Word: beene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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For the most part, Khomeini fielded the questions with aplomb, calmly denying many of the charges raised in the West against his rule. He denied that leftists played a major role in the revolution "None of them fought or suffered. If anything, they took advantage of the people who fought...
Khomeini defended the trials and executions of 600 people since the revolution on the ground that those found guilty had been involved in tortures and massacres. But he became somewhat agitated when Fallaci cited executions of those convicted of adultery, prostitution or homosexuality. "If your finger suffers from gangrene, what...
Financial experts praise Barre for having stabilized the once wobbly franc and eliminated France's trade deficit. But the man in the street is more aware that unemployment has risen to 1.4 million, a record 6.4%* compared with 4.4% when Barre moved into the Premier's official residence...
So far, the political opposition in France has been unable to capitalize on Giscard's troubles. Though Communist Leader Georges Marchais has said, "I'm ready to unite with the devil to checkmate the Giscard-Barre policy," he and Socialist Chief François Mitterrand are bedeviled by...
What happened to Cesiunas since his escape may give other potential defectors second thoughts. Agents of the Soviet secret police are believed to have swooped down on the athlete last month as he stood outside a school in a suburb of Dortmund where he was studying German. According to Kurt...