6 February 2012, 7:22 am
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian Revolution.[1] President Carter called the hostages "victims of terrorism and anarchy," adding that the "United States will not yield to blackmail."[2] The episode reached a climax when, after failed attempts to negotiate a release, the United States military attempted a rescue operation, Operation Eagle Claw, on April 24, 1980, which resulted in a failed mission, the deaths of eight American servicemen, one Iranian civilian, and the destruction of two aircraft. It ended with the signing of the Algiers Accords in Algeria on January 19, 1981. The hostages were formally released into United States custody the following day, just minutes after the new American president Ronald Reagan was sworn in. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Egypt says 19 Americans will be ordered to stand trial The workers for U.S. based pro-democracy groups, including Sam LaHood, son of Cabinet official Ray LaHood, are accused of violating foreign funding laws. Reporting from Cairo— Relations between Washington and Cairo plummeted further Sunday when Egypt's military-controlled government announced that 19 Americans working for pro-democracy groups, including the son of a Cabinet official, would be ordered to stand trial on licensing and financial charges. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/la-fg-egypt-american-arrests-20120206,0,3588123.story Under Carter failed foreign policy, under Obama failed foreign policy, So those American hostages will have to wait until after the election when Obama LEAVES to be rescued and saved, just like under Jimmy "I love Hamas" Carter.... Read More »
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