Hostage Crisis Part One --- Documentary

[khalilrabee]

i hate iran, but this time i speak for iran. this is just another stupid propaganda made by americans, depicting iran as an islamic state, then blaming islam.

just as they depict every country with muslim majority population and whatever the governments of these countries do, they blame islam, while they know very well that they arent islamic governments, but anti-islamic governments, created by the same ppl who spread this propaganda.

[MrHelmyabdullah]

Maybe , the American students should storm the Iranian Embassy in DC and turn all its inhabitants as hostages . They should hang anti-Iranian banners around the building , hang potraits of Carter . Lol

[SharmaDon890]

on english please !!!

[armandx10]

Iranian students my ass.

[blackknight0901]

where is the english version of the newscast in the beginning?

[FWYGINOND]

Iran means "the land that sucks balls" in persian

[emcedion]

@FWYGINOND up yours along with those american shit heads died from shame! losers!

[90Iranboy90]

@FWYGINOND : hahaha only ur slutty girl , sucks our balls ;)

[bruceheindl]

What did the Iranian people get from this incident. Nothing. Lies, Terror, and loss of freedoms that every human being deserves. I know the people of Iran will forgive Americans because they are no different than anyone else. However, the Iranian govt will go on and on about the US and how evil it is. Look in the mirror!!! Hopefully Iranians take up arms against the current government.

[jihadifanclub]

The hostage crisis took place because the Americans forced Iranians to live under a dictator for over 20 years.

[78Panji]

@jihadifanclub

and now terrorists are ruling iran like you

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub only cowards take hostages. It's what we in the USA call "a bitch move".

[jihadifanclub]

@KarmaCollin Only cowards use drones and attack helpless 3rd world countries.

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub If Iran didn't start sumthin, there wouldn't be nuthin. Iran started this conflict and threatens to fire 10 thousand missiles off if attacked. Im sure a lot of them are suicide bombers too. All the Arab and Persian world are cowards. Never can fight head on, always have to run and hide then ambush. Thats why your combined forces still couldn't even take over Israel, and you want to mess with the USA? Idiots.

[jihadifanclub]

@KarmaCollin The United Kingdom and the United Started this conflict in 1953 with the overthrow of Irans Democraticly elected president that refused to give the West exclusive access to Irans oil reserves. If killing yourself in an explosion is cowardly, then are your brave enough to do it?

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub Fuck you and your Jihad bullshit. Bravery and Stupidity are two different things. You talk a good game but I talk to people who have been to Iraq, and they say when it comes down to it your people surrender and say they love the USA so they don't get shot.

[jihadifanclub]

@KarmaCollin I'm not talking a good game I am simply telling you the truth. Islam and the Muslims are on the right side and it is better for you that you simply accept the truth an reject the lies that the media feeds the world.

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub Stop attacking civilians and blowing up buildings, and the world will treat you with respect.

[jihadifanclub]

@KarmaCollin The US has been at war NON STOP for the last past 60 years killing poor brown, black and yellow people in the MILLIONS all in the name of money. Yet you tell us to  stop blowing up buildings? If the US would stop attacking Muslims first then this violence would not be like this.

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub Typical response from you people. You blame others for your actions which are clearly wrong. I looked at your channel and I see you support bin Laden. You and I have nothing else to discuss. You are the enemy of the free world.

[jihadifanclub]

@KarmaCollin I'm not justifying wrong I'm just letting you know what goes around comes around. When you hurt people they will obviously seek revenge. The US tries to pretend as if it some innocent country that has never done wrong, and it acts as if people are hating on them for no reason at all. Such as this hostage crisis.

[KarmaCollin]

@jihadifanclub You attempted to justify being wrong in your first 2 sentences in that last reply. You are nothing about peace, it wouldnt matter what the US does, you would still be the way you are. Like I said, I have seen your channel and I know what you are about supporting bin Laden. There is no more point in talking.

[MrSeymour181]

@jihadifanclub absolute shite! Why cant you people just get along

[jihadifanclub]

@MrSeymour181 Actually it is absolute Truth! The CIA and the British overthrew Mossedeq in 1953 and replaced him with the Shah in order to gain access to Iranian oil.

[IRGCPasdaran]

@KarmaCollin You must be a Jew so go read your Torah and speak your dirty subhuman language Hebrew lol what an ugly name !!! At least Farsi and Arabic sounds regal...

[KarmaCollin]

@IRGCPasdaran No I am not a Jew. I do support Israel though. No Israeli ever strapped a bomb to their chest and blew themselves up in a shopping mall. There is nothing regal about you...you are a living piece of shit.

[MrSeymour181]

@IRGCPasdaran Disgusting thing to say, you should be ashamed

[yankee22167]

@jihadifanclub yeah...and look what you have now.....100 dictators....lol

[Einsteinbomb]

@jihadifanclub

Yes true, but is it any better today? When you look at it, women in Iran today have even less rights then when the Shah ruled.

[jihadifanclub]

@Einsteinbomb The regime of Iran today is not a good. I feel it is not good because Islam is not properly practiced. I believe women are well off in Iran because the universities are full of women, women can own businesses, women are also free to stay home and be house wives as well. Women may not be able to wear what they want but dressing in a modest fashion is better than wearing clothing where men can objectify them.

[Einsteinbomb]

@jihadifanclub

I agree that Iran is not a good regime. When the Shah was overthrown the Iranian 1967 Family Protection Law was overturned, females were required to dress appropriately, state sponsored sex-segregated in beaches, and women were barred from attending regular schools. The revolution in essence went backwards in women's rights. Even today the women in the job markets are faced with quotas. And not to mention women still are subjected to death by stoning.

[jihadifanclub]

@Einsteinbomb As Muslims we dont believe that what Iran did is going backwards for women. Every society has a dress code. In the US "No shoes no shirt no service" and women cant go topless in public but men can. Women in Iran do go to regular schools its just that there is segragation on sexes in many places so that men and women wont fornicate. Many societies have quotas in the US its called "affirmative action". BOTH men and women are subject to stoning and only in extreme cases.

[Einsteinbomb]

@jihadifanclub

"In the US "No shoes no shirt no service" and women cant go topless in public but men can."

That's not really a dress code as nobody is enforcing what you wear is appropriate but rather that you are wearing something and not exposing yourself. These laws on ""No shoes no shirt no service"" are not government sanctioned but rather policies constructed by privates businesses for their own well being.

[Einsteinbomb]

@jihadifanclub

"Women in Iran do go to regular schools its just that there is segragation on sexes in many places so that men and women wont fornicate."

Now why would you care if one fornicates? Is this not something that is no one else's business but the consulting adults. Nobody has a right to segregates sexes in society on the premise of sexes because it undermines the notion of freedom and expression of the private individual. Some one else fornicating is not our own businessmen.

[Einsteinbomb]

@jihadifanclub

"Many societies have quotas in the US its called ""affirmative action"".

Affirmative action refers to equal opportunity employment measures that Federal contractors and subcontractors are legally required to adopt. This in fact is not the same case because affirmative action has set the playing field to allow equal opportunity and NOT a GUARANTEE. It allows the same opportunity to apply but not actually set a specific limit on people like quotas in Iran work.

[armandx10]

Iranian students my ass.

[mkl62]

I take back what I said about Nixon. He was the most honest president that the US ever had. He was a man of integrity.

[tpain53ful]

@activate124 lol shenanigans?

[Bigeddie1009]

word to iranians take a f'n bath

[mkl62]

@activate124 Really? Well our so-called presidents at the time should have done something. Carter was a pacifist. Reagan sent Marines to Lebanon with limited ammo and orders not to shoot under any circumstances. Both Bushes got into wars over oil. Clinton was a womanizer. So was Kennedy. Nixon was a crook and Johnson had JFK assasinated. And don't get me started on Obama. God Bless America? No. God *^%# America. Maybe Rev. Jeremiah was right.

[callofduty4eva]

@mkl62 really we vote the people in when are we going to take responsibility.

[april4997]

i will be doing a documentary too, where did u find the video clips? and do u have any interview clips?

[mkl62]

The is the day that 9/11 began.

[mzadeh7]

khalayeg har chi layeg.  mardome iran liaghateshoon hamin akhoondhast

[ToxicOdiousOne]

Criminals and terrorists are like the Joker they can't be reasoned with.

[loyaldude10]

That guy to the left of the hostage looks a lot like Iran's current Pres. Ahmanejad, or whatever the hell his name is

[livegunz]

whatever, you know, i have my own life to take care of obviously, but this shit is interesting. and i haven;t had such a quick responsive conversation on youtube, thanks for that. im out of here... for now. =]

[livegunz]

WESTERN MEDIA NEVER SAYS THESE THINGS. thats the problem.

you are trying to say the shah backed by the u.s government against the people was good for iran, and Khomenie backed by iranian people is bad ?

obama has already made a formal apology for u.s backing of the shah.

the fact is iranian's hated the shah and the u.s liked him because he didn't nationalize the oil fields. just like venezuela, its always the same with our oil junkie nations.

[usmc7242]

@livegunz The Shah was never bad for Iran, that is the point, his record is tarnished immensely. google for antimullah , alll one word.

The Shah was NOT hated like you think, I still have Iranians write me today and say how they hate the mullahs and miss the Shah!

Obama is a communist Muslim and worthless.

[callofduty4eva]

@usmc7242 Wait the shah didn't oppress them.

[Jaabyourface]

The war on ISLAMIC terrorism began in Iran and will end in iran

[gchuggins]

@Jaabyourface This is a statement of pure ignorance. The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is a direct consequence of a CIA coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossagegh and installed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Shah in 1953. Educate yourself by viewing the following YouTube videos: History of US Intervention in Iran and US and Them: Operation Ajax - Iran and the CIA Coup parts 1 & 2.

[Jaabyourface]

@gchuggins yes, I know all about the CIA coup of 1953! but your missing the point! iran was the first visible islamofascist regime that stood as an enemy against the west, back then most people in the western country's were still worried about communism, but Iran was the start of the west's war on islamofascism

[Vamavid]

@Jaabyourface You are funny. You deny cause and effect. You acknowledge the CIA-engineered 1953 coup that installed a brutal dictator but you dismiss it as sufficient justification for their anti-Americanism. Their hatred for America is perfectly logical AND justified.

[Jaabyourface]

@Vamavid to be honest, your right, I would be pissed off too if some other country interfeired in my country's politics and installed a totalliterian regime. and yes, its hypocritical for the United Startes, a democrasy itself, to ruin the democrasy's of other nations. but All I'm saying is that iran was americka's first Islamic extremist enemy, I guess the iranians embraced Pisslam is because it was so oppossed to the US

[Vamavid]

@Jaabyourface If you think about it, their religion is irrelevant. Look at countries in Latin America that suffered the same fate as Iran in terms of US-backed despots. They are equally anti-American and for the very same reasons. To focus on Iran, a country which in the last 100 years, hasn't attacked another is quite disingenuous.

Don't just buy into the loaded labels like "first visible islamofascist regime" from the politicians. Use your own words you'll be able to analyze more clearly.

[cashfire2003]

We will never forget what Iran did to us. They have 3 of our citizens right now in Iran held hostage. Why have we not done anything about this? I'm waiting. It's been 9 months.

[chug26]

@cashfire200 your and idiot

[uber418]

i can't help but get enraged with i think of the irrational, immature, cruel response the Iranians had after the US opened their doors to a PHYSICALLY SICK man. if the USA did not do that, the whole world would have blamed them for his death. if Americans are angry with a nation the last thing in the world they would do is INVADE their embassy and take hostages.

and the us marines there couldn't even fire a shot (even though it woud have been self defense) or else there would have been war.

[chug26]

@uber418 your stupid

[gchuggins]

@uber418 The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is a direct consequence of a CIA coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossagegh and installed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Shah in 1953. See YouTube videos: History of US Intervention in Iran and US and Them: Operation Ajax - Iran and the CIA Coup parts 1 & 2.

[RobGoth100]

@gchuggins Point taken...but...Mossagegh was aligning with Stalin's Soviet Union.

In 1953 the US and the UN were still fighting a horrible war against Communist China and Communist North Korea with Communist influence spreading from Eastern to Western Europe with full scale nuclear war being a real possibility, it makes sense to strengthen anti-communist forces in the oil rich mid-East BEFORE conventional and possiblity nuclear war breaks out. I think you have forgotten all that history.

[gchuggins]

@RobGoth100 Mossadegh was anti-communist and was not aligning with Stalin. He refused to sell oil to Russia. You need to study this in more depth. This is part of the lies and propaganda that the British MI6 used as a cover for the CIA coup. This tactic is still used today - lies and propaganda regarding WMD's and a link to al qaida were used as a cover by the CIA for the invasion of Iraq. See the video Us and Them: Operation Ajax Iran and the CIA part 2. Mossadegh was a good man.

[gamekiiid]

evrybody is dead if come in iran

[Moes1n]

pwn3d

[29Gixxer]

All the gear no idea.

[chug26]

Most Iranians are not Muslim most Iranians are actually Zoroastrian or Bahi 80% of Iran is pro USA and pro Bush or Obama so really man think rationally for the sake of humanity

[rawdenashitey]

Not long after the failure of the mission, the Iranian Embassy Siege occurred in London which ended in a successful assault by the British Special Air Service 1980

[Bigeddie1009]

we should have nuked these cocksuckers

[chug26]

Fuck u thats my county its 252000 years old and we all love America and that includfes my baby cousin living there at the time how would u like it if every American died huh stop

[Bigeddie1009]

I don't give a fuck man fuck those towel headed smell iranian fucks man nuke their ass barbeque their ass drop like a hundred mx missilles on them then they will know pain and before we do it we have to bath them cause they smell

[chug26]

are u kidding me we r so clean u can smell the Armani calone on us from miles away we are posh ritch Urban elite ppl who live in SUberbs drive BMWs and Mercedes and we love all religions u r misunderstanding us for Hispanics or blacks u r so arogent give me ur number i wanan talk this over with u

[Bigeddie1009]

You grab 70 of our people and i am suppose to empathize witn you that is the way i would handle it i would say look give me back the hostages or I am going to nuke your country bottom line there would be no other way no over four hundred days I would have lit up your country like a fucking christmas tree carter dealt with your country like a fucking pussy if I was in charge and you didn't release our people I would have turned your country into the stone age

[chug26]

but are peaple like the US its are goverment why would u kill so many good peaple who love the US but rednecks liek u are so araogent and give the US a bad name im half Iranian half American ive bin both places everyone in Iran likes the US except for 2 peaple in the goverment other then that they all like the US ive bin tehre i lived there for 5 years i its more developed then New york

PERSAIN FOR LIFE I LOVE IRAN<3

[Bigeddie1009]

However bush did not have a right to go into iraq no way that is not the way you use your military bush is an idiot for going into iraq for no reason. Iraq didn't attack united states. Afghanistan is understandable. But taking someones ppl like iran did in the way they did I don't think so.

[chug26]

Iran didint do that it was the ayatolah dont u watch the news Iranains are rising against the goverment and are asking teh CIA for help

And we r not arab we r white indo European we r like Armanieans Georgians and Russians not Arabs and i think Bush was right about Iraq he was a threat to Iran and Afgahistan is where the terror camps are Iran is a free American loving country with a goverment we dont like but 98% if iranians like the US and Bush or Obama but we tend to be rebublican

[MsTilscher]

.... read lots, say little, take care x x x

[iran1309]

This is not an ordinary regim,they want to explore the bomb to reach imam mahdi

[MrAlex78able]

That young girl, at 0:26, is from U.S. Embassy?

[chug26]

no shes Iranian dude thats before the Hajab rules came but are woman are very open and free

[MrAlex78able]

Remember, remember, the 4th of November!

[iran1309]

Yes and Remember pearl harbor

[bigtom121]

doomsday for a  Iran thats what i think

[MrAlex78able]

Is it Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, at 0:37?

[MrAlex78able]

Is it Akhmadinejad, at 0:37?

[amesburyroad]

when you look at all the american dead since this.

Carter should have give them 5 days to release the hostages and if not released, bomb them to the stoneage. What did a passive response gain us? Nothing.

[Philflash]

We should never negotiate anything with Iran!

[RobGoth100]

The War on Terror began in Iran and it will end in Iran.

[chug26]

@RobGoth100 haha sike the war on terror began elsewhere im iranain and im offended by your ignorant statement

[gchuggins]

@RobGoth100 This is a statement of pure ignorance. The 1979 Iranian hostage crisis is a direct consequence of a CIA coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossagegh and installed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as Shah in 1953. See YouTube videos: History of US Intervention in Iran and US and Them: Operation Ajax - Iran and the CIA Coup parts 1 & 2.

[livegunz]

@RobGoth100

uhhh ? you do realize america was supporting a evil dictator in iran against the will of the whole nation so the big oil machine could steal the national resources right ?

no matter what, iran has been on the right side of history in relations to america. america has been the bastards on the wrong side.

[usmc7242]

@livegunz No, we werent, The Shah was an amatuer compared to Khomenie.

Khomenie killed over 500,000 people his first year, all the people who helped him get to power who wer eleftists were killed by khomenie's troops. Khomenie's own grandson admitted that the Shah killed no more than 5000 people in 30 years, and everyoen knows they were people trying to overthrow the peacock throne

[livegunz]

@usmc7242

hey marine, i don't know where you got that misinformation propaganda, but i suggest you take a close look at the united states relations to the world.

A week later in 1978 on December 10 and 11, a "total of 6 to 9 million" anti-shah demonstrators marched throughout Iran.

never in history has there been NEAR as big a protest. i don't know why you wanna deny the truth, you yourself no longer live in a democracy.  founding fathers are rolling in their graves.

[usmc7242]

@livegunz I got it because I was there for the rescue attempt, at sea,, and I also have many Iranian friends. Paid people go to demonstrations, and they were never as large as they said, while being huge.

So many of the demonstrators were also there for the Shah, but they were never photographed.

So, unless you lived in that era and were part of history, dont trust what came out of western media about Iran, most of it is lies

[livegunz]

@usmc7242

ok, well if what you say is true and i believe it, you have alot more personal experience with iran than i most likely ever will, but what about the shah's SAVAK ? there is no denying that they were one of the most hated and feared gestapos ever, they tortured and murdered anyone of significance who spoke out.

according to some and also wiki, the cia helped teach this disgusting agency nazi type torture techniques. not that one can't figue out how to torture on their own. more too..

[livegunz]

@usmc7242

and then theres suddam's u.n and u.s back invasion into iran a few years later, where the cia very much supported his attack, they helped him use chemical weapons and such, i mean c'mon, how can the u.s try to legitimize these actions ?

[usmc7242]

@livegunz Your ignorance of history is showing still, but that aint your fault, you are just repeating what the western media says.

The Shah, according to the Ayatollah Khomenie's grandson, killed as many as 5000 people in 30 years through SAVAK. MOST of them were people who were actively trying to overthrow the government with violence. It is wrong to assume he picked up people at random for no reason, he had plenty of reasons, and that is how that part of the world works...part 1

[usmc7242]

@livegunz Part 2...When the Ayatollah came to power, all the left wing groups that aligned with the Imam were rounded up and slaughtered by Khomenie, and that number was over 250,000 in the first year alone.

Khomenie killed over 1.5 million people during his reign, and Mousavi was part of that at one time, so was Ahmadinejad.

3000 vs 1.5 million.

Yeah, the Shah ruled tough against people who were trying to kill him. Khomenie killed those who were trying to help him.

[usmc7242]

@livegunz Google the rescueattempt and go to the link

[usmc7242]

@livegunz All countries use other countries to fight their wars when they can, that is why Britain hired us to overthrow mossedegh for them, to protect british oil. The Shah was going to have sanctions placed upon him BY US in the late 60's and early 70's by Nixon until the oil embargo, and then Iran became our expedient friend.

Iranian Imams and communists wrongly assumed it was a puppet alignment, it was never that with us, and they together stirred up unrest and held demonstrations

[livegunz]

@usmc7242

for sure, just like zbigniew/cia backing the mujahideen against the soviets, and now look at afghanistan O.O, my my how the times have changed.

[usmc7242]

@livegunz ZBig and the others were actually communist in their own right, Carter even asked the KGB for help in defeating Reagan in 84!!! So did Ted Kennedy! Anyways, knowing what socialists they were, how they could start wars they did and then act in ways that benefitted the Soviets is beyond me.

A few of us saw the threat of a rising radical Islam, but the cat was out of the bag after Afghanistan

[loyaldude10]

@RobGoth100 ---it didnt begin in Iran, but lets hope it ends there

[90Iranboy90]

@RobGoth100 : fuck u bitch, we fuck u and ur country

[Jimderkaisser]

The worst american defeat after Vietnam War...

[wardenphil]

Every Iranian who had anything to do with that thing, from Khomeni on down to the smallest peon, should have been literally nailed to crosses and left there until their dead rotting fleash came off the ropes and nails. Then their remains should have been combined with hog entrails and ground up together.

[Rainy64]

Think history will repeat? THis was something we- ALSO- have never forgotten.

[Pocket310]

WTF are you talking about. Or better yet, who are you talking to? talk only when you know what you're talking about.

for the record, a lot of people don't even know about the crisis in 79. a CIA funded Iranian revolution is what prompted the hostage takeover. You tell me, who triggered this event?

[FreeIranFree]

Thank You Mr. Souresrafil. Great Work

[WilliamRowlett]

Why isn't the damn thing in english? Or sub-titled?

[shir2008]

Because it's an Voice of America Persian production intended for Iranians abroad. But I would suggest sending a message to avistaa on the upper right to see if they have this with English subtitles.