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Article: Iran leader linked to '79 embassy crisis; Ex-hostages recall Ahmadinejad as interrogator.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 30, 2005
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Byline: Joyce Howard Price and David R. Sands, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Americans held in the 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Iran said yesterday they clearly recall Iranian President-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad playing a central role in the takeover, interrogating captives and demanding harsher treatment for the hostages.
"As soon as I saw his picture in the paper, I knew that was the bastard," said retired Army Col. Charles Scott, 73, a former hostage who lives in Jonesboro, Ga.
"He was one of the top two or three leaders," Col. Scott said in a telephone interview. "The new president of Iran is a terrorist."
The new president's ...