The October Surprise
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Robert Parry has written a number of stories pursuing the
strong evidence that Reagan and Bush made an all-out effort to sabotage Jimmy Carter's
efforts to win the release of the Iranian-held hostages before the November election, the
episode known as the October Surprise.
In 1995, Parry became privy to a host of files that had been locked in a
deserted bathroom in DC. Read about what he found when he started going through these
files in this series of stories (descriptions from Parry's October
Surprise page:
The Russian Report -- What the KGB knew about the October Surprise mystery, but the American people didn't. (12-11-95) The Ladies Room Secrets -- How historic secrets about this political era were recovered from a remote Capitol Hill wash room. (12-21-95) Bill Casey's Iranian -- What FBI wiretaps captured about secret payments from BCCI and a Bush-connected lawyer to an Iranian "double-agent."(12-31-95) Follow the Money -- How some of the world's most secretive and powerful players joined forces to fix the pivotal 1980 election. (1-15-96) Saddam's 'Green Light' -- What a "top secret" report reveals about the origins of the bloody Iran-Iraq War. (1-31-96) Where's Bill Casey -- How the national news media and Congress "debunked" the October Surprise allegations by adopting bogus alibis for Bill Casey. (2-14-96) Bush & a CIA Power Play -- What CIA veterans and former CIA director George Bush did to regain The White House in the 1980s. (2-29-96) |
Lies Spun into History -- How absurd alibis became part of the October Surprise historical record. (3-14-96) October Surprise: Finally, Time for the Truth? -- Seven years ago, Jamshid Hashemi, an Iranian businessman and CIA operative, broke his silence about the October Surprise controversy. Now, with more and more public figures corroborating parts of the story, Jamshid Hashemi is revealing new details about this ultimate dirty trick and the CIA. (5/5/97) October Surprise: Time for Truth? (Part 2) -- The enduring mystery of George Bush and alleged Paris meetings with Iranians in 1980: Did he go or did he stay? (5/19/97) Earl Brian: Reagan's 'Scandal Man' Off to Jail -- In the early 1990s, the word of Ronald Reagan's friend Earl Brian helped debunk two major scandals. But now, Brian's credibility has collapsed with his federal fraud conviction. (8/25/97) |
