Word: treasonable
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...motive for the arms-shipments policy was to gain U.S. influence in Iran's power struggles or to win freedom for hostages in Lebanon, officials could hope for success. Last month Mehdi Hashemi, a hard-line Iranian official, was arrested in Tehran and charged by the Iranian government with treason, allegedly because he had masterminded the kidnaping of a Syrian diplomat, who was then promptly set free. Khomeini personally approved an investigation into Hashemi's activities. Hashemi's pending downfall is good news for the U.S. because he is among the most extreme of Khomeini's followers in urging Islamic...
Vanunu is believed to be undergoing interrogation by Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, at a former British fort south of Tel Aviv. He could be charged with violating the country's Official Secrets Act or, worse, with treason, which carries a possible lifetime prison sentence. However, Israeli officials are leery of placing Vanunu on trial. Reason: a verdict of guilty, they concede, would have the effect of confirming his story...
Iran's official news agency last week announced the arrest of Hashemi on charges of treason and murder...
Demjanjuk's supporters include Reagan Aide Patrick Buchanan. In a Washington Post article carefully labeled as his personal view, Buchanan last week called Demjanjuk an "American Dreyfus," referring to the unfairly convicted French army officer cleared of treason charges...
...peace laureate who is due to be installed on Sept. 7 as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in southern Africa. Two weeks ago Manpower Minister Pieter du Plessis gave Tutu a "friendly warning" that his calls for sanctions against South Africa "border on high treason." Last week Andries Treurnicht, head of the far-right Conservative Party, joined the chorus by demanding that Tutu be "dealt with immediately...