Began. They were over the walls and soon the chain on the main gate was cut. This was filmed by a student. The motor pool was behind the main gates. He right was the chancellor that house the sensitive medications systems. Thefront doors of chancellery had been bolted shut. Inside were 45 americans. Inside firedards tear gas to buy time. When it was realized help was not coming, one of the Security Officers tried to persuade students to leave. He was immediately captured. The staff are treated floor by floor. One american who spoke farsi went out. He was immediately threatened with death. The americans surrendered. Host just a portion of a canadian documentary which will be seen later today. We want to welcome Stuart Eizenstat. His new book, president carter the white house years. Limbert negotiating with iran wrestling with history. In that portion of you documentary. Explain what happened as he went outside and then were taken hostage. First, thank you for having the program. As they
The cia hostage. Please give a warm hometown walking while going. [applause]. Thank you all for coming. What an amazing crowd. I do need to correct one thing. I just did ain degree at the university of california armstrong. Since i have a captive audience i will digress from my normal talk in address of the university of georgia board of regents. About ten or 12 years ago armstrong was a commuter college it with no residence halls. As i recall the board of regents said Georgia Southern is a little too large lets make armstrong a Residential College and turn it into another Regional School and we will take some of the pressure off of Georgia Southern. Armstrong has beautiful residential halls. The school is growing and now here is this phenomenally incredibly stupidph decision to somehow merge these two schools that are an hour apart. T. If i may tell the board of regents this is neck and be costeffective more effective than that we are the south. In history do not merge the schools. Ar
Columbia university, and it is a great pleasure to welcome back our guests, coauthors irina boar began and andre sold to have who will be talking about this book just out called the compatriots. Irina and andrei are cofounders of [inaudible] authors of the red web previously, a history of russias internet, governance of the internet, and then also the excellent book the new nobility, which was on looking at Russian Security services. So this, i guess, is the third part of the trilogy [laughter] and were, were so excited that youre, that youre here with us today. The i think just a couple of issues. One is we are filming this, so just a note to the audience as you engage and ask your questions, well can can you to identify yourself well ask you to identify yourself, and everything here is on the record in terms of the discussion. And then the, two, just in terms of format well start off with some general questions that ill ask our cono, sir, and then well segment coauthors and then well
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