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...sale." Some of his supporters are slinging a little mud of their own. They are distributing bumper stickers in heavily Mormon eastern Idaho that read WINE, WOMEN AND SYMMS-a reference to a remark the Congressman is reported to have made after a 1977 trip to Libya: "There was no chance to drink or chase women...
...LIBYA, which in September formed a union with Syria that no one in the Middle East takes very seriously, last week became the first and so far only Arab state to give open support to the Iranians. In a stern message to Saudi Arabia's King Khalid and the rulers of smaller gulf states, Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi declared, "Islamic duty dictates that we ally ourselves with the Muslims in Iran in this crusade [against] the West." From Israel came reports that Iranian air force cargo and refueling planes were flying jet fuel to Tehran from Libya...
Despite the offer of support from Libya, Iran was clearly worried about its diplomatic isolation. In a televised address to his people, President Abolhassan Banisadr complained, with mournful hyperbole, "This is the first time in history that a country is being attacked and is supported by no one in the world. It is total isolation and it should make us think. We have to realize that our words and our slogans satisfy...
...unpredictable conflict seems to confront them with a different tangle of crossed purposes and confused allegiances. Conservative monarchies like Saudi Arabia have found themselves on the side of what has been a radical revolutionary regime in Baghdad. On the other hand, militant governments like those of Syria and Libya lean toward once despised Iran. "The Arab world is frustrated and troubled," said one U.S. intelligence analyst. "The moderate states especially see threats all around them...
...exports from Iran and Iraq, and the continuing resulting shortfall will completely exhaust the surplus in about three months. To help ease the squeeze, Saudi Arabia last week temporarily boosted its own production by 900,000 bbl. daily, to 10.4 million. Hardline OPEC members like Algeria and Libya, however, have threatened to cut back their own output in order to keep the market tight...