Iran 1953 - 1979: The Roots of Blowback
Submitted by Michael Nystrom on Wed, 06/13/2007 - 09:38
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This video packs a punch: It tells a story that most Americans don't know, but one that more and more are learning every day. On behalf of Dr. Paul, I encourage you to do your own research. The resources are right at your fingertips. There is very little excuse for not doing a little digging into the issues raised here. Once you know the truth, pass it on.
P.S.
You'll have to look beyond the MSM.
US Embassy hostages in Iran
You will find interesting "Home Team Advantage" and "Iran's Nationalism" at a blog www.independentindian.com. From the latter article:
"66 Americans had been taken captive by Iranians seizing the American Embassy on November 4 1979. Six others escaped with the help of the Canadian and Swedish embassies. Of the 66, 13 women and black Americans were released two weeks later; one man was released due to ill-health in July 1980. The remaining 52 including two women and one black American were released on January 20 1981 by the terms of the Algiers Accord just before Ronald Reagan took over as President of the United States. Eight American military personnel were killed on April 25 1980 in a failed attempt to rescue them. The official designations of the 52 (who had been held captive for 444 days) included 10 military attachés; 6 “communications and electronics specialistsâ€; 8 political and administrative officers, and 12 diplomatic/consular staff. In addition there were 12 guards and 4 others. Even if the US Embassy in Tehran was a den of spies as the Iranians claimed, the Revolutionary Government could have ordered them all to leave and to have ended diplomatic relations in accordance with international law. What explained Iranians’ anger for them to have violated international law so brazenly?..."
Just watched it again
And it really is tremendous. Kudos to whoever put this piece together. It really is excellent.
Michael Nystrom
Great vid.
This is such a great vid. We should send it on to Rudy. It would save him all that time reading up. It helped me understand the details of what Ron Paul was talking about.