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Hostages

I had a relative command of English so I was supposed to readthe communique on... on...

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
I had a relative command of English so I was supposed to read
the communique on... on behalf of the students

Full Transcript

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I had a relative command of English
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so I was supposed to read the communique
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on... on behalf of the students.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:29
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...
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Midnight was the time of the flight
S01 • E02 "We are not terrorists. Terrorists attack with weapons." - Hostages 00:16
"We are not terrorists. Terrorists attack with weapons....
S01 • E04 It was how well we had been treated and how it was all just wonderful. - Hostages 00:05
It was how well we had been treated and how it was all just ...
S01 • E01 I found out years later from Zbig Brzezinski - Hostages 00:10
I found out years later from Zbig Brzezinski
S01 • E03 They had no right to have that kind of access to the President - Hostages 00:07
They had no right to have that kind of access to the Preside...
S01 • E04 There was for the most part - Hostages 00:10
There was for the most part
S01 • E01 Carter said, "I don't want to have anything to do with it" - Hostages 00:09
Carter said, "I don't want to have anything to do ...
S01 • E03 After the hostage crisis, there was nowhere for the Shah to go. - Hostages 00:06
After the hostage crisis, there was nowhere for the Shah to ...
S01 • E02 I don't want to get into trouble in this, but indeed... - Hostages 00:05
I don't want to get into trouble in this, but indeed...
S01 • E04 I purposely said or did things - Hostages 00:08
I purposely said or did things
S01 • E02 And from the '50s forward, we did a number of things - Hostages 00:10
And from the '50s forward, we did a number of things
S01 • E03 They said, "Listen, you gotta get outta New York Hospital. - Hostages 00:05
They said, "Listen, you gotta get outta New York Hospit...
S01 • E01 Ayatollah, would you be so kind as to tell us - Hostages 00:07
Ayatollah, would you be so kind as to tell us
S01 • E03 We don't want you to stay in the country." - Hostages 00:09
We don't want you to stay in the country."
S01 • E04 I wasn't going to be part of a, you know - Hostages 00:06
I wasn't going to be part of a, you know
S01 • E02 The American Embassy - Hostages 00:21
The American Embassy
S01 • E04 I think I said something like - Hostages 00:06
I think I said something like
S01 • E01 Khomeini said, "It doesn't matter for me." - Hostages 00:05
Khomeini said, "It doesn't matter for me."
S01 • E03 Here on Contadora Island - Hostages 00:16
Here on Contadora Island
S01 • E04 You had an opportunity - Hostages 00:10
You had an opportunity