I lived in Iran in 77-79 and left a month before all this went down. My Dad got us out after hiding in an abandoned apartment for 3 days. My daddy was and is my hero!
What a great story, I was 15 in 1979. This event affected my entire life. I had one brother in the Army and another brother who enlisted in the Navy. It was during Beirut when I went in.
Thank you! That's very kind of you! We are constantly bombarded here by all things American, but we are not often reminded about how many really good Americans there are. You are obviously one of them! Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador to Iran, is the one who really took the most risks by hiding them in his house, against the Iranian government and Canadian rules. He's the one who devised the plan to save them and who risked the most, including his family, but he never gets any credit by Americans, not even here in this video, which is supposed to set things straight. Of course it's been even worse since Argo came out, and that outrages us all, every time we hear about it. The episode ruined his health + he aged decades in that short time. Jimmy Carter also gets no credit, when he too played a huge part in it. Ronald Reagan, who played no part in the rescue, or in the release of the larger group of hostages, gave them both short shrift. He had people working to delay the release of the hostages until after he was elected, and it worked, so one day after he was elected the hostages were released to great fanfare, and he took all the credit. Tony Mendez possibly was a hero, but Hollywood took immense dramatic license with it. The idea was very novel, and he was brave to have done it, but Americans think every movie is true, to the extent that huge numbers now believe that aliens built the pyramids, and other things. So I thank you immensely for being one of the few that is even aware Canada exists, and for your generous thanks to those who were involved. I'm sure you didn't know Ken Taylor's name or that he even existed, which is not your fault of course, but your sentiments are really so much appreciated! Please remember him now, even if nobody else in the US does. Of course I won't know, but I'd greatly appreciate it if you would please read the small Wikipedia entry on him. It's very short, at most a 5 minute read, and although it doesn't go into much detail about his life or what happened in Iran, it does give a better idea about the credit he deserved. Of course it's not your fault, but we are so bombarded by your heroes, so I would be very grateful if you could read it and be aware of 1 of ours. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in mentioning Canada, but it's Taylor who deserves all the credit for saving those people.
Very true cia also knew about 911 but no one above the cia Managment took it seriously or any other service of USA security. Mi6 have also confirmed knowledge and accepted CIA threat 911
This is mostly lie as allways. i was there that day and after,there were no weapen in the hands of the student till the gards came. They knew there were stuff missing,but were not bother about it. american can never tell the truth as everything is movie.
@@petitben5240 America always does that. In the film Ago they portrayed the British as ogres when they went out of their way to help. When questioned the filmmakers said it was for artistic reasons. If you are portraying a true event then at least be honest.
@@ImionsaeXwb77 Imagine if Justin Castro takes Canada all the way in the direction his biological father took Cuba and makes it a base for Russian missiles. Fortunately, he is likely to get voted out soon. Canada will be screwed if Trump doesn't get in because the US will fall like the UK is. At the same time, if young Castro tuned Canada into a Marxist dictatorship, the US would have a major problem. The best bet for both countries is Trump gets in and the Conservatives get a majority government. It will be easier for Trump to rally the free world and defeat the woke mind virus if Canada has his back.
it almost didnt happen , a Canadian MP for the PC party asked in the House of Commons why 5 passport were given to the embassy , just days before they got flown to freedom
We have laws in Canada 🇨🇦 for a reason. The order in concil that was obtained for the passports and other provincial documents is extremely rare in our parliamentary system of democracy. It has never been done ever since and will never be done again. Can you imagine the United States of America congress making an exception for any country regarding congressional passport act. BTW, it was minority conservative government of Joe Clark that was in power in 79/80. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ce député conservateur allait faire ça. Mais c'est la politique j'imagine!
@@petitben5240The last thing u want is US passports, it draws too much attention and puts a target on them. Have u not learned anything about history. So, no, u wouldn't ask the US for an exception. Also, don't act like Canada won't make exceptions. Your laws much anyone else's are constantly broken for different purposes. Also, u think u could say no to the US. Do u forget, Canada is the 51st state. 🤦.
@@petitben5240how about the laws arbitrarily forced upon your people last few years, the in....v4zin by m.....0zalummmmz, etc how about those or the lack thereof?
@@victoryogo6023 Except it's a pile of BS meant to make Ben Affleck look good, and has barely any connection with the truth. Even this video, which claims to set the record straight, barely mentions the fact that it was Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador who planned the escape and enabled it to happen, not Tony whatsisname! He was brave to go there, but in reality his part in it was not that big a deal. When will Americans learn that movies are just stories? They blow up the most glamorous parts of the story and completely ignore others. Like everything American, they ignore Canada (and all other countries) completely, in their ardor to make the US look good. But as usual, the rest of the world sees through it. We been bombarded by so much American bullsh*t that we know better than to believe it. When are you guys going to learn?!
"All so, President Ronald Reagan was told not to release the hostages, until he got into office, that he get credit for releasing the hostages. I know more, but there is no use to talk about it."
The Canadian Embassy played a role too! Salute to everybody who helped the escape especially to Tony and Julio ❤I feel like watching the movie Argo now 😅
'Agreed... HOWEVER, the vast majority of the actual heroes weren't Americans! Canadians and Canadian government especially diplomatic personnel in Ottawa and Tehran were the primary heroes. The CIA only handled the extraction! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇳🇿 🇸🇪 🇮🇷 🇸🇪 🇳🇿 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
Heart poinding documentary. I was actually sitting with them as the revolutionary guard started walking by...my heart started beating faster and I began to sweat and anger arose as this dummy called her by her real name and then I remembered that I was actually sitting in my den watching this unfold on youtube. The story telling places you into the story. Time to go to bed.
Yes, like the assassination of the legally elected president of Chile. They then set Pinochet up as head of the Chilean government and he went on to murder thousands of innocent people who simply wanted freedom. The CIA is mostly an agency of evil.
Im of Persian descent and ecstatically emotional going through this story. Epic. There are two regimes I will always avoid, one is Iranian and the other North Korean regime.
The 2nd CIA agent with the alias Julio was Ed Johnson (disclosed by the agency on September 14, 2023). Johnson was a linguistic expert and spoke German, French and Arabic beside English. He did not speak Persian (Farsi), though. That claim in this video in incorrect. However, the video correctly recounts a couple of facts, such as there was no dramatic chasing on the airport runway as shown in the movie (for the sake of creating suspense), and that a 6th American diplomat was rescued by the Swedish Embassy and exfiltrated through that Embassy.
@@cattymajiv wasn't Tony the guy that came up with a plan? Wasn't he the guy that had to go into Iran to get them out of there? To me that qualifies as more than a tiny part. I know how screenplays are written to be more dramatic and more concise and combine things and everything else, but I haven't heard anybody say that the movie was outright BS
Nail biting, edge of your seat story line and actions. Sad to hear about Tony's passing. You've got to have a pair of Golden Balls made out of steel to be calm in situations as tense as these. I'd have walked away from those hostages at the 1st mistake and took another flight. I guess that's why the CIA will never hire me.
I am actually busy reading the book about this, and then this video popped up. The one thing that strikes me from the book is how preparedness saved the day. The CIA had such good and experienced document falsification and exfiltration staff that this was almost run of the mill for them.
It was Canada, not the CIA. When will YOU PEOPLE learn that UA-cam and Hollywood are in the business of selling you bullsh*t. It's unbelievably puffed up American propaganda. Just like the rescue of the female soldier from the Iraqi hospital was. Don't you remember her saying how it was all lies?
The men and women in the CIA help a lot of people but in the end, they suffer because their own families could not understand their jobs. Thank you and God bless to these unsung heroes.
They as well as destroy many countries.. Iran the prime example a democratic elected government was over thrown as he was socialist on behalf of British petroleum and MI6.. As BP in Iran was nationalised
Britain played a part too but that is not mentioned. In the film, they are portrayed as not helping them at all. When they put themselves in danger to help. The kudos should go to Canada because it would not have happened without them.
Amazing story and more so because it’s true. I remember watching the news when this happened and it was the Canadians being given the entire credit for the escape. Not longer afterwards I was watching a Bob Hope special and the first thing I remember him saying was “How about the Canadians?!” and the audience just roared. What a good feeling it was-can remember like it was yesterday.
Sure. The arbiter of truth, Bob Hope. What a sucker! It was Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador to Iran that planned and executed the whole thing, with the tiny exception of the cover story, which could have been anything. The could have been disguised as maids and janitors. Tony was brave to go. But his part was nothing compared to Ken Taylor.
Tony Mendez was a snob. He didn't want people referring to him as a Latino which is why he totally loved that Ben Affleck played the character that was very loosely based on him.
Tony Mendez was an American first. Latino was secondary. That does not make him a snob. Stop labeling people. You obviously are a Liberal Democrat that likes labeling people. I am an American that has Latino heritage. I hate to be labeled. That is the problem with people like you. You love labels.
Canada deserved one hell of a lot more credit than it got in Argo. It was really a Canadian operation with CIA support. They made the Canadian ambassador seem like some kindly uncle when he was one of the main people planning and coordinating the whole thing. Still love the movie, but Canada got dissed.
Something I have been curious about is in the movie Argo, we see the Iranian hostage takers realizing there are missing diplomats by piecing together shredded documents that contain the identity of diplomats who were unaccounted for among the hostages. Does anybody definitively know if there was any truth to that aspect of the film, or was that, as I suspect, a fictional plot device added for its dramatic effect?
I remember in the book "Our Man in Tehran," the name of the Swissair aircraft was Aargau, named after a canton in the north of Switzerland. A complete coincidence, but one that was pointed out by one of the houseguests who commented "you guys think of everything."
In the film the American makers portray the British as being unhelpful, however, they went out of their way to help the Americans. More lies from the American film industry which has to portray America as the best.
@@HumbleAfrican1847 I live in Britain and I'm happy here. I would hate to live in America. It has a high level of violence and no universal health care. If it wasn't for `Obama care then many people would be condemned to death - I would hate to live in the US.
@@davidc3839high level of violence? Mate, have you seen the violence and crime in Britain? I can’t even walk around with a decent wrist watch without the risk of being robbed and stabbed… where I live it’s extremely safe and my healthcare is cheap. Not everyone in the US lives in NYC or Miami or Chicago, etc. It’s a massive country with varying costs of living, safety, etc. depending on location. You need to stop believing all the headlines you see.
@@Tabby_Man_3 I experience zero violence. It depends on where you live. I rely on statistics. America is a much more violent country than Britain. America, with a murder rate six times higher than Britain
His wife carried on his work at the agency in disguises and other similar tasks. They were quite a dynamic duo. She is still with us and you can find many YT videos of her talks. Also, thank you Canada. I vividly remember sitting around the "day room" or whatever the hell we called it in the late 70s at the barracks wondering when we would go get those poor folks at the embassy. Then there was an election and rest of them came home.
Love the movie Argo very much I have watched it many times I also learn that it was a true story. I so glad that everything worked out for the American Diplomate ❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦
Some secrets should never be revealed but speculated on in movie making. Who knows if a similar incident elsewhere could arise and same method is needed?
The Bible says there is nothing new under the Sun. what has been will be again. And by the way that never stops the con artist. And those swinehunds are still making money.
@@edinacloud5968 It was 444 days. The US ASKED IRAN TO KEEP THEM until Reagan took office so he could have the credit, instead of President Jimmy Carter who actually negotiated their release.
14 were released over time, but 52 hostages were held 444 days. They were released on 20 January 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn into office as President of the United States.
Now they understood how Anne Frank and family, and thousands of others felt. I had a Hebrew school teacher who survived the Holocaust by hiding in the sewer system of Lvov for 14 months.
@@michaelf.2449 It existed; if you could afford it! In 1944 -45 that pen would have set you back $12.50 or in todays money, $180 ! ! ! Poor yittle baby Anne; hiding in the attic with the words most expensive pen!🤣🤣🤣 But, that's what they are all about; LIES and THIEVERY!
A well placed acquaintance phoned me to get on the air with my big signal directed to the proper location and to listen on a specific ham radio frequency. I did and maintained contact with a fellow with a radio lying on his floor in daylight hours fearing being shot through the house by roaming bands with guns. He told me by radio that he had over a dozen Americans that needed to get out of the country via the airport but the trip to the airport could have easily been blocked or the people killed. I relayed the problem to a contact in the State Department and continued contact with the man in hiding. It turned out those hiding, held a school bus available, all boarded it and got to the airport, an airplane, and out of there. The man on the floor had closed transmission, hid the radio. and left in the school bus. I have assembled a full power transmitter and a high gain antenna up on the tower. My ham radio set where's the communication for this event. Apparently the school bus was not to be bothered. State thanked me for the comm. My ham radio worked just like it was supposed to.
At one point the man on the floor asked for bulletproof military vehicle to carry them out. State said they could get one in after a day or two but the capacity of their vehicle would not hold all of those in need. I handed more exchange of comms. The yellow school bus was in their yard. It worked OK.
@@zoek1133 The guy in the video is not a true 'actor' = not posing properly; in the original ARGO movie, the person DID take his glasses OFF when posing for a passport! Sunglasses are a huge NO for passport. And you are correct; those ARE sunglasses!
Imagine your life is literally on the line and 1 of the group members was stroppy because they were leaving the other hostages? And starts using the real names? Did he want to give them more hostages? What would staying have achieved?
I lived in Iran in 77-79 and left a month before all this went down. My Dad got us out after hiding in an abandoned apartment for 3 days. My daddy was and is my hero!
Those were the last of the good years in IRAN. What did your father do there..?
God bless him
@@freespeech8293 he was a miner of copper! He built a refinery
Margh bar merica! I used to say that to my Persian coworker. He didn't like it for some reason.
@@charleswomack2166 you’re funny😂
What a great story, I was 15 in 1979. This event affected my entire life. I had one brother in the Army and another brother who enlisted in the Navy. It was during Beirut when I went in.
All I can say is God Bless Canada. Best friends and neighbors anyone could ever ask for. This could not have happened without their help.
Thank you! That's very kind of you! We are constantly bombarded here by all things American, but we are not often reminded about how many really good Americans there are. You are obviously one of them!
Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador to Iran, is the one who really took the most risks by hiding them in his house, against the Iranian government and Canadian rules. He's the one who devised the plan to save them and who risked the most, including his family, but he never gets any credit by Americans, not even here in this video, which is supposed to set things straight. Of course it's been even worse since Argo came out, and that outrages us all, every time we hear about it.
The episode ruined his health + he aged decades in that short time. Jimmy Carter also gets no credit, when he too played a huge part in it. Ronald Reagan, who played no part in the rescue, or in the release of the larger group of hostages, gave them both short shrift. He had people working to delay the release of the hostages until after he was elected, and it worked, so one day after he was elected the hostages were released to great fanfare, and he took all the credit.
Tony Mendez possibly was a hero, but Hollywood took immense dramatic license with it. The idea was very novel, and he was brave to have done it, but Americans think every movie is true, to the extent that huge numbers now believe that aliens built the pyramids, and other things.
So I thank you immensely for being one of the few that is even aware Canada exists, and for your generous thanks to those who were involved. I'm sure you didn't know Ken Taylor's name or that he even existed, which is not your fault of course, but your sentiments are really so much appreciated! Please remember him now, even if nobody else in the US does.
Of course I won't know, but I'd greatly appreciate it if you would please read the small Wikipedia entry on him. It's very short, at most a 5 minute read, and although it doesn't go into much detail about his life or what happened in Iran, it does give a better idea about the credit he deserved. Of course it's not your fault, but we are so bombarded by your heroes, so I would be very grateful if you could read it and be aware of 1 of ours. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity in mentioning Canada, but it's Taylor who deserves all the credit for saving those people.
The CIA"s failures are known, but their success's aren't, until Argo. RIP Tony.
Very true cia also knew about 911 but no one above the cia Managment took it seriously or any other service of USA security.
Mi6 have also confirmed knowledge and accepted CIA threat 911
The situation was created by the CIA and State Department failure. More of a recovery.
Wait Tony Danza died?
especially their successfull coups d'etats
This is mostly lie as allways.
i was there that day and after,there were no weapen in the hands of the student till the gards came.
They knew there were stuff missing,but were not bother about it.
american can never tell the truth as everything is movie.
I was stressed out watching this video. I thank God for saving those people.
Me too😂
Canadians were responsible for 90% of the escape.
And American tried to make us look like the junior partners in the deal.
@@petitben5240 I totally agree. Even though this video claims to be setting the record straight it's nothing but BS.
To be fair to the Canadians, the PM could have lost his job if Parliament found out about circumventing the passport law.
@@sakasamanocho2 that l don't know, but it could have indeed cause lots of problems for the minority government of Joe Clark.
@@petitben5240 America always does that. In the film Ago they portrayed the British as ogres when they went out of their way to help. When questioned the filmmakers said it was for artistic reasons. If you are portraying a true event then at least be honest.
Thank you, Canada. The US owes you a Big One. 🙂
No they don't, Kanada is nothing without the US, Canada is like a little kid hiding behind his daddy.
@@ImionsaeXwb77
Imagine if Justin Castro takes Canada all the way in the direction his biological father took Cuba and makes it a base for Russian missiles. Fortunately, he is likely to get voted out soon. Canada will be screwed if Trump doesn't get in because the US will fall like the UK is. At the same time, if young Castro tuned Canada into a Marxist dictatorship, the US would have a major problem. The best bet for both countries is Trump gets in and the Conservatives get a majority government. It will be easier for Trump to rally the free world and defeat the woke mind virus if Canada has his back.
it almost didnt happen , a Canadian MP for the PC party asked in the House of Commons why 5 passport were given to the embassy , just days before they got flown to freedom
We have laws in Canada 🇨🇦 for a reason. The order in concil that was obtained for the passports and other provincial documents is extremely rare in our parliamentary system of democracy. It has never been done ever since and will never be done again. Can you imagine the United States of America congress making an exception for any country regarding congressional passport act. BTW, it was minority conservative government of Joe Clark that was in power in 79/80. Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ce député conservateur allait faire ça. Mais c'est la politique j'imagine!
@@petitben5240The last thing u want is US passports, it draws too much attention and puts a target on them. Have u not learned anything about history. So, no, u wouldn't ask the US for an exception.
Also, don't act like Canada won't make exceptions. Your laws much anyone else's are constantly broken for different purposes. Also, u think u could say no to the US. Do u forget, Canada is the 51st state. 🤦.
Whats a PC party and whats a canadian MP ?
@camouflagekumquat3412 and you bothered to reply! Go figure that one, my little fool.
@@petitben5240how about the laws arbitrarily forced upon your people last few years, the in....v4zin by m.....0zalummmmz, etc how about those or the lack thereof?
The men and women that made this operation happen are absolutely incredible! 🇺🇸🦅
True
You love war
Nothing good about this on the c9ia is a evil organization
@@victoryogo6023 Except it's a pile of BS meant to make Ben Affleck look good, and has barely any connection with the truth. Even this video, which claims to set the record straight, barely mentions the fact that it was Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador who planned the escape and enabled it to happen, not Tony whatsisname! He was brave to go there, but in reality his part in it was not that big a deal.
When will Americans learn that movies are just stories? They blow up the most glamorous parts of the story and completely ignore others. Like everything American, they ignore Canada (and all other countries) completely, in their ardor to make the US look good. But as usual, the rest of the world sees through it. We been bombarded by so much American bullsh*t that we know better than to believe it. When are you guys going to learn?!
You mean 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁🍁🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦🍁
I've never seen the film but this video was so extremely well done that I'm watching it today
It's a very well done movie without a lot of the detail in this doco.
I watched it here in UA-cam,it's intense to watched!ARGO-Ben Affleck
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Great film. Affleck made perfect decisions on film stock, screen sizes, and the crew, the acting superb. Definitely puts you in the middle.
@@KGohBoywhat movie?
"All so, President Ronald Reagan was told not to release the hostages, until he got into office, that he get credit for releasing the hostages. I know more, but there is no use to talk about it."
Thank you, Canada!!❤
And New Zealand
"There was no care chase on the runway." Thank you! That annoyed me in the movie.
Typical Hollywood movie
The Canadian Embassy played a role too! Salute to everybody who helped the escape especially to Tony and Julio ❤I feel like watching the movie Argo now 😅
You should. I watched it when it came out. I think it was a good film.
Argo is an awesome movie !!!
Don't, it is not a true representation of what happened.
'Agreed... HOWEVER, the vast majority of the actual heroes weren't Americans!
Canadians and Canadian government especially diplomatic personnel in Ottawa and Tehran were the primary heroes. The CIA only handled the extraction!
🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇳🇿 🇸🇪 🇮🇷 🇸🇪 🇳🇿 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
I'd like to confirm that most canadian homes including my own have about a 20-60L supply of fermented beverage on hand for consumption.
I was eating some bush's baked beans and violently shit all over myself
@@shakeel0atmeal273 I quit.
@@DiabolikalFolliklesI have smol pp
who's the narrator because he's nailing it❤
Alisdair Simpson.
Agreed. Great narration.
Heart poinding documentary. I was actually sitting with them as the revolutionary guard started walking by...my heart started beating faster and I began to sweat and anger arose as this dummy called her by her real name and then I remembered that I was actually sitting in my den watching this unfold on youtube. The story telling places you into the story. Time to go to bed.
What's crazy is how many unknown stories behind the CIA
What like black operations?
Well that's kind of the idea. You're not supposed to know.
God recorded it all, and continues to do so. Everything in secret will be brought to light in the courtroom of Heaven.
It was the CIA's involvement in Iran that created the need for rescuing US Hostages. Pretty Ironic.
Yes, like the assassination of the legally elected president of Chile. They then set Pinochet up as head of the Chilean government and he went on to murder thousands of innocent people who simply wanted freedom. The CIA is mostly an agency of evil.
Im of Persian descent and ecstatically emotional going through this story. Epic. There are two regimes I will always avoid, one is Iranian and the other North Korean regime.
Yea your brianwhased and ur also lying
You are 100% correct
@@Bell_plejdo568p Says Putin's puppet here. Did you even go to school? Please learn how to write!
You mean the Evil religious regime in IRAN...? I don't blame you.
Worst is Trump regime
The 2nd CIA agent with the alias Julio was Ed Johnson (disclosed by the agency on September 14, 2023). Johnson was a linguistic expert and spoke German, French and Arabic beside English. He did not speak Persian (Farsi), though. That claim in this video in incorrect. However, the video correctly recounts a couple of facts, such as there was no dramatic chasing on the airport runway as shown in the movie (for the sake of creating suspense), and that a 6th American diplomat was rescued by the Swedish Embassy and exfiltrated through that Embassy.
Unfortunately no longer the worlds largest international hostage incident…
Yes now it's the Palestinians who are hostages in their own country.
"Well, if he can do a cheap parlor trick then he can probably do high level CIA stuff"
29:30 for context
This was fascinating...
well done! Thanks for the upload..I'd not heard the back story to 'Argo' before.
Are you kidding? Argo was the backstory
@@bradleybrown8399 Both of them are bullshit. Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador, saved those people, and Tony M played only a tiny part.
@@cattymajiv wasn't Tony the guy that came up with a plan? Wasn't he the guy that had to go into Iran to get them out of there?
To me that qualifies as more than a tiny part. I know how screenplays are written to be more dramatic and more concise and combine things and everything else, but I haven't heard anybody say that the movie was outright BS
You have to watch the movie!
I love how UA-cam deliver free best videos
My too. I watch UA-cam a lot
Truly Heart pounding account of events! Good job!!
I Met Keith Melton 30 Years Ago At His Book Signing. Thank You.
Hands down this was a great story 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Just watched the movie after seeing this.
Nail biting, edge of your seat story line and actions. Sad to hear about Tony's passing. You've got to have a pair of Golden Balls made out of steel to be calm in situations as tense as these. I'd have walked away from those hostages at the 1st mistake and took another flight. I guess that's why the CIA will never hire me.
Bush makes a trip to Paris.
Wonderful work guys
Who was the one that 'felt they were abandoning the hostages'?
Probably Joe Stafford.
48:31 Ironically the CIA started the whole mess with the Iranian coupe in the ‘50s and taking out Mosedeg.
I am actually busy reading the book about this, and then this video popped up. The one thing that strikes me from the book is how preparedness saved the day. The CIA had such good and experienced document falsification and exfiltration staff that this was almost run of the mill for them.
It was Canada, not the CIA. When will YOU PEOPLE learn that UA-cam and Hollywood are in the business of selling you bullsh*t. It's unbelievably puffed up American propaganda. Just like the rescue of the female soldier from the Iraqi hospital was. Don't you remember her saying how it was all lies?
I got nervous during that immigration part. haha
The men and women in the CIA help a lot of people but in the end, they suffer because their own families could not understand their jobs. Thank you and God bless to these unsung heroes.
they arent heroes. they mostly mess other countries
I had 2 different friends who worked for the CIA. When one retired she told me that there are a lot of unsung CIA heroes who have lost their lives
@@roseoreillysievers6057 The CIA have helped to kill thousands of people in Chile alone. They are an evil agency.
They as well as destroy many countries.. Iran the prime example a democratic elected government was over thrown as he was socialist on behalf of British petroleum and MI6.. As BP in Iran was nationalised
I doubt any American is aware of the part Canada played in this....quite comical actually...
Britain played a part too but that is not mentioned. In the film, they are portrayed as not helping them at all. When they put themselves in danger to help. The kudos should go to Canada because it would not have happened without them.
Amazing story and more so because it’s true. I remember watching the news when this happened and it was the Canadians being given the entire credit for the escape. Not longer afterwards I was watching a Bob Hope special and the first thing I remember him saying was “How about the Canadians?!” and the audience just roared. What a good feeling it was-can remember like it was yesterday.
Sure. The arbiter of truth, Bob Hope. What a sucker! It was Ken Taylor, the Canadian Ambassador to Iran that planned and executed the whole thing, with the tiny exception of the cover story, which could have been anything. The could have been disguised as maids and janitors. Tony was brave to go. But his part was nothing compared to Ken Taylor.
I didn’t know that USA hostages in Iran have felt a little bit of the prisoners “life” in Guantanamo! Interesting!
amazing rescue we had no idea! 👏👏👏👌👍
love these docs.
What a great guy and put his life on the line ...
Tony Mendez was a snob. He didn't want people referring to him as a Latino which is why he totally loved that Ben Affleck played the character that was very loosely based on him.
Tony Mendez was an American first. Latino was secondary. That does not make him a snob. Stop labeling people. You obviously are a Liberal Democrat that likes labeling people. I am an American that has Latino heritage. I hate to be labeled. That is the problem with people like you. You love labels.
... I heard Afleck missed Important incidents out of the movie " For Dramatic Purposes"... 2:12
Matt Baglio looks like Ben Afleck 😀
Long live Canada 🇨🇦. Not only our grearest àllies , our friends.
Proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦
Proud to be Canadian 🇨🇦
@@Sacred.Wisdom Me too! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Amazing story!!!!
kudos to the canadian guy that provided them refuge!
Canada deserved one hell of a lot more credit than it got in Argo. It was really a Canadian operation with CIA support. They made the Canadian ambassador seem like some kindly uncle when he was one of the main people planning and coordinating the whole thing. Still love the movie, but Canada got dissed.
And the friend at the Canadian embassy said, "Bring "em all??" Soooo Canadian!! 😸 💗 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
So interesting with a good ending, thank God
I guessed that it'd be Canada
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I always watch these to sharpen my imaginations
Amazing 😊
@19:02 Is that one of the bad guys from the home alone movie?
Everything depended on how good the forger was
There was a whole lot more to it, than the forgery!
Something I have been curious about is in the movie Argo, we see the Iranian hostage takers realizing there are missing diplomats by piecing together shredded documents that contain the identity of diplomats who were unaccounted for among the hostages. Does anybody definitively know if there was any truth to that aspect of the film, or was that, as I suspect, a fictional plot device added for its dramatic effect?
Is this the precursor to the Iran-Contra Affair?
You all need to read the book by the Cdn. Ambassador, Ken Taylor!! An important read!! Detailed, amusing, informative, thoughtful, etc.
Whats the song at the 46 min. mark?
The Iranian people asked for a torn future. A otherwise prosperous society fell prey to religious fanatics. Look at the state of Iran today.
This narrator is something else🎉🎉
And Iran is still wreaking havoc in the world. Evil.
What country doesn’t? Can you name a few??
No it's the U.S., Israel and the UK who are wreaking havoc in the world.
@@mardiniwilldernThe big difference is western countries don't torture there own people.
@@raymondingram2539 True, but we were not talking about the details. We were talking about “wreaking havoc in the world”.
@@mardiniwilldern If we didn't have these kind of dictators then countries like America wouldn't need to wreak havoc.
It would be cool if someone actually made the fake movie one day.
How have I never heard this amazing story now I need to see the movie
WoW, fantastic job well done👏 .
I was very nervous watching it
I will read the book.
🍻 for Tony !
why, exactly?
@@pho-King dont be stupid!
@@melcugonzaless7243 uhh ok..don't burst a brain cell with that attempt at a retort..
@@pho-King again don't be stupid, american hater spotted
I remember in the book "Our Man in Tehran," the name of the Swissair aircraft was Aargau, named after a canton in the north of Switzerland. A complete coincidence, but one that was pointed out by one of the houseguests who commented "you guys think of everything."
In the film the American makers portray the British as being unhelpful, however, they went out of their way to help the Americans. More lies from the American film industry which has to portray America as the best.
I’m very sure you would jump to the chance to come to America, stop the hate
@@HumbleAfrican1847 I live in Britain and I'm happy here. I would hate to live in America. It has a high level of violence and no universal health care. If it wasn't for `Obama care then many people would be condemned to death - I would hate to live in the US.
@@davidc3839high level of violence? Mate, have you seen the violence and crime in Britain? I can’t even walk around with a decent wrist watch without the risk of being robbed and stabbed… where I live it’s extremely safe and my healthcare is cheap. Not everyone in the US lives in NYC or Miami or Chicago, etc. It’s a massive country with varying costs of living, safety, etc. depending on location. You need to stop believing all the headlines you see.
@@Tabby_Man_3 I experience zero violence. It depends on where you live. I rely on statistics. America is a much more violent country than Britain. America, with a murder rate six times higher than Britain
@@davidc3839ever actually looked up crimes per 1000? You’d be surprised.
I certainly hope you’re aware of rape statistics
Tony Mendez has earned my respect definitely a master at his craft the better still be taken care of you😂
His wife carried on his work at the agency in disguises and other similar tasks. They were quite a dynamic duo. She is still with us and you can find many YT videos of her talks. Also, thank you Canada. I vividly remember sitting around the "day room" or whatever the hell we called it in the late 70s at the barracks wondering when we would go get those poor folks at the embassy. Then there was an election and rest of them came home.
How amazing that Jason and theArgonauts was used and later changed to the Canadian caper.
Love the movie Argo very much I have watched it many times I also learn that it was a true story. I so glad that everything worked out for the American Diplomate ❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸🇨🇦
Some secrets should never be revealed but speculated on in movie making. Who knows if a similar incident elsewhere could arise and same method is needed?
Could be, but they'll never try this in Iran again!
The Bible says there is nothing new under the Sun. what has been will be again. And by the way that never stops the con artist. And those swinehunds are still making money.
The background music is too loud and distracting. It makes it hard to hear the narrator at times.
As always!
Yup. Badly done sound editing is the usual thing on UA-cam.
Tony Mendez is the Men and don t forget Hollywood
Shouldn't keep this operation secret 😡
Brilliant!
Watched today from Kenya 😃
Good Doc, how many American hostages out of the 66 survived if anyone knows?
They were released after a couple of years I don't think any died
@@edinacloud5968
Released after the Elections. With negotiations from the new president. REAGAN..
@@edinacloud5968 It was 444 days. The US ASKED IRAN TO KEEP THEM until Reagan took office so he could have the credit, instead of President Jimmy Carter who actually negotiated their release.
@@edinacloud5968Thanks I was scrolling just to get this answer
14 were released over time, but 52 hostages were held 444 days. They were released on 20 January 1981, minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn into office as President of the United States.
Awesome!!!
Tony Mendez is a genius.
Thank you Canada ❤
YOO!! Some people would know this, and few would notice it but at 31:14 that is 100% a Lebanese taxi license plate.
I watched this movie, it was riveting. Glad to find a documentary now too!
Seems to me this Vid is better than the movie
Mi6 has record history in this
Now they understood how Anne Frank and family, and thousands of others felt. I had a Hebrew school teacher who survived the Holocaust by hiding in the sewer system of Lvov for 14 months.
Well done at making this all about you.
Oh, the one who wrote her diary with a ball point pen!? 🤣🤣🤣
Dont ruin this amazing video with that AF Nonsense! Its not about ISR killing innocent kids
@@touchofgrey5372why would that be an issue? You think ball point pens didn’t exist then?
@@michaelf.2449
It existed; if you could afford it! In 1944 -45 that pen would have set you back $12.50 or in todays money, $180 ! ! !
Poor yittle baby Anne; hiding in the attic with the words most expensive pen!🤣🤣🤣
But, that's what they are all about; LIES and THIEVERY!
So Mendez is allegedly from Canada, but yet he's there with.The hollywood film crew doesn't make sense
Is CIA in Canada or what are you saying??
They used Canada Embassy to hide the American Diplomats in Iran. Focus.!!
That's how they give us good movies 🤩😅💪
Well done but what happened to the others that’s were held hostage
Through Republican machinations a deal was struck to release them on inauguration day if Ronnie raygun won
@@bradleybrown8399 Exactly! Reagan was a conniving SOB.
Tehran 4:30am and the sun is shining through a window?
A well placed acquaintance phoned me to get on the air with my big signal directed to the proper location and to listen on a specific ham radio frequency. I did and maintained contact with a fellow with a radio lying on his floor in daylight hours fearing being shot through the house by roaming bands with guns. He told me by radio that he had over a dozen Americans that needed to get out of the country via the airport but the trip to the airport could have easily been blocked or the people killed. I relayed the problem to a contact in the State Department and continued contact with the man in hiding. It turned out those hiding, held a school bus available, all boarded it and got to the airport, an airplane, and out of there. The man on the floor had closed transmission, hid the radio. and left in the school bus.
I have assembled a full power transmitter and a high gain antenna up on the tower. My ham radio set where's the communication for this event. Apparently the school bus was not to be bothered. State thanked me for the comm. My ham radio worked just like it was supposed to.
At one point the man on the floor asked for bulletproof military vehicle to carry them out. State said they could get one in after a day or two but the capacity of their vehicle would not hold all of those in need. I handed more exchange of comms. The yellow school bus was in their yard. It worked OK.
The film script did a good job of adding even more “excitement “ to the story.
This must've been fun to film. Who paid for the production?
CIA
New Zealand had a big part in this rescue it was a shame that we got no mention in the movie either
Why does the guy have sunglasses on in his passport photo? 😂
Tinted, not sunglasses! They turn dark when inside a building!
Only in Hollywood.
In reality picture with even reading glasses is a NO NO for passport.
@@zoek1133
The guy in the video is not a true 'actor' = not posing properly; in the original ARGO movie, the person DID take his glasses OFF when posing for a passport! Sunglasses are a huge NO for passport.
And you are correct; those ARE sunglasses!
@@touchofgrey5372 As if any part of Argo was the truth! Not!
Tony is the real Sherlock homes
Imagine your life is literally on the line and 1 of the group members was stroppy because they were leaving the other hostages? And starts using the real names? Did he want to give them more hostages? What would staying have achieved?
Saw this movie. It was great 👍
Moves very fast
What happened to the others 40+ hostages?
He's good!❤❤
Phenomenal movie, Argo.