The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 29, 1979, Page Page 3, Image 3
Iran
Don Luce, iournalist and agricultural expert,
was instrumental in publicising prison
conditions and civilian casualties in the
Vietnam War. Former U.S. Ambassador to
South Vietnam, Graham Martin, credited Luce
as being one of two people responsible for
ending the Vietnam War. Luce recently Gail
returned from a visit to Iran witn former U.S. be tha
Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Luce will be rlomrtr
speaking to classes in the USC College of ae u
Journalism today. LllC<
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Americans in Irai
military or paramil
By Tom Travis
Newt Editor
leeock: The consensus among Iranian students at 1
t the Shah is a tyrant. What is the situation in Ira
istrations against the Shah?
A lot of anger in Iran is that all of the firing has
me direction. There has not been any shooting on tl
istrators. The only violence is coming from the Shah
ported by the United States. An estimated 30,000 I
tilled during the demonstrations.
1ECOCK: Who is leading the demonstrations again
lment?
i: Probably the strongest opposition to the Shah has 1
rkers. Their strike has been so effective that
lment has requested oil from the U.S. Our gov
ly agreed to send 300,000 barrels of oil to Iran,
lecock: You have publicly stated that Iran is the *4nt
at do you base this belief?
j: Sending oil to Iran is just the beginning. Th
cans in Iran today is much greater than the number
m when the ground troops were sent in February
cans there (Iran) creates a danger that some are
Most of these Americans are military or paramilita
lecock: So the Iranian citizenry will be our enemi
i out?
E: That is very clear. Iranian soldiers are refusing
Jre middle class has come to oppose the Shah,
lecock: Do you foresee the Soviet Union or any other
y aiding Iranians'.'
?: The leadership in Iran is as anti-Soviet as they
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Gamecock: Why is U.S. fore
i are Iran and elsewhere?
Luce: To a large extent, our
f) foreign policy is dictated by c<
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been a choice between people
tators, because they welcome
GAMECOCK: What has crc
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in concerning 0il exports) for social justice,
they fail to utilize the money,
been coming the agriculture.
le part of the Gamecock: How influential 1
's side, which Luce: There was no free p
ranians have country. The two English ne\
pictures of the Shah and his v
ist the Shah's formation service told the pn
Gamecock: There are many
:>een from the prisons like?
the Bakhtiar Luce: The whole discipline
ernment has guards aren't sure who is go
months. Some prisoners' feet i
;w Vietnam." tissue, about one-half inch thic
I've never seen such brutal e
e number of Gamecock: Will Iran, an OP
of soldiers in because of anti-U.S. feelings?
1965. Having LUCE: We get five percent <
going to get money and will continue exp
ry personnel. Japan.
es if fighting Gamecock: What do you foi
Luce: First of all, Khomeir
; to fight, and power, capital will immediatel
lot of money will be put into irr
commun is tic on smaller industries 3nd les
Gamecock: What about U.5
are anti-U.S. Luce: It is important for the
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J.S. policy today could not be more consupport.
Some people will look to the
an people and the religious leadership
y except themselves.
hated in Iran, then?
tal anti-American feelings among the
was a lot of anti-U.S. government policy
cted toward me as an individual,
ign policy causing so many problems, in
country is run on a 'yo-yo' system. Our
Drporations. We're clearly on the side of
>f people in other countries. When it has
and dictators, the U.S. has chosen dicour
corporations.
;ated the situation in Iran?
illy Iran's failure to use the money (from
education and health care. Not only did
they (the Shah's government) destroyed
las the press been in Iran?
ress until just before the Shah left the
vspapers in Iran always ran the same
/ife on the front page. The country's injss
what to run.
political prisoners in Iran. What are the
of the prisons has broken down. The
ing to be in charge during the coming
?vere covered with a whole mass of scar
:k. I was in Vietnam for 13 years ... and
vidence of torture.
'EC nation, stop exporting oil to the U.S.
3f our oil from Iran now. They need the
orts to the U.S., Western Europe and
~esee in Iran's future?
li will return to Iran. When he assumes
y oe put into developmental programs. A
igation, and there will be more emphasis
s emphasis on manufacturing.
5.-Iran relations?
! U.S. to begin a communication with the
nterfering with internal relations in Iran.
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