Iran nominates man accused of links to 1979 hostage crisis as UN ambassador
Source: Guardian
Iran has infuriated the US by nominating a new ambassador to its UN mission in New York who was a member of the student group behind the 1979 seizure of the American embassy in Tehran, when 52 diplomats were held hostage.
Hamid Aboutalebi, a political adviser in the office of the Iranian president, is seen by former hostages and some US officials as complicit in the saga. Aboutalebi has said he was not in Tehran at the time and denied involvement.
The US state department spokeswoman, Marie Harf, said on Wednesday that Tehran's decision was "extremely troubling".
"We're taking a close look at the case now, and we have raised our serious concerns about this possible nomination with the government of Iran," she said. Harf said she could not say how the US had raised the issue with the Iranian officials and refused to comment on Aboutalebi's visa process and whether he would be granted one, saying she could not comment on individual cases.
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/03/iran-un-ambassador-1979-hostage-crisis-american-embassy
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Surely something that is isolated to Iran. 
Then take him hostage, along with his entourage, for 144 days. Release them after that, but only if they first give us any and all of their military paraphernalia that we might desire. And not before we parade them around like this:
Response to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #5)
There are people in Guantanamo who would have loved to be released after 144 days
of being held hostage & paraded around (not to mention the other shit they got).
IOKIYAA ...
Are we to trust US intelligence? 
