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Conspiracy at Desert One
A novel
By Bernace Charles
February 7, 2000
The Iranian
Conspiracy at Desert One is the first story serialized in The
Iranian. New parts of this unpublished novel will be posted here every
day (except weekends).
Introduction
Following April 25, 1980, Iranian Revolutionary Guards arrested Laleh
Sanders, an American photojournalist in Tehran. The Iranian Press charged
her with spying for America. She then disappeared for ten months before
allowed to leave Iran. Why? President Carter claimed to have no knowledge
of her at a press conference. Who was Laleh Sanders and what role did she
play in preventing the American rescue-effort from reaching Tehran?
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Outlook
In an Outcast's Story, Defiance of Iran's Mullahs
By JOHN F. BURNS
The New York Times
February 6, 2000
TEHRAN, Iran -- But for his battered brown brogues, Hossain Khorram
might never have told his story. But there was something in the overstretched,
heavily scuffed leather of his shoes, and the back seams held together
with string, that suggested that the heavyset Mr. Khorram, quietly sipping
tea in an artists' workshop in old Tehran, was harshly down on his luck.
An inquiry about the shoes opened the way to a riches-to-rags tale.
Mr. Khorram, who is 53, said they were a hand-lasted pair that he had bought
for $500 more than 20 years ago and wore still because his monthly income
as a freelance evaluator of paintings, ancient scripts and other antiquities
rarely exceeded $300, and in many months amounted to nothing >>>
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Pahlevanan
The Iranian wrestling team was in Fairfax, Virginia this weekend, competing
against many of the world's best in the World Cup 2000. They showed tremendous
spirit and courage. They placed second after the U.S. And thousands of
Iranian fans screamed from the top of their lungs throughout the tournament.
Here are autographed photos of the wrestlers >>>
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More Letters
* Worries about Austria
Amin Naraghi writes:
For the first time since World War II, a government composed by far-right
politicians has come to power in Austria (member of the European Community).
This party is well-known around Europe by its xenophobic declarations,
sometimes using Nazi's slogans.
We know that a large Iranian community lives in Austria (50, 000 to
80 000 ). As an Iranian living in Europe I have a bad feeling about the
future and the conditions of our compatriots living in Austria. Furthermore
Iranians who live in Austria are among the middle-class and have only recently
arrived in this country. It would be interesting to see comments from Iranians
about this subject.
* Attached to Australia
Yazdaneh Amiryazdani
writes in reply to Shahab:
Although I became an Australian citizen, I have not lost my identity
and in case you did not know, Australia is amongst nations that accepts
dual nationals. I did not have to denounce my Iranian identity. In fact,
in Australia, no one is a real Australian, except aboriginals. Here, everyone
is a migrant, one way or another ...
I am emotionally attached to Australia; I have spent my youth here and
I will probably get old here. My children have spent their childhood here
too and they will be here as an adult. They are being praised in school
and the community for speaking two languages and for being familiar with
two cultures. And no one wants them to forget about their culture or identity
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in response to Hamid Taghavi:
The best way to combat these naysayers is also to print their stuff
iberally. That is why I would like The Iranian print some of the
private insults that we endure. we make public statements and get literally
harassed by these people, who also inlcude, every now and then, veiled
threats.
Maybe we should rethink the private feedback icon at the bottom of the
articles: if anyone has something to say they can write directly to iranian.com
and then the editor can decide if it merits further publication.
Music: Dastan Ensemble in Seattle
The Dastan Ensemble will have its Persian classical music concert on
Monday, February 21, 2000 at 7:30 PM at the Ethnic Cultural Center of University
of Washington. The Ethnic Cultural Center is located at 3981 Brooklyn Avenue
NE, Seattle. The tickets are $20 each and will be available at most Iranian
restaurants and grocery stores by the beginning of next week. Please inform
others as this is a rear opportunity for Seattle and vicinity. For more
information please send your email to yubaha1@msn.com
or call (206) 285-5922.
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TEHRAN,
Feb 7 (AFP) - Moderate Iranian reformers announced Monday that they had
achieved some common ground with their radical rivals ahead of a key election
battle with conservatives in parliamentary polls later this month. The Executives
of Construction, a moderate grouping established as a support base for former
president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani, said it was fielding more than half
its 230 candidates for the February 18 polls in common with the combined
reformist coalition >>> FULL TEXT
Reformers hit back at conservative cleric
with defamation action
TEHRAN,
Feb 7 (AFP) - Iran's reformers hit back Monday at a conservative cleric
who is the complainant in a libel prosecution against a leading cartoonist,
demanding that he too be dragged before the courts for slandering them in
his sermons >>> FULL TEXT
Culture minister insists he has no plans
to quit
TEHRAN,
Feb 6 (AFP) - Iran's Culture Minister Ataollah Mohajerani, who has been
the focus of a major protest campaign by religious demonstrators over a
newspaper cartoon, said Sunday he had no plans to step down >>>
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Hardliner plays down opposition attack
in heart of Tehran
TEHRAN,
Feb 7 (AFP) - A hardline former Iranian commander Monday playeddown the
significance of a weekend attack by the Iraq-based opposition in the heart
of the capital which killed one person and wounded five >>> FULL
TEXT
Guards chief threatens reprisals for Tehran
blasts
TEHRAN,
Feb 7 (AFP) - The head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, General Rahim
Safavi, threatened reprisals Monday in the wake of Saturday's attack in
Tehran by the Iraq-based armed opposition People's Mujahadeen, state radio
reported >>> FULL TEXT
Iranian Jews are Iranian first
TEHRAN,
Feb 7 (AFP) - A prominent Iranian Jew hit out Monday at those abroad who
have seized on the upcoming trial of 13 members of his community on spying
charges as a stick to beat the Islamic Republic of Iran, while expressing
optimism that the accused would be found innocent >>> FULL TEXT
EU will not impose steel dumping duties
on Iran
BRUSSELS,
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The European Union's executive Commission said on Monday
it had decided to impose definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled
coil steel from Bulgaria, India, Yugoslavia, South Africa and Taiwan. No
action will be taken against Iran, the European Commission said >>>
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Oil slips as OPEC signals all options open
LONDON,
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Monday following signals that key
producers have not ruled out raising production when output curbs expire
at the end of March. Benchmark Brent crude closed 20 cents lower at $26.87
a barrel, within 25 cents of nine-year highs hit last month >>>
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People's choice
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - The people's choice for best film in
the Fajr film festival is Khosro Sinaie's "Aroos-e Aatash", according
to an audience survey >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Music controversy
Tehran (Asr-e Azadegan) - The Culture Ministry's music committee
has gotten a lot of heat for approving the Shadmehr Aghili's Pop album,
"Dehati" >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Beethoven
Tehran
(Asr-e Azadegan) - One of the performances on the first day of the Fajr
music festival is a piece by Beethoven >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Persepois 1 - Iraq Police 1
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - In its first match in Riyadh, Persepolis managed only
a tie against Iraq's Police soccer club. Now it will have to win big against
the Kazakh team and then face the strongest opponent: Saudi Arabia'a Al
Hilal >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Notes from Riyadh
Tehran (Iran Varzeshi) - All the latest from the Persepolis training
camp in Riyadh >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
Dast o del baaz
Tehran
(Iran Varzeshi) - Three hundred dollars was the reward for each Iranian
player for their friendly match against Kuwait, which ended in a tie. One
wonders how much the Kuwaitis got >>> FULL TEXT IN PERSIAN
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Slippers
For years, people have been comparing their lives under the mullahs to
life under the shah and saying, 'The dictatorship of the boots was better
than the dictatorship of the slippers.'
-- Hossein Khorram
The
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February 6, 2000
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