at that time the shah was this country's most important middle east ally, so much so that the shah was known by, admired by critics alike as america's shah. opec was due to meet in a few days' time to calculate the size of the price increase for the following year. the shah had made it clear to ford that he believed oil was undervalued in price and that western consumers could afford to pay 15% more for the imports of persian gulf crude oil. he had already brushed aside a letter from ford asking him to rethink his position. the president's meeting with the shah's ambassador was his final attempt to make the iranian leader see reason. that is why i asked you to come in quietly, ford said. i want no confrontation, and that's why this meeting is private. in the meeting the president was joined by alan greenspan who at that time served as chairman of the council of economic advisers. and also by national security adviser brent scowcroft who took notes. together ford and greenspan tried to convey to the ambassador what they feared might happen, might happen if oil prices went up by 15%. the

the shah was with that installed and maintained by britain and for america people memories of the shahthat we presented you know the west of the shah it will be there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran and iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation visible and from our mass and the world is a dangerous place because of these reports. i have much more on our website our teeth or commas take a look at what's there for you right now and interest in the face of the vehicle poisoning of the russian former f.s.b. agent alexander litvinenko a british prosecutor is reportedly ready to name another suspect and seek his extradition to the u.k. also these pictures in from the u.k. the m five in summer seventy on the road watch this horrifying footage from the u.k. dozens of cars collided it killed at least seven injured many others i'm of the country's worst tar accidents in recent years. early this week with leaks founder julian sands that lost his appeal battle against a tradition from the u.k. to sweden he will now it's once a sex crime allegations i

the shah was when installed and maintained by britain for american people memories of the shah we say to the west of the shah it will be there will be a bloody war if there is an attack iran and iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one will be retaliation from the world is that the more dangerous place because of these reports british media say an attack on iran could come as soon as next november that's the country's resilience despite international sanctions being stepped up various media say the u.k. the ministry of defense and whitehall the sources you can check it all out that are . british student may be extradited to the us over alleged internet piracy experts say even if he was found guilty by a court at home he'd have most likely faced a fine at most but events could take a worse turn for him in the us thanks to a controversial extradition treaty side during the blair era overbetting has more from london. on the surface they're a picture of karma but these are very anxious times for richard o'dwyer and his family the university students facing possible extradition to ameri

memories of the shah and the way it's presented no the west if the shah was with the regime there will be a war if there is an attack iran and iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one will be retaliation from our mass and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports. i understand as one membership of us could this week but the movement calls the un heritage body a fifth of its funding with the us counting up its cash contribution in response it's seen as a major coup for palestine as it is up with e.u. involved in recognizing its statehood later this month american israel is trying to be opposed to this with washington vowing to use its veto power however political analyst ivan eland said that when i ask the membership is a positive sign for palestine future. is symbolic idea that the all these nations wanted to let palestine in or over the objections of the u.s. and israel is very significant i think and it. tells timmins have been stymied in their efforts to have a stay and of course they're trying a new route they're trying. he's for protests the know trying this

cia coup which installed the shah of iran and i think people in wanted emotion of short memories but this has always been perceived threat from iran after all that's the argument behind the anti missile defense system currently being proposed for europe so surely there is some threat here and it's a credible threat. well britain and america seem to redefine what threats are for instance we had for all those years the cold war the threat was russia need to is no. building a missile shield it seems to be aimed at russia in part but also definitely against iran with setting up in tokyo and we've seen nato intervening into the region. iran trainers and russia's borders it seems to me provocatively of a string of nato american bases along in the caucasus and elsewhere threaten interests of these of these countries of course we've also seen it or want to see years of operations. going to stand was recently in libya i am fearful that the so-called success there would be an operation we followed by for the humanity it was like we saw in former yugoslavia over a. decade ago and nato was going

was with that installed and been trained by britain for american people memories of the shah the way it's presented no the west of the shah is what will regime there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a dangerous place because of these reports. palestine as one membership of us k. this week but the move may cause the un heritage body of faith of its funding but the us catching off its cash contribution of response and it's seen as a major coup for palestine as it is out for the un vote on recognizing it statehood later this month american history of us totally opposed to the bed but washington vowing to use its veto power however political analyst ivan eland says that unesco membership is a positive sign for palestine is he. the symbolic idea that all these nations wanted to let palestine in over the objections of the u.s. and israel is very significant i think and it. tells timmins have been stymied in their efforts to have a state and of course they're trying a new rout

it's presented no the west of the shah is what the regime there will be a bloody war if there is anattack on iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports. a story of course we're following as well in our web site out while you're there these stories as well get more clicks and interest in the case of the lethal poisoning of the russian former f.b.i. agent alexander litvinenko a british prosecutor for the very name another think that. addition to what we're talking about the u.k. awful story that came from the week as well we got online and inferno on the road watch this horrifying footage from the united kingdom as dozens of collided in the seven and injuring many others and one of the country's worst car accidents in greece in somerset online at r.t. dot com. earlier this week the wiki leaks founder julian assange lost his battle against extradition from the u.k. to sweden here now after months of sex crime allegations. i have not been charged with any crime in any country. mai

by britain and for america's memories of the shah the way it's presented no the west of the shah was a liberal regime there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a dangerous place because of these reports it seems bizarre that you would have thought that anyone even thinking about contingency plans around would look at that and your position in this country britain for instance to the war in libya oh there was a majority against that but of course we're talking about economically declining pose in america and britain and the military assets remain they remain the one thing they can deploy and we know that britain and america pull in america are prepared to use their economic military power to try to restore economic position in the world in relation to china in relation to me so i think what we're seeing here we know this from history economic instability often leads to military adventures often leads to wars and i think we must be worried at the moment the one thing i would

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what happened under foreign intervention into the country and how the shah was with that installed and maintained by britain and for america's long memories of the shah and the way it's presented you know in the west of the shah's with the regime there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran and iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation for his will and from our mass and the world is that the more dangerous place because of these reports it seems bizarre that you would have thought anyone even thinking about contingency plans around would look at that and your position in this country britain for instance to the war in libya it was a majority get against of course we're talking about economically declining post in america and britain and their military assets remain there i mean the one thing they can do for you and we know that britain and america would pull in america are prepared to use their economic and military power to try to restore economic position in the world in relation to china generations call me so i think what we're seeing here we

memories of the shah the way they did you know the west of the shah it will be there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran if iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from our masses and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports palestine has one hundred ship of unesco this week but the move may cause the u.n. heritage party i think that this funding with the u.s. counting off its cash contribution response i think is a major coup for palestine that gives out for the yuan by recognizing it paid the nature of this month americans who are strongly opposed to the fit and washington to use its veto power however political analyst ivan even says that unesco membership is a positive sign of how the. this symbolic idea that all these nations wanted to let palestine in over the objections and us in israel is very significant i think and it. tells to an ins have been stymied in their efforts to have a state and of course they're trying a new route they're trying. these fall protests and they're trying this method of trying to get int

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the way it's presented to the west of the shah it will be there will be a bloody war if there is a secular iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from our mass and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports. or websites that play more information on this story including this british media say an attack on iran could come as soon as next november citing sources in the ministry of defense and whitehall but r.t. got more. british student may be extradited to the u.s. over alleged internet piracy experts say even if he was found guilty by a court at home he would have most likely faced a fine but then for him could take a much worse turn in the u.s. thanks to a controversial extradition treaty signed during the blair era bennett has more. on the surface they're a picture of karma but these are very anxious times for richard o'dwyer and his family the university students facing possible extradition to america for alleged copyright infringement he ran a web site providing links to play videos it wasn't a problem for british or thor seas but rich i

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the way it's presented no the west of the shah it will receive there will be a bloody war if there is an attack iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a dangerous place because of these reports. understand as one membership of you nice kid this week but the move may cause the u.n. heritage body a fifth of its funding with the us counting up its cash contribution in response it's seen as a major coup for palestine as it gives out for the u.n. involved in recognizing its statehood later this amount of american israel is trying to be opposed to that with washington vowing to use its veto power how in a political analyst ivan eland says that unesco membership is a politic sign for palestine future. is symbolic idea that all these nations wanted to let palestine in over the objections of the u.s. and israel is very significant i think and it. tells to me into have been stymied in their efforts to have a state and of course they're trying a new route they're trying. he's for protesting they're trying this method of trying to ge

and the way it's presented no the west of the shah is what the regime there will be a bloody war if there is an attack on iran iran is not iraq as of two thousand and one there will be retaliation from hamas and the world is a more dangerous place because of these reports always a lot more a web site as well r.t. dot com take a look a couple stories there tonight when you twist in the case of the food poisoning of the russian former f.s.b. agent alexander litvinenko now british prosecutors reportedly ready to name another suspect and seek his extradition to the u.k. want to find out more about that on line from us tonight and awful pictures in from great britain here in first. on the roads watch this horrifying footage from the u.k. of the m five motorway to somerset as dozens of cars collided killing at least seven people injuring many others as well and one of the country's worst car accidents in recent years. very this week wiki leaks founder julian assange lost his appeal battle against extradition from the u.k. to sweden he'll now have to answer a sex crime allegations. i have

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matt shah is done for the season with a fractured foot. matt cassel needs surgery on his right hand. could be done for the rest of the year. hockey, the flyers giroux waste nod time getting on the board against the hurricanes. score 70 second into the game. scored another goal and added an assist. flyers join penguin as top the eastern conference with a 5-3 win. >>> finally, sabres rallied from two down to beat the canadians. roy with equalizer late in the third forcing a shootout. boyes scored the eventual winner. sabres came back to win it 3-2. that's an early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred rogan. >>> meryl streep shows off her latest transformation for a role. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> for some running to catch the bus is hard, for some running a marathon but none can run like the kid we'll introduce you to. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this tuesday morning. pretty quiet weather day for much of the midwest. chilly temperatures. it will warm up a l

the students demanded the handover of the shah of iran who had gone into exile in the united states. the hostage crisis lasted for 14 months and the two countries cut their diplomat ties. britain had to close its embassy after shots were fired at its compound in 2003. two years later, students threw stones at the embassy to go against the adoption of revolution urging iran to halt its uranium enrichment. in 2006, a rally was held in front of denmark's embassy after a danish newspaper published caricatures of muhammad. more than 20 people were injured in that incident. >>> in other news, eurozone finance ministers have bought themselves some breathing room. tell us about the latest move to deal with the european debt crisis. >> well, 17 years on to get more support for debt-strapped nations. they've agreed to strengthen the european bailout fund. at the meeting in brussels on tuesday, they agreed to be issued by cash-strapped nations. 20 to 30% of the principle will be covered if investors suffer losses. the other option involves setting up a special framework within the fund. part of

. >>> baseball, dodgers clayton kerr shah proved you don't need to be on a good team to win the cy young. kershaw led the team in wins, strikeouts and e.r.a. hockey the fathers of the pittsburgh penguins traveled with the team and something tells me they weren't too happy with their boys. the lightning scored four and had shutout going until the last two minutes. the lightning won it 4-1. pat sajek on hand to watch the caps and jets. i would take an e for evander kane, he scored a pair of goals for the jets. winnipeg was wheeling and dealing, they beat the caps 4-1. >>> coyotes and flyers, tied with 30 seconds to play. claude geroux took a swipe and scored the winner with 19 seconds to play. flyers closed out the coyotes, and our report, with a 2-1 win. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. >>> a supernatural creatures get set to take a big bite at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> plus combines are usually reaping in the fields, we'll show you one reaping a different kind of crop. >>> welcome ba

in 1941 britain and russia deposed the shah and put his son on the throne ned. iranians hated the son and overthrough him a decade later. britain intervened this time with the us and the cia and stopped the popular uprising. the cia and british staged a coup in that country in iran and put him in policy mostly because his oil policies were good for britain. the ianians never forgot about that. it took until 1979 for them to finally overthrow that guy again in the iranian revolution. so, yeah, when we see things like this happening today, it is in part because britain and iran are fighting about sanctions about nuclear weapons but there's a long history about britain. they blame britain and the u.s. for everything that goes wrong in iran. thanks to an actual conspiracy 60 years ago that ended a popular uprising in that country and restored a much des piesed king to power, it's easy for the iranian government to get away with plaming everything on britain. sort of easy to get away with making fake conspiracy theories about fake politics in order to fuel the fire o

the students demanded the handover of the shah of iran. the two countries cut ties. britain had to shut the embassy after shots were fired in 2003. two years later, students threw stones to protest the international atomic agency adoption of a resolution urging iran to halt its uranium enrichment. britain took the initiative to have the resolution adopted. in 2006, a rally was held in front of denmark's embassy after a danish newspaper published caricatures of muhammad. more than 20 people were injured in that incident. >>> american airlines is heading for an overhaul. what's their plan moving forward? >> katherine, they filed for bankruptcy protection to keep creditors at bay. american airlines executives need time to turn the business around. american airlines and its parent firm amr said on tuesday that they had filed for chapter 11 protection at a new york court. total liabilities stand at $29.6 billion. amr said the carrier will continue regular operations while undergoing the restructuring process. the texas-based airline decided on rehabilitation through bankr

you cannot go to a religious jew and say, okay, you can keep the shah bat, saturday, but only half of it. so if palestinians vote for hamas, i mean, it means a lot. it say something, don't you think? and they voted for hamas. >> i'm talking about the israeli government. like, why don't, why doesn't the israeli goth give palestinians the freedom to do anything? how come when i went to the west bank to visit my relatives, they weren't able to go to jerusalem with me because they're palestinians, and they can't? and the only reason i could go is because i'm an american citizen? i just don't understand why. >> because they're shooting missiles cop instantly. -- constantly. >> okay, stop, stop. this is a conversation. if you wallet to talk among -- want to talk among yourselves afterwards -- >> [inaudible] >> that's fine. >> you know, if there were not so many people that choose to explode buses, you know, everything would be much easier. >> [inaudible] >> okay. okay. exactly. >> oh. and also -- [applause] >> thank you, but i'm going to wrap another question. >> let's forget -- [inaudible]

police say 23-year-old shah nee shanee liggins kill kortneigh mccoy. mccoy got kicked out of a party and left with a group of friends. liggins followed her outside and that's when mccoy was stabbed. but liggins claims somebody else did it. she has been charged with first and second degree murder. she is now being held without bail. >>> in the last month, there have been at least five attempted abductions in spotsylvania county with the last one happening just this past yeekened. an 8-year-old -- weekend. an 8-year-old girl says two men tried to coax her into a van. instead she went home and told her parents who called police. police have released a photo or a sketch of the suspect. however, they don't believe any of these crimes are connected. >> there is always the potential for copycats and there is always the potential with copycats for hysteria. >> remember in may of last year someone was arrested for an attempted abduction. that turned out to be totally false. >> now, if you do have any information about any of these attempted abductions, call the

when the revolution of 1979 came, the shah himself believed the british were behind it. to us, all of this may seem like in -- may seem like ancient history. but yesterday's attack shows how it can still stir people up in iran itself, when one faction is making trouble for another, britain seems a natural target. >> for more on the events unfolding in tehran and the international response, i spoke with a senior fellow at the u.s. institute of peace. thank you for coming in. it is an amazing thing. you were in iran when the american hostages were released. it may remind you of think you have seen before. >> 30 to eat years later, the iranians are still using the same tactics to strike out a countries today challenge them. >> what is the fallout of what britain has done today, effectively closing its embassy? it does cut an important means of communication. >> it's not just that. yet the six major powers in the world along with france college germany, russia, china and the united states trying to find a diplomatic solution to iran's controversial nuclear program. this will

the hsah -- the shah said they would be a nuclear power. he was popped into that position by nixon.ans still think of the semi. >> geopolitically, what does that mean to be a nuclear power? verses of 1971 or 1960? the thinking around this idea developed than. learning to live with it may be a strategic way to go at this point. >> called nuclear weapons are not that easily made -- nuclear weapons are not that easily made. the engineering is extraordinarily sophisticated. all the way down to the kinds of explosives used in the detonator. to assume a country wants a weapon and it has some ties -- scientists that it would automatically have one that is equal -- >> the material is is problematic. trying to get the uranium you need -- >> the nuclear industry which i used to know quite well is very upset when the israelis bombed the iraqi reactors in 1981. in hindsight, the israelis were right. there was no good intent to there at all. the world moves on. our nuclear weapons are fairly sophisticated. the first generation of a nuclear weapon as in north korea is obviously very primitive, pr