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Old 08-22-2007, 02:32 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by garysher View Post
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.
A lot had to change since Truman was president in the 1940's, to the 1970's. You probably saw cranes atop tall buildings under construction, which were stopped when Khomeini took over.
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