The “October surprise” worked its way into the political jargon in 1980 to describe the Carter administration’s efforts to obtain the release of 52 American hostages in Iran. President Jimmy Carter didn’t know, however, that his opponent’s campaign was planning its own “October surprise”—to elect Ronald Reagan by ensuring that the hostages would be held until after the election.
The “October Surprise”: Throwing History Off Course
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NYT Catches Up to Parry But Still Falls Short on October Surprise
No matter how much evidence Robert Parry produced over the years poking holes in the official story, the establishment media declined to re-examine the case or treat it seriously, writes Nat Parry.
NYT Catches Up to Parry But Still Falls Short on October Surprise
Previously:
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda.
A Four-Decade Secret: One Man’s Story of Sabotaging Carter’s Re-election
Antony Blinken’s Nord Stream Pipeline Prophecy From 35 Years Ago
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles (i.e. I’m too tired to debunk the accusations against China and Trudeau).
40 years before the #NordStream pipeline explosions, the United States CIA blew up #Russia’s Trans-Siberian pipeline, which carried natural gas from the #Soviet Union to Western Europe. The tremendous blast was the largest non-nuclear explosion ever seen on Earth from space.
Antony Blinken’s Nord Stream Pipeline Prophecy From 35 Years Ago
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Flashback: CIA plot led to huge blast in Siberian gas pipeline
The CIA in Angola
The American military industrial complex was stunned and embarrassed by the rapid fall of its puppet government in Saigon in 1975. The CIA faced budget cuts and sought a new conflict to justify its size and spending. Portugal had just freed its colonies so there were power struggles in nations such as Angola. The American public was not told that the CIA had begun shipping arms to Angola and hiring mercenaries to fight there. Once news reports about CIA involvement appeared, the effort was spun as a fight against evil communists.
The CIA in Angola via Tales of the American Empire
Flashback: CIA plot led to huge blast in Siberian gas pipeline
A CIA operation to sabotage Soviet industry by duping Moscow into stealing booby-trapped software was spectacularly successful when it triggered a huge explosion in a Siberian gas pipeline, it emerged yesterday.
CIA plot led to huge blast in Siberian gas pipeline
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Reagan Approved Plan to Sabotage Soviets
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We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes is false.
William J. Casey, CIA Director
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