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As We Say Goodbye to President Carter, Let’s Not Forget Republicans’ Treason to Deny Him a Second Term
Don’t assume the mainstream corporate media is going to share this amid all the obligatory tributes to one of this country’s most under-appreciated leaders.
Amid all the obligatory tributes to former President Jimmy Carter today as we lay him to rest, did any of them happen to mention how Ronald Reagan’s campaign committed treason — yes, treason — to deny the 39th president a second term?
Of course there is no shortage of reports of the 52 American hostages held captive in the Iranian embassy for 444 days, and how President Carter failed to rescue them with Operation Eagle Claw that saw the death of eight American servicemen who were killed a military helicopter crash.
But conveniently omitted is how Carter had effectively worked out a hostage-release deal with newly-elected Iranian President Abdolhassan Bani-Sadr, who had won the Iranian election on a platform of releasing the American hostages.
But behind the scenes, Carter’s opponent was working on other plans.
The campaign of Carter’s republican challenger, California Gov. Ronald Reagan, violated the Logan Act when…
