Word: anwar
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...consequences of the assassination of Anwar Sadat began to permeate Washington last week, the Reagan Administration found itself scrambling to patch together answers, however temporary, to a host of delicate questions raised by the death of the Egyptian leader. How best to beef up the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Sadat's successor? How to keep the Libyans at bay in the Sudan? Perhaps most important, how to speed up the Egyptian-Israeli talks on Palestinian autonomy? At stake is not only the influence of the United States in a crucial part of the globe, but, ultimately, issues of peace...
There had been nothing quite like it in American history: three former Presidents sharing the cabin of an Air Force jet as they flew to the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Cairo. From talks with many of the dignitaries aboard the plane, TIME'S Washington Contributing Editor Hugh Sidey put together the following account of their extraordinary mission of mourning...
Across the Islamic world, from Tripoli to Tehran, the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was celebrated by bursts of bullets from every revolutionary's favorite automatic weapon. More than 10 million AK-47s, designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, are now in circulation throughout the world...
...more than six years he had been Anwar Sadat's closest aide and heir apparent; last week he succeeded his slain mentor as President of Egypt. As the People's Assembly chanted, "Long live the Arab Republic of Egypt," Hosni Mubarak, 53, took the oath of office and pledged, as he had done immediately after Sadat's death, to follow his predecessor's policies. "This is my fate," he said, "to stand before you in his absence. Egypt is stable. The greatest tribute we can pay him is to follow his course." Mubarak affirmed Egypt...
...personal side: those who are shocked by the "dancing in the streets" in some countries celebrating the assassination of Anwar Sadat, can imagine the dismay of Unification Church members at the glee which often accompanies the vilification of Rev. Moon. As for the charges themselves, the court must decide upon their merits. I believe he will be found innocent. As for me, I felt indicted with...