Presidents AND Middle East: 1979 US Embassy IN Pakistan Incident

My History Can Beat Up Your Politics by Bruce Carlson

Aug 17, 202622:43News & Politics

A now forgotten incident about an attempt to have a second hostage crisis during the Carter administration, only narrowly averted by heroic of the embassy staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

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