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Hostages

That was my responsibilityto do what I could to protect our personnel

Hostages • S01E02 • 2022
That was my responsibility
to do what I could to protect our personnel

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That was my responsibility to do what I could
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to protect our personnel.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
41
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:26
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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But they're isolated
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The war against Iraq finally did create an incentive
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For hate is strong
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Good evening. Today, the first substantial sign of hope
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Gloria Lewis went to mass
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Much of the hostility to social change
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The last week before the election
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I was still at the Iran-America Society
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"Oh, we're going to have a second term." Ever...
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And I called the Embassy switchboard
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Your Majesty, there has been considerable criticism
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The Carter administration believed
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We'll still go ahead and celebrate Christmas just as us...
S01 • E01 My only answer is that, "Who cares?" - Hostages 00:07
My only answer is that, "Who cares?"
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So I called the ops center at the Department of State.
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The person who is the incumbent
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When you're in a meeting
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We couldn't even say, "the Shah."