Word: fors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For People of the Year, I would like to see nominated the Vietnamese boat people, the untouchables of the South China Sea-ignored by the ships, shoved away by the local authorities, forgotten by the world.
The political booby prize of 1979 should be shared by President Carter and Secretary Vance for giving a visa to the Shah of Iran, in spite of being warned by both the Iranians and some experts in the State Department that such action would greatly upset the present rulers of...
The one good thing about the Iranian crisis is this: when Khomeini gets kicked out, the U.S. won't be blamed for putting him in power.
The way the Islamic world is accusing the U.S. of all the crimes and misdeeds of the world, it will not be long before it starts blaming the Americans for placing Khomeini in power in order to disintegrate Islam.
Good old Uncle Sam! It's a relief to see this gentle giant flexing his muscles once in a while. By telling Iran to take its oil and shove it, Carter gained the respect and admiration of many Europeans, both for himself and his country.