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In article <1990Jun26.173419.26801@amd.com> phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
>In article <1990Jun26.015836.3721@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> gr-ssa@cscraz.UUCP (Shahrooz S. Alavi) writes:
>|	You are probably too ignorant 
>|	to know that it is only a handfull of fanatics who were responsible 
>|	for the hostage taking and the terroris acts.
>
>But the so called fanatics are holding hostages with the consent
>and the aid of the government.
>
>Perhaps not every Iranian is responsible, but I wonder if you
>would forgive and forget a nation that was still holding some
>of your people hostage?
>
>--
>Phil Ngai, phil@amd.com

     Not to nitpick, but you seem to conveniently forget the fact that
the U.S. Government held the whole of Iran hostage prior to the Islamic
revolution by bringing about the downfall of the democratically elected
Mossadegh government in the 1950s and propping up the unpopular Shah
for so long. And the hostage taking was precipitated by the U.S. allowing
the Shah into this country when they wanted him to stand trial in Iran. 
I don't remember the U.S. apologizing to Iran for this. 

     I don't care much for the present Iranian government. It came to
power by reaping the fruits of the anti-Shah sentiment, and as with
most revolutionary governments, it has failed miserably in delivering
a better life to the people, but at least it has brought a certain amount
of dignity to the people of Iran.

     I would suggest that anyone with a jingoistic bent of mind read up
on the relationship between Iran and the U.S. in the latter part of the
20th century before forming opinions and not to lap up whatever the
popular press puts out in the name of journalism on Iran.
-- 
T.S.Reddy

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