Gerioke Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted June 17, 2009 America supported the oppressive rule of the Shah of Iran with weapons and such. He plundered the country's wealth for his own family. It was a secular government, and the Shah exiled the religious leaders, the main one being the ayatollah Khomeini, who was in France. Anyway, the Shah got cancer and came to the US for treatment while the Shah's military forcefully attempted to put do the revolution of the people; many, many more than now. The ayatollah was allowed back into the country, the people overthrew the Shah and invaded our Embassy and took our people hostage. They were hostages for 444 days. Carter sent the military on a rescue mission which failed miserably in the desert of Iran. The hostages were released on the day that Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President. They were actually rescued by a Canadian outfit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lekh l'kha Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 830 Content Per Day: 0.15 Reputation: 5 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/14/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted June 17, 2009 I remember it well. the chaos. I was young, 17 years old when the revolution started. I wasn't a Christian then, but even if I was I don't think I would have understood the implications of a radical Muslim regime taking control of the ancient country of Persia (Iran). "The kings of the East" in the Bible refers to anything East of the Euphrates - Iran and beyond. But what strikes me (here we go again, I'm sick of thinking about Bible prophecy, let alone all the arguing that sometimes goes with talking about it) is that the lion, leopard and bear used as symbols of the beast of Revelation 13 are the same animals that Daniel used as symbols of the ancient Greek, Medo-Persian and Babylonian empires in Daniel 7. Turning these ancient empires into modern-day states would include Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, and Greece. With the exception of Greece, all of those states are Islamic states. It makes me wonder a lot, because Achmadinejad wants the Islamic Middle Eastern states united the way the E.U is united; and Achmadinejad wants the annihilation of the state of Israel; and Acmadinejad thinks the Islamic messiah is coming soon, and it's Acmadinejad's job to get the world socio-political conditions ready for the Islamic messiah (the mahdi). Iran supports the Islamic rebels in Iraq. It all makes me wonder what's going to happen in the Middle East once the last American troops are removed from Iraq. Will the Iraqi government be able to survive and Iranian-supported and fuelled Islamic revolution in Iraq? I hate this stuff. When I read threads like this, it puts my mind into an area of thought I really don't like being in anymore. For every action there's a reaction. What seeds are being sown in Iran today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Parker Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 4,273 Content Per Day: 4.85 Reputation: 1,855 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/03/1955 Share Posted June 17, 2009 America supported the oppressive rule of the Shah of Iran with weapons and such. He plundered the country's wealth for his own family. It was a secular government, and the Shah exiled the religious leaders, the main one being the ayatollah Khomeini, who was in France. Anyway, the Shah got cancer and came to the US for treatment while the Shah's military forcefully attempted to put do the revolution of the people; many, many more than now. The ayatollah was allowed back into the country, the people overthrew the Shah and invaded our Embassy and took our people hostage. They were hostages for 444 days. Carter sent the military on a rescue mission which failed miserably in the desert of Iran. The hostages were released on the day that Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President. They were actually rescued by a Canadian outfit. No they weren't. They were released by the Iranians minutes after Reagan was sworn in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer1997 Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,363 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 119 Days Won: 9 Joined: 11/07/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted June 17, 2009 I remember some of them were released awhile before the others, but I don't remember the Canadians having anything to do with the release either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat8585 Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 1,360 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 7,866 Content Per Day: 1.23 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/22/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1946 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I wasn't into politics at the time, but I remember seeing it on tv the day they were released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Thanks for the explanation, Parker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerioke Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Beg your pardon Canadian Caper Main article: Canadian Caper On the day the hostages were seized, six American diplomats evaded capture and remained in hiding at the Swiss and Canadian embassies. In 1979, the Canadian Parliament held a secret session for the first time since World War II in order to pass special legislation allowing Canadian passports to be issued to some American citizens so that they could escape. Six American diplomats boarded a flight to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich]Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-Parker Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 200 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 4,273 Content Per Day: 4.85 Reputation: 1,855 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/17/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 06/03/1955 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) Beg your pardon Canadian Caper Main article: Canadian Caper On the day the hostages were seized, six American diplomats evaded capture and remained in hiding at the Swiss and Canadian embassies. In 1979, the Canadian Parliament held a secret session for the first time since World War II in order to pass special legislation allowing Canadian passports to be issued to some American citizens so that they could escape. Six American diplomats boarded a flight to [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich]Z Edited June 18, 2009 by Parker1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer1997 Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,363 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 119 Days Won: 9 Joined: 11/07/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted June 17, 2009 The Canadian Caper? How very interesting... Never heard of it. But if it's in Wiki - it must be so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted June 17, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Beg your pardon Canadian Caper Oh, well I'm glad the Canadians were able to help out! But it seems though we've been having a miscommunication. We thought you were saying the Canadians helped release the hostages in 1981 - not assisted the escape of some Americans who evaded becoming hostages. We shouldn't let the miscommunication take away from the gratitude we should have towards the assistance, though, should we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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