Former Hostage to Run for Office (Terry Anderson-Ohio)

[kskiska]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Terry Anderson, a former Associated Press correspondent who was held hostage in Lebanon for nearly seven years, said yesterday he will run for the Ohio Senate next year.

Anderson, 56, a Democrat, will seek the seat held by Republican Jim Carnes, who is leaving for a job with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

(snip)

Anderson was the chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press when he was kidnapped in 1985. His captors were pro-Iranian Shiite Muslims seeking the release of terrorists who bombed U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait. He was released in 1991.

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[goforit]

1. Cheers to Anderson!!!!...A leader in the making!!!

Best wishes in 2004!!!!

Yep, it is time to clean house in Washington!!!

[buycitgo]

2. what's he think about this?

In May 1999, as the world’s press detailed the biography of Russia’s new prime minister, Sergei V. Stepashin, the reporters missed one of the most curious chapters. In the closing days of George Bush’s presidency in 1993, Stepashin secretly reported to the U.S. Congress that the outgoing president had participated in a scheme with Iran that bordered on treason.

Stepashin informed a special House task force that Russian intelligence information implicated Bush along with former President Reagan and CIA directors William J. Casey and Robert Gates in a series of clandestine contacts with Iran during the 1980 presidential campaign.

Stepashin, then chairman of the Supreme Soviet's Committee on Defense and Security Issues, had overseen an official review of what Moscow’s intelligence files revealed about Republican secret activities aimed at undercutting President Carter's desperate efforts to free 52 American hostages held in Iran in 1980.

Those long-simmering allegations of Republican sabotage were known as the "October Surprise" controversy, named after GOP suspicions that Carter was hoping to free the hostages right before the November elections.

http://www.consortiumnews.com/1999/051499a.html

sound familiar?

bet he's also seen this, by the reknowned liar, Steven Emerson

he wrote this, conveniently, before Stepashin's report to congress, or perhaps wasn't "aware" of it.

http://216.239.39.104/search?q=cache:1eeaUE-xgqEJ:eightiesclub.tripod.com/id53.htm+parry+october+surprise+confirmed&hl=en&start=1&ie=UTF-8

Emerson is just one of those well-paid stenographers, in case you don't know, who is unable to tell the truth lots of the time:

http://www.fair.org/extra/9901/emerson.html

[JoFerret]

4. In the closing days of George Bush’s presidency in 1993,

"In the closing days of George Bush’s presidency in 1993,...." Huh?

[goforit]

5. I believe this means that Stepashian reported this in 1993.

But interesting question and information as well.

[Maximus Darius]

8. "In the closing days of George Bush’s presidency in 1993,...." Huh?

- "Our aspiration is that the party become a mass of one."

The '92 Election was held NOV. 1992, and BUSH was in office until JAN 20, 1993!

[goforit]

6. Yes, what does Anderson think of this and what would he say?

This is incredible information.
It is an absolute crime that this investigation came to a halt.

Yes, Iran Contra was absolutely treasonous.

And if we had impeached, prosecuted and imprisoned the first
Bush, I do believe we would have never had the second Bush with
the first Bush still pulling the strings!!!

Thankyou buycitgo!
This is just another familiar footprint we all know too well now.
Quite frankly, this is quite the October surprise that I never knew
in it's complexity.
Quite frankly, I wonder how much Carter knew. Not he could do a thing about it.

[buycitgo]

7. this is just one of the Octopus tentacles, if you know what I mean

one of the principals in Iraqgate/October Surprise, was involved with Inslaw/Promis.

ring a bell?

it gets MADDENINIG. these creeps have their filty tentacles EVERYwhere

Parry is one of the only true journalists out there, but I/C OS ruined his career for him, and severely damaged Seymour Hersh's, as well......he picked up on the deep connections that one of Parry's best sources, ben Menashe, was trashed as badly as Parry, and pretty much vindicated....but the damage was done.

he also stepped in it with that book about the Kennedys, but his Israeli stuff is on the money.

[kainah]

11. Impeached, prosecuted and imprisoned REAGAN & the first Bush

Let us not forget that Reagan was in charge when all this began. And why did the Dems allow Iran-Contra to be swept under the rug? Not because it wasn't obviously criminal & impeachable but because Reagan was "too popular" and they knew the public wouldn't support them. I guess we saw how the repugs repaid that leniency when they invented the crimes, entrapped Clinton & then impeached him for non-constitutional violations.

[lfairban]

9. Not exactly national office.

He is running for the State Senate, not the US Senate.

The October Surprise articles were very interesting, but kind of off topic. Could you post it in General Discussion.

[buycitgo]

10. ooops.....never mind

forget 16 little words....one little word got me going there.

"Ohio" Senate.

missed that completely the first time.

thought it was US senate

xqueeze me

[Mercurius]

3. Wow

Good for Anderson. Here's to his campaign. :toast: