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Meanwhile Banisadr had acquired some new enemies and problems. In an electrifying television broadcast last week, he told the nation that a military plot to overthrow his government had been foiled on the eve of a coup d'état. Seventeen officers from an armored division had already been...
In recent months Soviet authorities have arrested key Christian leaders and clamped down on the religious activities of believers. Is this the beginning of a purge reminiscent of Stalin's and Khrushchev's antireligious campaigns? If we in the West remain silent, it could be.
Two other longtime Reagan loyalists, both fired in a purge by Sears, are once again assuming key roles in the campaign. Lyn Nofziger, who returned in mid-June, is communications director. He is a shade too outspoken and irreverent for Nancy Reagan's taste, but his bluff candor appeals...
The grim executions took place following renewed calls by Khomeini for a strict adherence to Islam and a purge of all forms of corruption. The 80-year-old Ayatullah had launched the campaign two weeks ago with an impassioned speech apologizing for the "incompetence" of his regime, which he said...
The archrivals of the Islamic regime -President Abolhassan Banisadr and Ayatullah Seyyed Mohammed Beheshti, leading member of the Revolutionary Council-were assigned adjacent seats in the front of the ornate red-and-gold chamber, the size of a movie theater. They scarcely looked at each other during the ceremony, which...