October Surprise
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“October Surprise”: The Nobel Peace Committee’s “Collective Insanity” By Felicity Arbuthnot
The Former US Secretary of State was awarded his Nobel for “negotiating the Vietnam Peace Accords.” In fact he had been involved in oversight of the secret bombing of Laos and Cambodia (both neutral countries.) In nine years more than two hundred and sixty million bombs were dropped. He had also supported the murderous regimes… Continue reading
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The October Surprise File December 22, 1988
[The following time line of 1980 Reagan Campaign Deal With Iran was mailed to me along with a packet of newspaper clippings that support the “October Surprise” theory that I had previously posted. Reading all the clippings (from everything from the Huntsville Times to the San Francisco Examiner) makes me feel better about the mainstream… Continue reading
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BREAKING: Report suggests Israel linked to Irangate Scandal
‘New’ documents just released via declassification reveal Israel’s role in the Iran-Contra Affair that rocked the Reagan administration in the 1980s. Continue reading
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This is what empires do By William Bowles
Surely it must be obvious that it’s the act of being there that counts? Occupation, as they say, is nine tenths of the imperial law. Wherever in the world the Empire has gone to ‘install democracy’ or whatever the excuse used to invade, it has stayed, every single time and built bases, hundreds of them… Continue reading
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October Surprise Cover-up Unravels By Robert Parry
Not to belabor a point, but some die-hard defenders of the October Surprise cover-up continue to insist that there is real evidence debunking the now overwhelming case that Ronald Reagan’s 1980 campaign interfered with President Jimmy Carter’s negotiations to free 52 American hostages then held in Iran. Continue reading
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Devious Dealings and Dire Threats – Iran, the EU and the Petro-dollar – Anglo-US brinkmanship By William Bowles
Introduction: I first published the essay reproduced below (Iran: First it was ‘October Surprise’ – now it’s No Surprise) back in June, 2003 and dug it up whilst doing research on this essay on the latest saga involving the most devious ruling classes of modern times, the US and the UK and I think it… Continue reading
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Iran: First it was ‘October Surprise’ – now it’s No Surprise By William Bowles
It’s a complicated story that requires an understanding of broader US and Israeli strategic objectives, as well as a recognition that many people, especially Americans, may find it difficult to swallow the fact that the leaders of the US were and are, quite prepared to sacrifice the lives of their own citizens, subvert the Constitution,… Continue reading