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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Machaon who wrote (19800)	3/12/2003 2:14:26 PM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25898

But, even so, you cannot deny the significant contributions to Iran, made by the Shah. He really was a great leader. He has been unfairly judged because of his harsh treatment of his political enemies. He definitely made significant contributions....The US should never make any apologies for supporting the Shah. In 1978 the deepening opposition to the Shah errupted in widespread demonstrations and rioting. SAVAK and the military responded with widespread repression that killed twelve to fifteen thousand people and seriously injured another fifty thousand. Recognizing that even this level of violence had failed to crush the rebellion, the Shah abdicated the Peacock Throne and departed Iran on 16 January 1979. Despite decades of pervasive surveillance by SAVAK, working closely with CIA, the extent of public opposition to the Shah, and his sudden departure, came as a considerable suprise to the US intelligence community and national leadership. As late as September 28, 1978 the US Defense Intelligence Agency reported that the shah "is expected to remain actively in power over the next ten years." jttmab