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...your article on the illegal sale of arms to the Ayatullah Khomeini [July 25], you point out that millions of dollars worth of U.S.-made weapons flow to Iran. One would think that U.S. armament firms would be satisfied with the huge profits they make on Defense Department contracts, along with the generous subsidies for research and development. But by supplying arms to Iran, these merchants are selling their pride, their patriotism and their moral credibility...
...shown by the P.L.O. leaders, especially Yasser Arafat. They have refused any kind of compromise and have been the rudest of guests whenever an Arab country has extended hospitality to them. They have also allied themselves with villains like Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and Iran's Ayatullah Khomeini. Arafat is getting what he deserves...
...shop, telex machines, shortwave radios and computerized communications gear hummed continuously. Business was brisk, and it had nothing to do with rugs. The shop was a front for the illegal sale of U.S.-made weapons and aircraft parts to the government of Iran's Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini...
...inviting target for an Islamic revolution imported from Iran, where the Shi'ites are dominant. The island in fact was part of Persia until Sheik Isa's ancestors, who came from Qatar, drove out the Persians in 1783. Since the revolution that brought Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini to power, Iran has stepped up its claims to Bahrain. In 1979 a prominent ayatullah loudly proclaimed that Bahrain was Iran's 14th province. In 1981 the government foiled a plot to assassinate Sheik Isa and key members of his government. About 70 people were arrested; though details remain murky, Bahraini...
...Iran-Iraq war approaches its third anniversary, the government of the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini still hopes to overthrow the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who began the conflict by invading Iran. But since the fighting shifted to Iraqi territory last summer, the war has essentially remained in stalemate, characterized by fierce and bloody battles followed by long periods of inactivity. Now, however, there are reports in the Arab world that the Saddam Hussein government is hurting badly, not so much from the Iranian offensive as from the punishing cost...