Back in 1979-80, US diplomats were detained in Iran. It was a total and complete violation of international law, or exactly what we expected from the lawless fanatics running that country.
Later, we learned about the Americans who were protected by Canadian diplomats in Iran. Incredibly, the Canadian embassy took several US diplomats, reworked their identities and took them out of the country. It was an incredible act of friendship and courage by the Canadian embassy.
Kenneth D Taylor was the Canadian Ambassador to Iran and the man responsible for the operation or the protection of the aforementioned diplomats.
Mr. Taylor was born on this day in 1934 and died in October 2015.
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