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Dustbin of death awaits Left, warns Khomeini
5/27/2011
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Publication: Guardian 1821-2000; Date: Aug 17,1979; Section: None; Page: 6
Ayatollah thr atq ns intcellqctuals
who have Amexlcan connqctions
Dustbin of death
awaits Left,
warns Khomeini
Ayatollah Whomein l yester-
day threatened to cast left-
wingers Into “the dustbin of
death” and also delivered a
warning to Intellectuals with
connections In the United
States.
His declaration followed
three days of street violence In
Tebran In which hardline, pro-
Ichomeini supporters fought
with Left-wingers. In a speech
on the eve of the pro-Pales-
tinian Jerusalem Day, the Aye-
toRah said; “(it) Is a day
when we should warn these In-
tellectuals who have relations
with America and with Airier-
ican agents: if they don't stop
meddllnç they will be
crushed.'
The religious leader bad pre-
yiously declared the last Fri-
day of the holy month of
P _adan Jerusalem Day and
asked other Moslem states to
THE Iranian Foreign Minis-
try yt tttun y denied reports
that Iran would dispatch
trooprtlrSyrla today hi take
up positions along the border
with Israel.
The Ketwalti newspaper At
Siyassah, hail said that the
Iranian troops would go to
oyda s “confrontation line
with Israel,” — l.JPI
observe It. “it is a day when
we all should endeavour to
liberate Jerusalem and relieve
the pressure on Lebanon. It Is
a day when all Moslems must
announce their existence and
warn the Superpowers and
their dregs in Iran and else-
where , —
° Let no one expect that the
corrupt and the American or
non-American Left will be able
to reappear in this country.
We can when we want, in a
f ‘ licurs. throw th ni to the
dustbin of death,” be said.
“The United States and Israe l
are the chief enemies of Islam.
“We gave them (the Left-
wingers) time and treated
them mildly with the hope they
would sto their devilish acts
if they don't we shalt say
the last word.”
whose headquarters were
stormed by Islamic militants
last Monday, would take part.
Both the Mujahedeen and
Fedayeen' were trained by
Palestinian groups.
The Ayatollah's remarks
came after reports that the
arrest had been ordered of
Hedayatollah Matitn-Daftarl, a
leader of the National Demo-
cratic Front which organised a
rally against alleged press re-
pression last Sunday; The
protests deteriorated into fight-
ing between Right-wing Moe-
1cm milItants and supporters
of 10 political groups which
joined the NDF rally,
The NW ' said yesterday that
it was prepared to present evi-
dence In any “competent
court” to show that “shock
troop” tactics were used
against the rally. The Islamic
judge, Shelkh S.adeq Khalkhali,
said In Qom on Wednesday
that he believed Mr Maitin-
Daftari should be executed. A
summons for the arrest of
Marrban, editor of Persian-
language daily, Peygham-E
Imroute, was also issued
earlier thu week.
The Association of Iranian
Jurists, in ‘an open Ie,.t s Lu
the Prime Minister, Mr Bazar-
gan. has said that the people
had the right to react to any
suppression of' their rights if
the Government failed to act.
Three members of the Shah's
secret police were executed by
firing squad in the North-wes-
tern town of tirurnieh yester-
day.
it was also reported yester-
day that a policeman had been
executed in Isfahan on charges
of manslaughter and arresting
anti-Shah demonstrators.
The ICurdish town of Paveb,
near Irnn'rtnrder with Iraq,
was o mi by Ilurdish rebels
yesterday after two of re-
sistance by islamic Revolu-
tionary Guards and State
police. Kurdish sources In
tehran s 0 1J .
Reports said at least 13
people had been killed and
about 50 wounded in the fight-
ing.
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A march Is to be held today The Tehran newspaper, Xay•
marking Jerusalem Day 2nd a ban, quoted the provzncial Grw-
number of groups have said ernor-General M o h a mm a d
they will take part, includ ing Sepahripur, as saying 2,000
the radical People's Mujalie-jj attackers had taken the town.
cleen. who believe they are a The fighting was believed to
potential target for hardline have started aver local protests
Moslems. It was not known at the dispatch of non-Kurdish
whether the People's Fedayeen, Revolutionary G u ar d s to
Paveh.—Reutcr/tIPI
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