Word: beene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The first day (Tuesday, Nov. 20). "Who is this madman?" exclaimed Prince Sultan, the Saudi Minister of Defense. Shortly after 4 a.m., some 200 followers of Mohammed had seized the mosque, using weapons concealed inside 14 coffins. They demanded that the worshipers recognize Mohammed as the long awaited Mahdi (messiah...
The second day. The Saudis claimed, wrongly, that the mosque had been retaken, and the invaders beheaded. In fact, Mohammed and his band were still in control; they were said to be treating their hostages with courtesy and giving them food and water. Prayers continued: Mohammed alternately preached and gave...
The eighth day. All but a few of Mohammed's followers were routed from the basement. As they surrendered, they spat at the Saudi troops. Many were students in their early 20s. They said they did not believe their leader had been captured.
Who were the invaders? Most accounts still held that they were predominantly Saudis, probably members of the nomadic 'Utaibah tribe and several other tribal groups. Many were thought to belong to a fundamentalist sect that had previously agitated against TV, radio and women's rights. Yet it was...
After all the oversized headlines and gossip-column innuendoes, it looked as if Hamilton Jordan, 35, President Carter's top aide, had managed to ride out the storm. But last week, seven weeks after the FBI submitted its preliminary findings U.S. Attorney General Benjamin R. Civiletti recommended that a...