Hardships mount as Khomeini tightens grip in Iran
Ed Blanche reports from ICOSIA Cyprus on renewed purges and internal rifts under Khomeini. Montazeri faces arrest. leftists crushed. economy worsens amid war with Iraq and oil slump. Mass exodus and rising shortages compound unrest as Iran braces for possible post Khomeini power struggles.
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Brazil expands arms role challenging major powers
Brazil re-emerges as a weapons supplier nearly a decade after severing military ties with the U.S. Brazil’s Engesa claims dominance in armored vehicles while buyers in the Middle East and Latin America pursue Brazilian missiles and artillery. Iraq, Libya and Saudi Arabia are noted clients amid Brazil’s lower cost, simpler designs and easy operation.
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Pompeii Uncovers New Erotic Mosaics At Suburban Baths
Archaeologists in Pompeii reveal pornographic mosaics showing multi person scenes in a bathhouse and bordello complex near Porta Marina. Superintendent Conticello calls the finds unique and unusual for Rome era art, with restoration to public view in six to seven months. Also found are three wooden safes with gems at another site.
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Baldassare Conticello
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