Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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All three networks found the conditions unacceptable. They continued bargaining, but only NBC was able to work out a deal: a taped interview in prime time using an Iranian camera crew and resident NBC Correspondents Fred Francis and George Lewis. A student spokesman who called herself Mary would make unedited...
Though the Stockholm syndrome is different from brainwashing, the same principle is involved: identification with the aggressor. Says David G. Hubbard, a Dallas psychiatrist who has handled many terrorist incidents: "It's brainwashing if an enemy does it to you. If a sergeant does it to a Marine recruit...
If the Americans in Tehran are rescued, says Dr. Hubbard, they will need a medical-psychiatric debriefing and months of care. "Six weeks after they're back in the country, nobody will remember who they are or give them the time of day. That's just about the...
Most Americans support President Carter's policy that Iran will suffer "grave consequences" if the hostages are harmed. But, psychologically, the damage for some may already be done. Says Dr. Bert Brown, former director of the National Institute of Mental Health: "The fact is, the hostages have already been...
Since Americans use much more oil than anyone else, they need to cut back the most. As the Senate last week approved the outlines of a windfall-profits tax on the oil industry, Jimmy Carter was considering a steep new federal tax on retail gasoline. His economists argue passionately for...