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...cease-fire holds, it may mark an end to not only a war but also a crusade. Khomeini had sought to use the conflict to help export his fundamentalist Islamic revolution from non-Arab Iran to the Arab world. The Ayatullah's dramatic about-face must have been all the more painful since it coincided with two anniversaries that are anathema to him. Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the revolt that brought to power Iraq's ruling secular Ba'athist regime, now headed by President Saddam Hussein. Last week was also the beginning of the hajj, the season...
...escapees were among 22 members of a Muslim fundamentalist group called Al Jihad (Holy War) convicted in 1982 of murdering Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Officials declared a nationwide manhunt, fearing that the convicts might seek revenge on 44 police officers who were acquitted last month of torturing Jihad members while investigating Sadat's killing...
...Grand Old Party will try to wrap itself in the grand old flag. Republicans will talk a lot about patriotism and family values and "moral strength". They'll also pander to their special interest groups: fundamentalist christians, Right-to-Lifers and big business. Absent this year will be Ed Meese and the Teamster's union...
...wake of the Senate vote, it promptly agreed to buy 245 armored personnel carriers from the Soviet Union. A host of other nations, including France, China, Brazil and Argentina, are eagerly competing to meet the oil-rich Persian Gulf Arabs' desire to shore up defenses against their fundamentalist neighbor Iran...
...this incident. That would only guarantee an Iranian victory while a negotiated end to the Iran-Iraq war, with victory for neither side, should be the aim of any U.S. policy in the Gulf. If nothing else, the current U.S. presence has restrained and isolated Iran, keeping that fundamentalist regime from achieving the status of a regional superpower...