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Neocons plot regime change in Iran
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On May 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dined in Tehran with Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi. They told the ruler of Iran that he could buy all the American weapons he wanted, nuclear arms excluded. Under Kissinger's influence, America's longstanding policy to limit the sale of arms was abandoned. The shah,anxious to play a bigger role in the world, went on an arms-buying orgy that reached $25 billion by 1978, in 1978 dollars.
The years 1972 to 1978 w...
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Neocons plot regime change in Iran
The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
; On May 23, 1972, President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dined in Tehran with Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlevi. They told the ruler of Iran that he could buy all the American weapons he wanted, nuclear arms excluded. Under Kissinger's influence, America's longstanding policy to
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Cutting a Deal With Tehran; Washington should leave its ambitions for regime change to developments within Iran--namely, prosperity and a sense of security.
Newsweek International
; ... deploying U.S. tactical nukes, conflict is not imminent. But it may be inevitable--unless a deal is done. That's the bad news. The good news is that a diplomatic settlement--one as dramatic as Nixon's--may indeed be possible. To achieve it, it's essential ...
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Politics of regime change
New Straits Times
; Chandra Muzaffar New Straits Times 06-08-2003 Politics of regime change Byline: Chandra Muzaffar Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Opinion THE rhetoric on Iran in Washington is getting shriller by the day. There is a pattern to the rhetoric which seems to suggest that it has a certain purpose.
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Regime change in Iran; A new revolution is needed.(OPED)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Roger D. Carstens, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES In the wake of Iran's deadly earthquake last week, diplomats and pundits alike began to speak of Earthquake Diplomacy - an effort to capitalize on the goodwill generated by U.S. efforts to alleviate Iranian suffering. But the nature of the
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IPC Releases Report on U.S. Policy Options for Iran; Sham Elections, Human Rights Abuses, Regime Change
U.S. Newswire
; WASHINGTON, July 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- On June 30, 2005, the Iran Policy Committee (IPC) held a press conference at the National Press Club and released a report on U.S. policy options for Iran, entitled: "Sham Elections, Human Rights Abuses, and Regime Change." Professor Raymond Tanter of
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Questionable regime change
Jerusalem Post
; 00-00-0000 Headline: Questionable regime change Byline: AHARON LEVRAN Edition; Daily Section: Features Page: 03 Friday, June 27, 2003 -- When the US administration was preparing for the right war against the wrong enemy, it was asked: Why Iraq, and not the far more dangerous Iran - a country highly
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Iranians don't need American kingmakers Beware 'regime change'
International Herald Tribune
; 00-00-0000 Talk of regime change in Iran has been spreading within the Bush administration, particularly after the recent bombings in Saudi Arabia, which may have been directed by an Iran-based Al Qaeda cell. But the administration would simply repeat past U.S. mistakes in dealing with Iran if it
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ARAB-US RELATIONS - Oct. 27 - No Iran Regime Change Policy.(Brief Article)
APS Diplomat Recorder
; Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage says the US is not pursuing a policy of regime change in Tehran and could renew bilateral contacts with Iran if it resolves the issue of detained Al-Qaeda suspects. In a lengthy testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, he makes it clear
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Back in the regime-change business; Promoting democracy alone won't help the US contain Iran's extremism.(OPINION)
The Christian Science Monitor
; ... stalling tactic. The Bush administration will need something tougher than promoting democracy in Iran if the regime is to be contained. * Daniel Schorr is a senior news analyst at National Public Radio. (c) Copyright 2006. The Christian Science Monitor
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Iran, Al Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction Hawking the next regime change
International Herald Tribune
; ... newspaper reports that said one of the organizers of the Saudi attacks was hiding in Iran, Bill Kristol beat the drum on Fox News: ''Indeed, bin Laden's son is probably in Iran. And that looks like the place where they are reconstituting Al Qaeda. Plus, Iran ...
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