Word: tehran
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...than 10 or 15 members here, and there is no operational nerve center here." He believes that the headquarters is in Iran and that most of the funding comes from Arab states in the Middle East. Bruce Hoffman, the Rand Corp.'s terrorism expert, says, "I'd look to Tehran or Damascus as the control center." As to financing, Hoffman adds, "My suspicion is that the money Hamas is getting from Iran, and perhaps Syria as well, dwarfs anything they are raising...
...general terms with Nir but that there had been no talk about arms sales to Iran. The commission later published a memo on the Bush-Nir conversation, written by a Bush aide who was present, showing that the Israeli had indeed given Bush a detailed briefing on the Tehran arms deal...
...apparently decided he could not afford to allow President Burhanuddin Rabbani's interim government to gain much stability. On Aug. 2, Pakistan's Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif was due to arrive in Kabul, and Hekmatyar's rockets closed the airport. On Aug. 8, Rabbani was to fly to Tehran. The attacks intensified again. Since he was due in Pakistan last week for meetings with Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, it was predictable that the rockets would come in more heavily than ever. Last week's barrage left 600 people dead and almost 2,000 wounded. "Hekmatyar cannot get power...
...didn't initiate and can't necessarily control. Presidents tend to be judged less by the good deeds they set in motion than by ! how well they respond to crises. Jimmy Carter's conscientious conclusion of the Panama Canal treaties was overshadowed by his fumbling over the Tehran hostages. George Bush's adroit management of the Gulf War largely explains his reputation for statesmanship...
...investigating rumors that Bush, then Ronald Reagan's running mate, tried to cut a deal with Iran and delay the release of the 52 American hostages so that Republicans could take credit for their freedom. The panel, however, will continue to investigate whether other Reagan aides conspired with Tehran to seal Jimmy Carter's defeat with a so-called October Surprise...