Iran reform wave alarms neighbors in Middle East
AP report notes Iran's 1997 reform push led by Mohammad Khatami and parliamentary gains that shifted power away from hardliners. Observers in Beirut, Georgetown, and Cairo discuss fear and caution among Arab rulers, while some see Iran as a potential model for gradual change and others warn of negative lessons if regimes cling to power.
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Survivors allege South Korean killings of Vietnamese villagers
Survivors report that between January and February 1966 South Korean troops killed over 1,600 villagers in Binh An and neighboring provinces. They say hundreds of bodies were found, some with hands tied, as witnesses describe raids described as scorched earth. Officials cite 380 in Binh An and thousands more across Quang Ngai and Phu Yen, while AP could not verify all claims.
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