…the years. People older than me that should know better. Another fascinating chapter from that era, if you're interested in the revolution in Iran and resulting US election, is covered in the book "October Surprise," by Gary Sick. While the author states soberly that we don't have all the details, those we do point in an unfortunate direction. That many in the Reagan admin would be behind bars and implicated with…
我建议读读 Gary Sick 写的《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）。情报机构根本不用能干的人。你对情况的理解有误，导致你得出了错误的结论。
I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. Your understanding of the situation is incorrect, and is leading you to incorrect conclusions.
> 我建议读读 Gary Sick 写的《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）。情报机构根本不用能干的人。他们用的是那些能被操纵、相信彼此有共同利益的无能之辈，以及那些笃信自身……的能人。
> I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. They use incompetent people who can be manipulated into believing they have common interests and competent people who believe in their…
Sick 的书写得挺不错，尽管很显然我们可能永远无法掌握全部内情：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sick 《十月惊奇：伊朗的美国人质与罗纳德·里根当选》（October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan）
Sick's book was quite good, even though it's clear we may never have all the information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sick October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan
>if you're interested in the revolution in Iran and resulting US election, is covered in the book "October Surprise," As one can see, conspiracy theories are not a new invention. This particular one has been investigated and debunked over and over (wiki has a decent overview for once).
这是 The Other Americas Radio 在 1987 年关于“十月惊奇”广播的一份文字记录：https://www.donhopkins.com/home/catalog/text/october-suprise... 还有我 1988 年在大学写作课上写的一篇相关论文，引用了大量我从报纸缩微胶卷档案里查到的资料……
Here's a transcript of a 1987 broadcast by The Other American's Radio about the October Surprise: https://www.donhopkins.com/home/catalog/text/october-suprise... And a paper I wrote about it in 1988 for a college writing class, with lots citations to sources I looked up in newspaper microfilm archives…
……这些年。那些比我年长、理应更懂事的人。关于那个时代另一段引人入胜的篇章，如果你对伊朗革命以及随后的美国大选感兴趣的话，Gary Sick 写的《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）这本书里有提到。尽管作者很冷静地指出我们并未掌握所有细节，但已知的部分却指向了一个令人不安的方向：里根政府里的很多人本该锒铛入狱，并且牵扯到……
…the years. People older than me that should know better. Another fascinating chapter from that era, if you're interested in the revolution in Iran and resulting US election, is covered in the book "October Surprise," by Gary Sick. While the author states soberly that we don't have all the details, those we do point in an unfortunate direction. That many in the Reagan admin would be behind bars and implicated with…
我建议读读 Gary Sick 写的《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）。情报机构根本不用能干的人。你对情况的理解有误，导致你得出了错误的结论。
I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. Your understanding of the situation is incorrect, and is leading you to incorrect conclusions.
> 我建议读读 Gary Sick 写的《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）。情报机构根本不用能干的人。他们用的是那些能被操纵、相信彼此有共同利益的无能之辈，以及那些笃信自身……的能人。
> I suggest reading the book October Surprise by Gary Sick. Intelligence agencies don’t use competent people. They use incompetent people who can be manipulated into believing they have common interests and competent people who believe in their…
Sick 的书写得挺不错，尽管很显然我们可能永远无法掌握全部内情：https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sick 《十月惊奇：伊朗的美国人质与罗纳德·里根当选》（October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan）
Sick's book was quite good, even though it's clear we may never have all the information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sick October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan
>如果你对伊朗革命以及随后的美国大选感兴趣的话，《十月惊奇》（October Surprise）这本书里有提到。正如大家所见，阴谋论可不是什么新鲜玩意儿。尤其是这一个，早就被反复调查并辟谣了（维基百科难得给出了一个挺靠谱的概览）。
>if you're interested in the revolution in Iran and resulting US election, is covered in the book "October Surprise," As one can see, conspiracy theories are not a new invention. This particular one has been investigated and debunked over and over (wiki has a decent overview for once).
这是 The Other Americas Radio 在 1987 年关于“十月惊奇”广播的一份文字记录：https://www.donhopkins.com/home/catalog/text/october-suprise... 还有我 1988 年在大学写作课上写的一篇相关论文，引用了大量我从报纸缩微胶卷档案里查到的资料……
Here's a transcript of a 1987 broadcast by The Other American's Radio about the October Surprise: https://www.donhopkins.com/home/catalog/text/october-suprise... And a paper I wrote about it in 1988 for a college writing class, with lots citations to sources I looked up in newspaper microfilm archives…