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Old 08-22-2007, 02:20 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by highway80west View Post
Oh, it was Harry Truman who first said that Iran is the most backwards country in the world.

I travelled all over Iran in the 70's during the time of the Shah.

It was a very advanced westernised country and the people were very friendly and civilised. At that time Iran was investing billions of oil revenues in their infrastructure.

Of course they were careful not to run foul of the SAVAK, the Iranian version of the FBI.