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[-] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 148 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
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[-] cranakis@reddthat.com 143 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Democrats let it happen and let it slide after the fact. The GOP is criminal. The Democrats are just lazy and weak.

Unger reserved his most intense criticism for the Washington Post, which owned Newsweek at the time and, he says, had an outsize role in quietly killing the story. He’s also equally critical of Congressional Democrats, who he claims never pursued the dramatic charges as earnestly as they should have.

“Democrats were lap dogs,” Unger said

From here:https://www.press.org/newsroom/media-covered-1980-iran-hostage-deal-october-surprise-author-tells-club

[-] Sanctus@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago

Damn, nothing has changed

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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 135 points 1 week ago

Then they committed treason again with Iran Contra

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 75 points 1 week ago

GOP: Oops, all treason

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago

I'm not young and there isn't a time in my life when the GOP wasn't somehow treasonous

[-] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago

Ollie North! Ollie North! He's a soldier! And a hero! And a novelist! And now he's on Fox Neeeeeews!

[-] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Deplorables doing deplorable things.

[-] Coach@lemmy.world 72 points 1 week ago

"This was genuine treason by the GOP."

Nah...just a typical Wednesday for them.

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 week ago

Two things can be true

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I mean - not really. It was pretty bold at the time.

Now, yes. Because nothing was ever done about it and no accountability etc.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 54 points 1 week ago

especially given iran contra drugs for guns. The whole thing is unbelievable and the historic thing has been. shrug.

I bet you the exact same is happening with Nethanyanhu and Trump.

I think you mean Putin and Trump. Netanyahu isnt at war, they're committing genocide.

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[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 week ago

Why is media and news so important? It controls the recording of history.

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[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They keep doing it. And then they do other shady shit like schedule the pulling of troops out of ~~Syria~~ Afghanistan for next year because it won't be their problem by then. 🤷‍♂️

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago
[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

lmfao I had a feeling something was off when I wrote that and didn't give it a second thought. But yes, thank you!

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Luckily, your Democrat party is like "it is beneath us us to even notice such filth".

It's not very effective though.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com -3 points 1 week ago

yeah the real lesson is its the democrats. keep them out of office and things will be great.

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I don't see how that would help anyone either.

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[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 14 points 1 week ago

A sacrifice to the elite, for the greater good of wealth concentration, the gods of greed demanded it.

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