[Interesting Times]

Article by a friend-of-a-friend who was one of the 52 hostages held by the Iranians in 1979. He has a new book out on the crisis that triggered the U.S. war on terrorism

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[pray4liberty]

I remember the Iranian Hostage Crisis and how it seemed to go on and on forever and all the press did was make excuses for Pres. Jimmy Carter since he couldn't get them back. So much for negotiating with terrorists! It doesn't work!

It's a good thing that story is being told now. The truth does have a way of coming out. I hope the author gets rich, rich, rich on the book royalties, since he didn't get justice in court.

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[killjoy]

That same year, late in the summer of 1979, Saudi national Osama bin Laden traveled to Afghanistan to fight the Russians after they invaded. Bin Laden fought beside the mujahadeen, who later formed part of his al-Qaeda (Arabic for “the base”). I wonder how much the 22-year-old bin Laden, hiding in the Afghan mountains, learned by watching what the Iranians were accomplishing just across the border.

Ummm.... not even close. Bin Laden arrived in Pakistan in the early 1980s. He spent almost all his time there at Peshawar. It wasn't until 1987 or so that he and some of his fellow arabs made their first adventure into Afghanistan.. I should point out they got their butts kicked by the Soviets and promply retreated back across the border to Pakistan.

[Biscuit85]

I am reading Mark Bowden's book and I think it is quite good!

[kms61]

FYI Mel Kalp, mentioned in this piece, was killed by a drunk driver in 2002. To survive all that, and then die at the hands of some idiot.

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[litehaus]

Bump for education re muzzies...............

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