Word: respectively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...traditionally cautious and may decide not to intervene in the Iranian crisis. Even if the U.S. were to win a favorable ruling, the court would have no way of enforcing it other than by appealing to world opinion, for which Khomeini and his followers have already demonstrated little respect...
...Shah's "courage and farsightedness," and ending with Jimmy Carter, who told the Shah in 1977, "Iran is an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world. This is a great tribute to you, Your Majesty, and to your leadership and to the respect, admiration and love which your people give...
...eruptions have also prompted a question among startled Americans: Why do the world's Muslims seem to harbor such hostility for the U.S.? As President Carter said at his press conference last week, "We have the deepest respect and reverence for Islam and all those who share the Muslim faith." The explanation for the anger cannot be strictly historical. While Iranian resentment over Washington's longtime links with the Shah is understandable, the U.S. never colonized Islamic lands as did, for example, France and Britain, nor does the U.S. have an appreciable Muslim minority, as does the Soviet...
...destroy with this guy, on a five-mile perimeter. He was a--well, I didn't like him much. He was from Oklahoma, he was losing teeth, he was one of those ignorant bastards they have to teach hygiene to, you know? But in the situation, I had to respect him, you know. So we are walking in the jungle, looking out mostly for animals and the Okie looked like he was walking down Madison Avenue for the first time, and he tripped over a vine. A branch or something. And what really happened, he tripped a punji stick...
...admission of the ex-Shah to the U.S. is interpreted by Iranians as a politically motivated action, indicative of continued U.S. support for the deposed Shah and the forces of reaction for which he stands. It is regarded as a provocation reflecting a lack of respect for the will of the Iranian people. It comes as no surprise that it was orchestrated by characters such as Rockefeller and Kissinger, representatives of the power centers who had supported and benefitted from the Shah's regime...