Posted on 06/30/2005 3:14:27 PM PDT by bayourod
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration today demanded that the Iranian government clarify the role of President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the 1979 storming of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and the prolonged hostage crisis that followed.
The administration also pledged to conduct its own investigation into Ahmadinejad's past after several of the 52 Americans held hostage in the embassy said in tough, unequivocal statements that they had recognized the next Iranian leader as one of their captors.
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Hostage-Takers: Iran Leader Had No Role ~~ Anyone believe this new spin?
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he opposed the takeover - preferring instead to target the Soviet Embassy,
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The former students who carried out the seizure and held the Americans for 444 days said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had no role in taking the embassy or guarding the hostages.
Notice the very careful parsing......Clintonian.......
The Hostages said they didn't see him often...so he wasn't Guarding them
"The former students who carried out the seizure and held the Americans for 444 days said Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had no role in taking the embassy or guarding the hostages."
Now that he has been outed, the left wing and Islamofascist parsing has began.
Next the same a$$holes will jump all over any our people who were imprisoned for saying that they recognized him. Shades of the Swiftvets.
This Iran nuclear thing is coming to a head.
If we don't do it, Israel will (with our help and blessings).
BTW, about time!
I wonder if we have a deal, somewhat like CNN was faced with Saddam in Iraq , the reporter might have had some special help from the Iranian censors and the US Editors know it.....
Foxnews had some good clips of them and their statements about the guy as video clips were rolling with his current personae on the clips....they gave very strong statements about remembering him...
Ernie, ask me tomorrow.
Ole Grampa is getting tired. I'm heading to bed.
Amazing what the internet flushes out isn't it.
H&C replay has a clip right now with one of the hostages....
Watch the left wing mediots here and around the world attack those 6 former prisoners of the Jihadist during the illegal seizure of our embassy.
It is starting on Free Republic. Those 6 are being ignored or shunned for daring to say what they have said.
Good night, Ernie!
OK, Good night!
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