Post #2 ARGO

Photograph of American hostage paraded through streets of Iran by militants to signify the "Spies" of America they had uncovered. 
Sketch up art created by Jack Kirby a comic book artist who also drew the Hulk, Captain America, Thor and the X-men.  Drew to add harder foundation for cover story to give ultimate legitimacy. 
Shredded document prodding information provided by an Iranian Contact. Before the Embassy was invaded workers shredded documents, but the militants hired weavers to resemble the material and have created volumes of books and of American information and shared to Iran. 
Original Studio 6 business cards. Authentication that Studio 6 did exist for the cover of the operation. The 6 was to represent the 6 escapees they were going to rescue.  

Argo movie poster and an original excerpt from Variety describing the two makeup artists (including Chambers) who are helping to produce the new science-fi film Argo. 
Original Argo Script. Originally referred to as Lord of the Light before the CIA changed movie name to fit into the perfect cover story. Name Argo came from a knock-knock joke of Chambers' represented the ship of Jason and the Argonauts that sail to rescue the Golden Fleece from the many headed dragon in the sacred garden, which perfectly described the Iran mission with a Middle eastern culture and mythology flare.








Photograph of Islamic militants scaling the walls and gate of the American Embassy on November 4th 1979.


Newspaper from the New York Times Addressing the release of all hostage as Reagan becomes president. Served as a final humiliation to President Carter and all he had done to Iran and how it cost him the presidency how he handled the hostage situation. 

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