[lbo-talk] More Hype?

[Mycos]

There's just something about this story that has the sound of 
another inflammatory set-up by the hawks....something that is being 
pushed on the public to justify some kind of unusually aggressive 
stance yet to be taken by the US administration, military or 
otherwise, against the new leader. It's certainly possible that the 
guy was there, and I hope I'm wrong about this but the track history 
of the US is clear about this kind of thing.

I think it would be prudent to check the backgrounds of the persons 
making the claims. Check to see what kind of politics or the 
intelligence services they might have behind them.

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New Iranian president among 1979 captors: hostages
Last Updated Thu, 30 Jun 2005 15:14:13 EDT

Some Americans who were held hostage in Iran in 1979 are claiming 
that the country's president-elect was one of their captors.<BR><BR>

At least four former hostages told the Associated Press they had no 
doubt that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was one of the hostage-takers after 
seeing him on television.

A fifth ex-hostage, Kevin Hermening, said he reached the same 
conclusion after looking at photos. But some other hostages said 
they couldn't be sure.

A close aide to Ahmadinejad denied the allegations. But the White 
House said Thursday it is taking the reports seriously.

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http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/06/30/iran-hostages050630.html

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Gary Williams

"Over himself, over his own body and mind, the
individual is sovereign."   - John Stuart Mill

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