IRANIAN president Aboihassan Bani-Sadr is now in hiding. At the weekend he was impeached by the Iranian parliament.
Also over the weekend at least 24 people were killed in street fighting between supwing, and supporters the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Khomeini's Revolutionary sultillarry ecuting 15 people who had demonstrated in favour of Kani aer Informed press reports from Iran now say that the country is on the edge of civil war.
None of this makes When picasant rcaalng. the impeachment of BaniSadr was announced, parliamentary deputies 'Thank God, America has Deen defeated'.
Stained his base among the urban poor. but inal does not make Khomeini right and BaniSadr wrong, and it in no way justifies the repression Harrison, published by Box 50, London N1 2XP.
Cheques and POs payable to 'Socialist Challenge'. Bani-Sadr and Khomeini in Paris in happier days: will Bani-Sadr end up back there again?
which is being directed against Bani-Sadr's supporters.
That repression, whatever the anti-US rhetoric, till 25 of little benefit to per cent the population of Iran who are unemployed, nor will it welcomed by the oppressed national minOnles in iran who have tended to support BaniSadr in preference to Khomeini.
Within those ployment figures, within the continued suppression of the national minorities lies one reason why Khomeini is conducting his campaign Baniazallist Sadr. Scapegoats The name of the game Is searching tor scapegoat for the failur the *Islamic Icvolulol Iran qualitatively impeople.
In the past, Khomeini has blamed: left wingers and socialists in Iran; US the Soviet Union, and many others.
Ivow it Is ine turn or baniSadr.
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This attack follows in the line of fascist attacks against black people, Jews gays, SOCKIS fact anybody that op the policies of the fascists.
Fed by rising unemployment and the failure the labour leaders to fight for a real socialis alternative some young people are attracted to the fascists' 'radical solutions to the crisis. Intent Socialist Challenge's office and the Other Bookshop both Have been the object of fascist assaults, , including fire bombing. This ticularly vicious attack was clearly an attempt intimidate socialists and anti-fascists and to deny our democratic rights to sell our litera. ture and organise our campaigns Prophetical Socialist week's Challenge was headlined | 'Attacks on the inDefeat the racist onslaught' But neither the Other Bookshop nor Socialist Challenge have any intention being intimidated. will redouble our efforts expose THE TESSE and to continue our campaigning activities. Appeal In that light the Other Bookshop has launched a financial ap peal for £500 to purchase more security equipment and to help finance a convalescent holiday for Sheila.
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