the guy I was referring to for setting up the Iran hostage situation.
" Bush Sr was the guy I was referring to for setting up the Iran hostage situation."
...plenty of dirt to dish on all of them...
...carry on Patriot...
Sorry, I am very leery of this claim. As huge as this issue was, no way could Jimmy mitigate the fact the he caused Iran to fall and that he caused gas lines and that he caused economic disaster and gave the great malaise speech. And there was zero indication that Iran was softening its stance.
And Casey may have been on the campaign staff, but the manager was Ed Rollins and newt Gingrich was a top dog. I do not remember Casey at all as any kind of spokesman.
Regan did not need any help. Jimmy Carter was horrible and the whole world knew it. Looks like a shit article.