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To: Thomas M. who wrote (731)	2/11/2003 12:12:13 PM
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In the case of the Shah, who was regularly cited by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations as one of the worst human rights violators of his day, President Carter praised his "progressive administration" and "move toward democracy" on October 31, 1978, shortly after his U.S.-trained troops had murdered thousands of demonstrators in the streets. Earlier, Carter had explained that "there is no leader with whom I have a deeper sense of personal gratitude and personal friendship" than the Shah. Meanwhile, U.S. arms flowed in abundance while the CIA instructed the Shah's police in torture techniques devised by the Nazis, with the help of Israeli specialists. Culture of Terrorism p174 ==================================================== Some background on the Carter Administration, its intimate ties to the Trilateral Commission, and the anti-democratic ideals of that Trilateral Commission: The Crisis of Democracy June 1977 Excerpts from "The Carter Administration: Myth and Reality" by Noam Chomsky monkeyfist.com