http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/ross-perot-organized-his-own-rescue-mission-in-iran
Never knew about this. Short, good read.
Don't feel like clicking the link? Basically Ross Perot had 2 employees captured well before the Embassy takevoer. He was pissed and was almost willing to pay their 12 million dollar bail but took a different route. He hired mercenaries and came up with a plan to storm the prison and free them. They ended up instead of just paying someone to cause a riot that resulted in a bunch of prisoners escaping, and the mercenaries got the two guys and snuck out of the country, negotiating their way through small towns in 2 Land Rovers till they got to Turkey.
Never knew about this. Short, good read.
Don't feel like clicking the link? Basically Ross Perot had 2 employees captured well before the Embassy takevoer. He was pissed and was almost willing to pay their 12 million dollar bail but took a different route. He hired mercenaries and came up with a plan to storm the prison and free them. They ended up instead of just paying someone to cause a riot that resulted in a bunch of prisoners escaping, and the mercenaries got the two guys and snuck out of the country, negotiating their way through small towns in 2 Land Rovers till they got to Turkey.