Word: imperialist
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...there was far less unanimity. Although the Eastern European satellite regimes generally acquiesced as supinely as ever, both Yugoslavia and Albania protested the invasion. French Communist Leader Georges Marchais, who once pretended to independence from Moscow, echoed Brezhnev in saying that the Soviets had acted only to resist an imperialist threat, but Spain's more wayward Communists criticized the Soviet move. The Italian Communists were more rebellious. In a resolution introduced before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Italian Communist deputies declared the invasion "an open violation of the principles of national independence and sovereignty." The Italians' goal...
...with them trends that seem like paganism to devout Muslims. In addition, Muslims have bitter memories of a century or more of Western colonialism that kept most Islamic countries in servitude until a generation ago, and they tend to see U.S. support of Israel as a continuation of this "imperialist" tradition...
...reports about large-scale, Administration-orchestrated anti-Iranian propaganda in the U.S. The Zionists especially are doing all they can to poison U.S. public opinion against Iran. As a result, there may be ill feelings toward Iran in the U.S. as reported. But if the facts penetrate the Zionist-imperialist propaganda screen, if we succeed in explaining the truth to the American citizenry through the mass media, then the Americans will most probably have a change of heart about us and reciprocate our amicable attitude. But we are under no illusion that the U.S. Government might change its hostile attitude...
...four men had been invited to Tehran, at their own expense, by Iran's ruling Revolutionary Council, which selected them from a list of names proposed by Foreign Ministry officials. Explained Council Member Mohammed Javad Bahonar: "Our experts gave priority to those known for their advocacy of anti-imperialist and humanitarian movements." Some of the names had been suggested to the Foreign Ministry by three Kansans who were in Tehran trying on their own to negotiate an end to the crisis. The Kansans were led by Norman Forer, a former antiwar activist who teaches social welfare at the University...
...regime moved at the same time to bring to heel the 300-member foreign press corps, much of which it has tried to use for propaganda purposes. Some 2,000 Khomeini supporters marched through the streets of Tehran denouncing "Zionist-and imperialist-affiliated journalists" for sending "false and baseless" reports to the West. Following that, the government expelled TIME'S correspondents in Iran, Bruce van Voorst, 47, and Roland Flamini, 45. Abol Ghassam Sadegh, director general for the foreign press in the Ministry of National Guidance, denounced TIME for "one-sided and biased" coverage. Said he: "Since the hostage...