Militant students stormed the american embassy and held sixty americans captive for a gruelling 444 days. Screenwriter chris terrio adapted the screenplay from the 1999 book by the u. Antonio mendez and his future wife jonna were cia operatives working to spy on moscow in the late 1970s, at one of the most dangerous moments in the cold war. Matt baglio has worked for a variety of news organizations. The true account of a daring rescue that inspired the film argo, winner of the 2012 academy award for best picture on november 4, 1979, iranian militants. Tony mendez, reallife argo cia hero, reveals he has.
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Argo by chris terrio based on the may 2007 wired magazine article entitled the great escape by joshuah bearman. Antonio joseph mendez november 15, 1940 january 19, 2019 was an american technical operations officer for the central intelligence agency cia, who specialized in support of clandestine and covert cia operations. Page 2 of 2 panelist, amlcft employee training, hosted by kaloti metals miami office, february 2014. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. But until now the cia has never revealed the twist. Pictures and no portion of it may be performed, distributed, reproduced, used. Argo is a 2012 american historical drama thriller film directed by ben affleck. On november 4, 1979, iranian militants stormed the american embassy in tehran and captured dozens of american hostages, sparking a 444day ordeal and a quake. These diplomats managed to avoid being captured during the takeover of the us embassy, and ended up being hidden by canadian ambassador for 3 months. The intuitive and divinity criterion motivation many economic contexts can be understood as sequential. How the cia used a fake scifi flick to rescue americans from tehran. The business group importaco informs with deep regret and sadness that their president, mr.
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Born in 1940 in eureka, nevada, mendez studied art at the university of colorado and worked as a professional artist before joining the cia in. Argo is an international programme using autonomous. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. A riveting story of secret identities and international intrigue, argo is the gripping account of the historymaking collusion between hollywood and highstakes espionage. The author of the master of disguise and spy dust, mendez lives with his family in rural washington county, maryland. The present document is the response to that charge. Mendez was decorated, and is now widely known, for his onthescene management of the canadian caper during the iran hostage. He smuggled six state department employees out of tehran during the iran hostage crisis, an operation portrayed in the movie argo. On november 4, 1979, iranian militants stormed the american embassy in tehran and captured dozens of american hostages, sparking a. Tony mendez, the retired cia agent played by ben affleck in the hit movie argo, has revealed that he is battling parkinsons disease. Intermediate microsoft excel wednesday, december 18 at 10. How the cia and hollywood pulled off the most audacious rescue in history.
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