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Hostages

When I say, "I don't know" I'm referring to the questionof responsibility

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
When I say, "I don't know" I'm referring to the question
of responsibility

Full Transcript

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When I say, "I don't know"
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I'm referring to the question of responsibility.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:06
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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...
S01 • E01 The Shah's own "White Revolution" - Hostages 00:20
The Shah's own "White Revolution"
S01 • E03 He was just saying, "How... Can I get the prisoners back?" - Hostages 00:10
He was just saying, "How... Can I get the prisoners bac...
S01 • E04 Khomeini was the uncontested leader of Iran. - Hostages 00:05
Khomeini was the uncontested leader of Iran.
S01 • E03 A pacifist to the extent - Hostages 00:05
A pacifist to the extent
S01 • E03 Having called the Tehran situation - Hostages 00:16
Having called the Tehran situation
S01 • E02 Get away from the front offices!" - Hostages 00:06
Get away from the front offices!"
S01 • E01 Iran was becoming a modern, semi-industrialized country - Hostages 00:07
Iran was becoming a modern, semi-industrialized country
S01 • E02 My role was to maintain security - Hostages 00:08
My role was to maintain security
S01 • E01 These changes in society - Hostages 00:07
These changes in society
S01 • E02 And so we moved our personnel upstairs - Hostages 00:07
And so we moved our personnel upstairs
S01 • E03 Any military action that would cause bloodshed - Hostages 00:12
Any military action that would cause bloodshed
S01 • E01 That is what shakes up the entire edifice - Hostages 00:06
That is what shakes up the entire edifice
S01 • E02 And we contacted our Marines who were just off the campus - Hostages 00:08
And we contacted our Marines who were just off the campus
S01 • E01 We were part of that whole - Hostages 00:06
We were part of that whole
S01 • E04 At that time, the degree of mistrust - Hostages 00:14
At that time, the degree of mistrust
S01 • E03 At first, they started talking about diplomacy. - Hostages 00:06
At first, they started talking about diplomacy.
S01 • E01 I think we tried to imitate them - Hostages 00:05
I think we tried to imitate them
S01 • E03 The list is as long your arm of things - Hostages 00:07
The list is as long your arm of things
S01 • E04 It meant giving in to the will of a superpower. - Hostages 00:06
It meant giving in to the will of a superpower.
S01 • E02 We actually got in the car to start back from the Foreign Ministry - Hostages 00:10
We actually got in the car to start back from the Foreign Mi...