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MSS: Khomeini exporting terrorism
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By Diana Drury
Staff Writer
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The recent confrontation between pro
and anti-Khomeini Iranians at CSUF was
the latest example of organized Khomeini
terrorist activity, according to Javad
Vatandost, spokesman for die Moekm
Student Society (MSS).
The charge was brought up at a press
conference Friday in the College Union.
Vatandost and two other members of the
MSS, Abdi Hosseini and Mostafa
Forrossani, presented the media with a
list of pro-Khomeini terrorist activities
and pictures of many who have been
killed.
The three sat in front of black and white
posters of anti-Khomeini heroes —
Mosoud Rojari, a leader of the Mojahedm
Organization who is currently in Paris and
former leader Mosa Khibani, who was
killed in Iran.
They are our highest examples,'' said
Forrossani, president of MSS. •
Speaking for the trio was Vatandost,
who said the attack at CSUF is only one
of many such attacks that have occurred
on Iranian students who support the Peo¬
ple's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, —
an anti-Khomeini group.
A detailed list containing over 60 ex¬
amples of such attacks that have
occurred in the United States during the
past two years was used to support the
group's claims.
"They (the attacks) are part of a well-
orchestrated and extensive campaign of
exporting terrorism abroad by the
Khomeini regime in order to intimidate
and terrorize anyone who opposes
Khomeini," said Vatandost
During the past year, at least four peo¬
ple have been killed and more than 1,000
have been injured, due to terrorist activi¬
ties, according to one of their reports.
The attacks have been "a sign that the Javad Vatandost addresses media at a press confer en ca. Behind him Is a poster of
the Mojahedm supporters abroad,'' said
Vatandost
ine L/ibKH, ot woswni n m—i students
Societies Outside Iran has supported
Mojahedin by organizing and
coottinatjng hunger strites, picket Rnes,
street displayt and other forms of
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"Students have been so successful in
this campaign that Khomeini has da>
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guised as diptomatsw students — abroad
in order to siknee them," said Vatandost.
The MSS was hokfing a peaceful picket
line Friday, Oct. 22 when a group of about
30 Khomemi supporters charged the
Sot students were injured and eight
pro-Khomeini Iranian nationals were
arrested. All eight pled not-guilty in
Fresno Municipal Court last Tuesday and
hearings are expected to resume today
and Nov. 18.
Four of those arrested also face depor-
tation hearing* because their immigration
papers are not in order.
"What happened here hat Friday (Oct.
22) is a good example of the atmosphere
of terror which is created in Iran by the
KhaneW regime," said Va/andost
Pro-Khomeini supporters have
charged that the antilQioraeini faction
has attacked them in the past Vatandost
said, "Its false reasoning — an attempt to
destroy the atmosphere which has been
created against mem.
Vatandost and his group not only want
M> set the fait of ttxxnemTs rcpme,they
expect it to happen. He claims, however,
that they are not kx*ing for U.S. help.
"We don't look tpr US. aid, but we look
for the U.S. not to support Khomeini's
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"We are looking for a democratic
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Khomeini regime has become more
an ant-Khomeini hero.
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See TERRORISM, page 2
Nuke opponents
■y Robart Oauthlar
Staff Writer
A rally calling for the support of Propo¬
sition 12, the nuclear freeze initiative, was *
held in the CSUF free speech area Friday
afternoon.
Various speakers, including Fresno
Mayor Daniel K. Whitehurst, urged a
crowd of about 250 to vote yes on Propo¬
sition 12 Tuesday.
"Please let them know we are sick and
tired of this madness/' said Patrick
Young, a student representative support¬
ing a nuclear freeze.
Young, the first of seven speakers, said    the arms race.
through "apathy, fear and willful ignor¬
ance," Americans have let the arms race
get out of control
Proposition 12 is California's way of tell¬
ing President Reagan that we support a
bilateral nuclear arms freeze between
America and the Soviet Union, Young
said.
The initiative requires California's gov¬
ernor to send a letter to Washington ask¬
ing for a c oopera rive effort between the
United States and the Soviet Union to
stop testing, production and deployment
of aD nuclear weapons.
Fresno Mayor Daniel K. Whitehurst
said/It's a wonderful way for the people
in Osliforniatogoon record in saying we
want America to be strong."
Whitehurst said the arms buidup is
weakening the country's economy arid
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"It's an expression of concern by si of
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aspect of America s nuclear arms
buildup.
Every nation this government has
deployed nuclear arms against has been a
third world country," Robles said.  /
The buildup is also internally racist
Robles said, because aO the money for
arms are being taken but of social
problems.
"Blacks, Chicanos and various minori¬
ties are behing burned right now," Robles
said.
■ AJ Miller, abo a CSUF student said the
United States is unnecessarily afraid of ,
the Soviet Union, which has helped fuel
As long as we buy into the myth of the
See RALLY, page 2
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