Word: shahs
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...case, well, for our public opinion, be nice enough and allow Iranian physicians to go check. That request was refused by the U.S. Government. Then we realize that the U.S. Government doesn't give a damn about public opinion in our country and by accepting the Shah, deliberately and openly tries to insult our people, our revolution and our ideals. That was intolerable. Then these students felt they had been tremendously insulted and doublecrossed. They acted by themselves. They took the embassy...
...little in Iran but get a glimpse of the hostages, confuse American purpose by suggesting congressional hearings on the Shah and make it more difficult for Carter to convince the world of American resolve. As a nation we come face to face again with this marvelous media machine we have created, which can enlighten so totally and swiftly. It can also complicate and distort these extraordinary situations that now arise all over the globe as power shifts and collides...
...Long pause.) Well (pause), Ghotbzadeh there is a Shah. Once upon a time, there was a Shah who was supported, nourished by good ol' America. That country trained these torturers, that country brought him to power...
...Well, we're not talking to each other because every door that we opened was shut by the U.S. We have set forth procedures of how the Shah should be returned to Iran. And when we make our proposals, the next thing we hear is a decision, "We aren't going to buy your oil." The next thing, "We are going to freeze Iranian assets...
...have set forth certain conditions which we believe are extremely reasonable. We think that the U.S. should agree that this guy [the Shah] should be tried as a criminal. And accept an international team of our choice to interrogate the Shah and investigate the case. And thirdly the wealth of the Shah and his family, which has been taken from Iran and invested in the U.S.. be returned to our people...