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politics3 years ago•12 min saved

The GOP's Secret Scheme to Sabotage Carter's Reelection and Delay Hostage Release

Ben Barnes, a former Texas politician, has revealed that his mentor, John Connally Jr., took him on a mission to the Middle East in 1980 to sabotage the re-election campaign of President Jimmy Carter. Connally, a former Texas governor, was determined to prevent Carter from freeing the 52 Americans held captive in Iran before Election Day. Barnes said that Connally met with a host of regional leaders to deliver a blunt message to be passed to Iran: Don’t release the hostages before the election. Reagan will win and give you a better deal.

via Yahoo News|

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politics3 years ago•3 min saved

The Political Sabotage of Iran Hostage Talks for Carter's Defeat.

Former Texas Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes claims his political mentor, Gov. John Connally Jr., persuaded Mideast leaders to keep US hostages in Iran locked up until the 1980 election that put Ronald Reagan in the White House. Barnes alleged Connally was committed to stalling the negotiations, and invited him on a trip to several Middle Eastern capitals to urge leaders not to release the hostages because Reagan would offer a better deal. Barnes’ claims echoes those of the so-called October Surprise Theory, in which Carter supporters have long alleged pro-Regan agents had secretly influenced the outcome of the 1980 election through the Iran hostage crisis.

via New York Post |

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