European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 04, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday september 4,1989 a Sfanjani quits As Iran Mill  a presiden Hashemi Rafid Najmi has resigned As commander of Iran s atoned forces say ing he is too Busy with Ouw matters Tehran radio reported saturday a Sfanjani resigned in a letter to a Tolulah a Khamenei who took Over As the islamic Republic s spiritual Leader after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died june 3, the state run radio said in a re port monitored in Nicosia. Khamenei accepted a Sfanjani s resignation the radio said. It gave no other details. Khomeini appointed a Sfanjani As the army s commander in june 1988 after iranian forces were Defeated by the iraqis in a series of offensives during  Gulf War. A Sfanjani s mauve Ink was to reorganize Iran s Milieu to badly demoralized by Battlefield be flacks in nearly eight years of Warthe disarray in the fractious military the shortage of weapons and growing War weariness among Iran s 50 million peo ple after suffering horrendous casualties led him instead to persuade Khomeini to unconditionally accept a 1987 . Bei Council cease fire Resolution. That i aug. 20,1988. The resignation of  As Iran s military Auer Indi Gwire will focus his Prio relics  policy of revitalizing Pratt is gift and the huge us plot Post War fib sonic Khan Sci will presumably take Over As commander. Khamenei 50, Raf Sanja of political ally made it Clear soon after he was elected that he intended to control military affairs. A Sfanjani with wide support in the 350,000-Strong revolutionary guards will retain considerable ii tary affairs. During  military com Mander of Ralso served As parliament pc Akiji lathe Lime he merged the Tilmand Structure of the regular army  the revolutionary guards to eliminate parallel and often conflicting chains of command that seriously hampered military operations during the Gulf War. Akbar Torkan the minister of defense and armed forces logistics in Raf Sanja in s new Cabinet will Wield More control incr military affairs than any of his pc after parliament s approval of Torkan  aide was head of Iran s  organization during much of thaw us. Was a driving Force behind building i produce surface to surface missiles Ari other weapons to counter a  arms embargo. He will now try to expand the defense Industry. A Sfanjani s Interior minister Howato islam Abdullah noun controls the internal Security forces. He was Khomeini s powerful representative at the Headquarters of the revolutionary guards and wields considerable influence in the corps. His influence with the guards might counter any Challenge to a Sfanjani the Leader of Tehran s so called pragmatists from Radical rivals. A Sfanjani was elected july 28 in a landslide vote to succeed Khamenei who had been president since 1981. A Sfanjani was Given unprecedented executive Powers through constitutional reforms aimed at eliminating competing a War centers that had paralysed the Den making process. Thousands rally in Azerbaijan for control of disputed Territ i isiso5_ow a thousands of people rallied in the Azan Ajjan Republic saturday to demand control of a disputed Reg Tonthat is also claimed by the neighbor ing Republic of  activist said. The activist groups wig s front of Azerbaijan staged the rally and also Callea so strike monday at factories offices schools and by Salta a. Throughout the Southern Republic said front member Byckov. He said 1 million people turned out for Satu rally. Nazim Ragimov an Independent journal if activist said about 500,000 people attended of Ami Rockov said the protesters Are do Maing that Moscow lift its direct control Over Tjw Magorno Kara Bakh Region of Azerbaijan. The a Jeff has been the sit of clashes Between ethnic act Means and Azerbaijan. Activists in nigh Gojii Armenia want to Annex the Region where Abo i of percent of the population is ethnic Armyn no Region inthe Kremlin assumed direct con january in an attempt to . In the Telephone into jew Ami Rockov said sat urday s  Square in Baku the azerbaijani  Blue red and Gold Azer Baijan  demanding an end to into refer " Rumlin in the Republic s  Kofl glue protest some people carried signs saying in interfering in Azerbaijan s affairs and Kara is aggression against the sovereignty of acc Rabi Iko said. Thc"n5f , and authorities made no Effort to . Clashes Between Armah Winsand azerbaijanis have killed 100 people and  of thousands of people to fee their Homes. Tai the Azerbaijan people s front Cameo Ritaj Jar if strike in late August and then called it off to Awa government s reaction and plan a larger walkout. Modern god a makes profess ride to Futon England a a Modem lady Godiva Rode naked through this Village saturday to protest against  plans. Lyn Brierly 42, said Stfan Hejde her horseback ride to draw attention to the prudent in Urance company s plans to develop luxury housing to  and other farm buildings. Prudential which has owned the  c world War ii has encountered Stron Bustance to development plans and is  with the District Council and turf Cocking on preservation society. Exhibitionist in any Way. In fact i am terrified said Brierly a nurse. But if this is what it takes to save the Village then l a clo i again and again until someone sits up t the Seaside resort of Graub Bra southwestern England is a Cluster of  roof houses and boasts a pub designed in the 1930s by noted architect sir Edwin Lutyens. I said she feared the stables were targeted for ill 11 iiiifi7irnin for i intr had complained about horse manure in to the horses Are part and  Village life itself. Ask anyone about cock ton and they la immediately think of the horses she said. Demonstration demonstrating How her husband s hands were handcuffed together Tammy Faye Bakker Speaks to reporters after visiting former pal Leader Jim Bak Ker at the Federal correctional institution in Burner , where he is undergoing psychological evaluation. She blamed her husband s emotional collapse last week on reaction to medication. Colombia from Page 1 advisers said a team of one officer and seven enlisted men had arrived from Panama and was doing nothing More than setting up a Mobile communications unit to coordinate the arrival of the military  he denied reports that any of the . Military Aid had arrived in Colombia. The first of two . Cargo planes to be delivered to the colombian government landed saturday at Howard fab in Panama loaded with spare parts. The second plane was expected later saturday. The c-i30b National guard planes were from Louisville ky., and Martins Israel from Page 1 urday blaming the armed palestinian group for a Chain of attacks and killings of palestinians suspected of collaborating with israeli occupation authorities. One of the palestinians killed 19 year old Amar Muhamed Khanis Kal Bune was wanted for killing an israeli reservist in february the army said. Theother dead palestinian 24-year-old Iman Shafik Muhammed Jamus was wanted for killings and attacks on suspected collaborators around Nablus the statement said. Protests erupted in Nablus after the shootings Arab reports said. Muna Tamaam 14, was fatally shot by soldiers while she participated in a student demonstration the Arab reports said. Early saturday a patrol clashed with a palestinian who had infiltrated from Jor Dan and the guerrilla and an Israel trooper were killed the army said. Two others were wounded the army said. Burg . They were to be flown to Bogota  Pentagon has said it will also Send five uh-1h combat helicopters eight a 37 reconnaissance jets trucks boats radios grenade launchers machine guns rifles and  Pentagon said that up to 200 . Military personnel could go to Colombia to help colombians use the american  spokesman Pete Williams said the americans will be used for training and logistic support but won t actually participate in colombian anti drug operations. The staff of the bombed Al a Spectator put together a makeshift newsroom and said it would keep  anxiously Hopes the government carries out what it has prom ised the paper s management said in statement referring to the current anti drug drive so that this wreckage of the newspaper does t also turn out to be the ruins of democracy in  most of the 83 injured had been Riding bin two City buses when the explosion occurred. It was tremendous said bus Driver Jose Ignacio Rojas 54. He was not Hurt the air from the blast knocked me two meters said Jairo Rodriguez an employee of a Small factory nearby that also sustained heavy damage. Al a Spectator is one of the most respected newspapers in latin America for its opposition to government corruption an human rights violations. The newspaper had been publishing stories calling for stronger action against drug traffickers. On dec. 17,1986, Al a Spectator s Edi Tor Guillermo Cano was assassinated by men firing sub machine guns As he left the newspaper building in his car. Drug Barons in Colombia have waged a Campaign of bombings assassinations and arson to Force the government to Back Down from its decision to extradite leading traffickers to the United states. The government decision came after a leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galan was assassinated aug. 18.in Venezuela saturday authorities were alerted for 12 colombian drug Barons wanted in the United states and believed to be hiding in Western Venezuela