nicedoggie.net - 23 days ago
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I was going to write an article about the 30th anniversary of the Iranian take over of our embassy, the beginning of the most recent incarnation of the Islamic War against the west, but Uncle Jimbo over at Blackfive put up a much better post on it than I could.
Today marks the 30th anniversary ...
blackfive.net - 23 days ago
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blackfive.net —
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian
invasion of the United States and the true beginning...
of our now decades long war with the Islamic regime. This humiliating incident where they seized our embassy and help hostage our citizens for 444 ...
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An unhappy anniversary
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Via LC Crunchie Remember what happened 30 years ago today?
An unhappy anniversary
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Iranian invasion of the United States and the true beginning of our now decades long war with the Islamic regime. This humiliating incident where they seized our embassy and help hostage our citizens for 444 days was part of the downfall of the feckless Jimmy Carter and a large force in my joining the military. It was painful to watch Walter Cronkite count out the number of days we had been publicly shamed on the news each ...
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