After all, Margolis notes, Iran was invaded by the British and Soviets in 1941, with its oil fields seized to support the war effort; and in 1953, its democratically elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by U.S. and British intelligence, thus preventing him from nationalizing Iranian oil production.
Still, the revelation is the latest in a string of events that climate change skeptics have seized on to support their contention that fears about warming are unfounded, or at least overblown.
Apart from Crimea, tension is also running high in parts of the Russian-speaking industrialised east of Ukraine near the border with Russia, with clashes between rival demonstrators which Moscow has seized on to support its case that ethnic Russians are being victimised.
The numbers collected by Mr. Travers show striking variation, in ways that both sides in the ongoing debate might seize on to support their arguments.
"Of course it was unhelpful," said Ms. Soltis saying that Democrats have seized the issue to support their contention that Republicans are hostile to women.
The standoff at the remote wildlife refuge began Jan . 2when a small group traveled there and said it had had seized the facility to support two local ranchers convicted of arson and sentenced to prison.
"[O]ver the past seven years, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office has donated $1.2 million of seized criminal money to support youth programs like the Boys & Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, YMCA, high school graduation night lock-in events, youth sports as well as veterans groups, local food banks, victims assistance programs, and Home of Home in Casa Grande".
MIT faces a strategic decision about investment in the arts and should seize the opportunity to support the creative energy that sustains the Institute's leadership in innovation.
The international community must seize this opportunity to support Ugandan's gay and lesbian citizens in their battle for the basic freedom from persecution.
I know a lot of people have been following the team's progress, and I'm sure many more will now seize the chance to support this great moment for English football," he said.
Campaigner Brenda Pollack also called on the government to "seize the opportunity" to support more wind farms.
