Word: viewing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...figures a little more," recalled Venezuela's Valentin Hernandez, "but as we reached for the chunks of lamb at Sheik Zayed's dinner, the price was already fixed." Though Sheik Yamani initially asked for a 10% limit on the price increase, he quickly capitulated to the majority view. "I was not happy with it," he noted laconically, "but not so unhappy either...
...years, conspiracy theorists have claimed that a second gunman was located on the knoll. Their view was supported by some witnesses who said they saw a puff of smoke rise from that site during the shooting. In addition, a photograph made at the time showed a policeman running toward the knoll rather than toward the wounded President. Some critics of the Warren Commission even contend that photos may show the shadowy image of a man partially concealed behind a tree on the knoll...
Apparently this curious comment meant simply that the Shah wanted to keep out of public view while he attempted to end Iran's political crisis by putting together a civilian government to replace the two-month-old military regime. This was no small task, since most opposition leaders were calling for his ouster...
...Ball view, which is generally seconded by the State Department, is that the Shah is incapable of ending the unrest through military force. Says one U.S. expert: "Even if his army shot 5,000 people and imprisoned another 50,000, the Shah's fate would be sealed. The Shah's best hope, if he wishes to retain any symbolic position of esteem, is to make a dramatic declaration turning over his powers to an interim ruling group of elder statesmen. Otherwise, he faces the slow disintegration of his army and, eventually, his entire country." As of last week...
...Administration decided to just take the heat. When a group of U.S. Jewish leaders asked to see Carter, they were steered instead to Vance, which the spokesmen interpreted as a calculated insult. The State Department prepared a summary of the Administration's view of the achievements of the negotiations and the hurdles remaining; its aim, said a White House aide, was simply to "explain the facts," which include the U.S. insistence that Sadat's demands were not new, as the Israelis claim, but have been under discussion since early November...