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| Iranians burn US flags to mark embassy takeover |
| 2012-11-02 |
| Thousands of Iranians chanting "Death to America" burned US flags to mark the 33rd anniversary of the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran, just days before the presidential election. The protesters also chanted anti-British and anti-Israeli slogans, and burned Israeli flags, in front of the site of the former embassy, dubbed the "den of spies" by the officials who sponsor the commemoration every year. At Friday's demonstration, the commander of Iran's Basij militia, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi, said the Islamic Iranian leaders are now beginning to acknowledge the extent of the damage and denouncing what they say is an "economic war" against the Islamic Naqdi said, "Those who say that by compromising with the US, the economic situation will improve... (should know that) this is a big lie and deceit. We have declared a 10 kilo (22 pounds) in gold reward for researchers and historians, who have 10 years to prove that there is a more criminal country than America in the world... the US is the most hated among all nations." |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #5 SteveS - that sounds eerily like OBumbles's Rules of Engagement today in Afghanistan. "Don't wake up the locals defending yourselves...." |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-11-02 21:11 |
| #4 JQC you have the heart of a liberal. I would have nuked Qom and then started negations over Mecca. Nukes... Gawd gave them to us for a reason. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2012-11-02 18:45 |
| #3 "Death to America" Enjoy the party. We have not forgotten either. I have trouble imagining Carter ever contemplating that option. One of Carter's conditions for a rescue mission to take place was that the rescuers only use non-lethal methods when trying to beat feet out of Tehran. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-11-02 18:35 |
| #2 Carter should have taken the city of Qom hostage in 1979 with a nuke. A deadline should have been given for the release of the hostages. If they were not released, take out Qom. If they were harmed, then go on to the next city. I have trouble imagining Carter ever contemplating that option. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-11-02 17:35 |
| #1 Oh for a Republican POTUS like Reagan. |
| Posted by: Omerelet Spaique1766 2012-11-02 14:34 |