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Both men proclaim faith in an Iranian republic that will be Islamic and democratic. They hope to galvanize an anti-Khomeini crusade like the Ayatullah's final campaign against the Shah. "We can overthrow Khomeini within a few months," boasts Rajavi...
...goal of achieving independence is losing support among a once sympathetic populace. Yet, paradoxically, even as its powers seem to wane, the group remains an ominous threat. The Basque terrorists who form the Euzkadi ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Liberty), or ETA, still have the potential to cause the overthrow of Spain's fragile, 31-month-old democracy...
McWhirter, who joined TIME after graduating from Princeton University in 1963, is a seasoned observer of social upheavals. He was stationed in Saigon during the last days of the American involvement in Viet Nam and reported on Iran from the overthrow of the Shah until the arrival of Ayatullah Khomeini. Before moving to Miami to take charge of TIME's new Caribbean bureau last fall, he served for 3½ years as bureau chief in Johannesburg, a base from which he covered the painful birth of Zimbabwe as a nation. While he traced the subtle web of oppression...
...already delivered $1 billion of a $4 billion economic and financial package to Damascus. Additionally, the Saudis are believed to have agreed to work with the Jordanians and the Iraqis to end the support that these two nations have been giving the fanatical Muslim Brotherhood, which is seeking to overthrow Assad's regime. One possible indication of the growing importance of the Saudis in working out an agreement is that Habib's first port of call will be the capital city of Riyadh...
Other academics were not as fortunate, however. Marcus Singer, a former Harvard Zoology instructor, was convicted of contempt of Congress and sentenced to a suspended three-month jail term and a $100 fine. Dirk J. Struik, an MIT mathematics professor, was indicated for conspiring to overthrow the government of the United States and of Massachusetts. After four years of waiting, the court finally dismissed the indictment...