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...Mujahedin is the more moderate of the two parties. It practices the same religion as Khomeini, but it differs in wanting to establish a classless society, or "pure Shi'ism." The party boycotted the referendum on the theocratic constitution, and it refused to surrender the arsenal it had built up during its long struggle against the Shah. Persecuted by Khomeini forces, the Mujahedin nevertheless feel they are spiritually akin. Says a party leader: "The struggle is between two kinds of Islam, two kinds of Shi'ism, not them...
...have been giving conflicting signals as to whether they would be prepared to hold arms talks at the present time. It is clear, however, that in the negotiations that will surely be held eventually, last week's vote will reinforce NATO'S arguments as well as its arsenal...
...that Moscow has achieved strategic parity, the U.S. nuclear arsenal -once Europe's main line of defense -has been, by and large, matched. As a consequence, the military imbalance at lower levels has taken on a new significance, posing immense potential dangers for Western Europe, which would probably be the battleground in a limited nuclear war. Just how the West should respond to the new Soviet threat in Europe will be the chief topic next week when the Defense Ministers and Foreign Ministers of the 15 NATO states gather for their annual autumn meeting in Room...
This distinction could be crucial, though it has nothing to do with the potential destructiveness of NATO's new weapons. The critical point is that if war came, the Soviets would not be attacked at first by the monumental weapons that are part of the American strategic arsenal. Moscow might be more likely to retaliate against Europe with its own theater nuclear weapons rather than against the U.S. with strategic weapons. While the destruction from a theater nuclear exchange would be tremendous, it would still fall far short of the nuclear holocaust that would almost inevitably consume East...
...dropping ECT apparently leaves a gap in the psychiatric arsenal. Neither psychotherapy nor medication seems to help 20% to 30% of people with extreme depression-those who suffer excessive weight loss, insomnia, loss of sex drive and energy, or threaten or attempt suicide. Other patients, for example, the elderly or those with heart conditions, cannot tolerate the medications. Drugs also tend to act more slowly and sometimes produce unpleasant side effects, notably tardive dyskinesia, uncontrollable facial and body contortions caused by lengthy use of antipsychotics. Says Dr. Stuart Yudofsky of the New York State Psychiatric Institute...