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Paper shredder
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A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut sheets of paper into strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confi
Paper shredder with built-in wastebasket
Paper shredder with built-in wastebasket
Inner view of a paper shredder with motor
Inner view of a paper shredder with motor
Detail of a cross-cut paper shredder
Detail of a cross-cut paper shredder
Multi-cut scissors used to shred paper
Multi-cut scissors used to shred paper
Iran hostage crisis
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The Iran hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian personnel, were taken hostage at the Embassy of the United States in Tehran, with 52 of the
Paper shredder
…to be used by non-government entities. A prominent example of their use was when the U.S. embassy in Iran used shredders to destroy documents before the embassy was taken over in 1979. Some documents were reconstructed from the strips, as detailed below. After Colonel Oliver North told Congress that he used a Schleicher cross-cut…
Iranian students storming the Embassy of the United States in Tehran on November 4, 1979
Iranian students storming the Embassy of the United States in Tehran on November 4, 1979
Anticipating the takeover of the embassy, the Americans tried to destroy classified documents in a furnace. The furnace malfunctioned and the staff wa
Anticipating the takeover of the embassy, the Americans tried to destroy classified documents in a furnace. The furnace malfunctioned and the staff was forced to use cheap paper shredders. Skilled carpet weavers were later employed to reconstruct the documents.
Two American hostages during the siege of the U.S. Embassy.
Two American hostages during the siege of the U.S. Embassy.
Barry Rosen, the embassy's press attaché, was among the hostages. The man on the right holding the briefcase is alleged by some former hostages to be
Barry Rosen, the embassy's press attaché, was among the hostages. The man on the right holding the briefcase is alleged by some former hostages to be future President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, although he, Iran's government, and the CIA deny this.