Texas Politician Said He Sabotaged Release of US hostages to defeat Carter’s Re-election

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html?unlocked_article_code=1.h1A.iFvx.gQNsSFLHkeCM

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edgemaster72@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Wasn’t exactly a well kept secret before

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solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
en.wikipedia.org/…/Ben_Barnes_(Texas_politician)#…

NYT article is from March 13 so not news.

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- stoly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  also this was known decades ago. because Reagan was just as corrupt of Trump, nothing happened
  
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