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Defend America on Monday, November 16, 2009 7:09:56 PM
Carter defends his handling of Iran hostage crisis
By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer Michael Casey, Associated Press Writer
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Mon Nov 16, 2:26 pm ET
CHIANG MAI, Thailand – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Monday he was pressed by his advisers to attack Iran during the hostage crisis there more than 30 years ago but resisted because he feared 20,000 Iranians could have died.
Islamist
militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran on Nov. 4, 1979, and
seized its occupants. Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444
days.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_jimmy_carter