Excerpt from Takeover in Tehran
Editor’s Note: Fred A. Reed is a Governor General’s Award winning translator and international journalist. The following excerpt is from his latest book, Takeover in Tehran:The Inside Story of the 1979 U.S. Embassy Capture published by Talonbooks (2000, 224 pp., $18.95). It…
George Bernard Summers, Q.C., LL.D. 1906-1993
Bernard Summers, the first Newfoundlander to enter the Canadian Foreign Service, died in Spain, after a long illness, on November 29, 1993. He will be remembered with respect and affection by many former colleagues.
Letters from the Iranian Revolution
Ten years ago, in February, the Iranian Revolution toppled the Shah’s regime. A year later, the Canadian Embassy closed down because of its involvement in smuggling six American diplomats out of the country. It reopened late in 1988. To give some of…
Baghdad: Life in a War Zone
“This isn’t our war — should we really be here?” The question was voiced by an Embassy staff member one morning last March after an Iranian missile had struck our residential neighborhood about 500 meters from the chancery, demolishing five villas and…
Oriental Carpets — A Very Good Year
One of the signs of the times is every appearance in our newspapers of a sustained interest in Oriental rugs. Almost any daily carries advertisements offering to purchase rugs, particularly antique examples, with little regard for condition. Specialized auctions are frequently advertised.…
