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To: bentway who wrote (25286)6/30/2005 4:01:10 PM
From: Knighty Tin  Respond to of 361520
 
And they would have spent less time as prisoners had not Reagan cut a deal with the Ayatollahs to time their release after the election.



To: bentway who wrote (25286)7/1/2005 4:04:42 PM
From: ThirdEye  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 361520
 
The way I heard it, it was backdoor deals with the govt of Iran by elements of our domestic political opposition that guaranteed the hostages safety, promised arms (Iran-Contra) in exchange for delaying their release until after the election. Nothing Carter did.