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LETTERS, Page 8Khomeini's Legacy
I have tried to understand the devotion of the Iranian people
to the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini (WORLD, June 12). He murdered
thousands to consolidate his power during the revolution, and he
sent hundreds of thousands to their deaths in the war against Iraq.
He left his country an economic basket case. Yet his people seem
desolate as they mourn his death.
Michael Eversman
Crofton, Md.
To compare Khomeini with India's Mohandas Gandhi because both
"mobilized spiritual forces for political ends" is asinine.
Khomeini preached Islamic fundamentalism and tried to suppress
opposition through savagery. Gandhi, by contrast, read from the
Muslim Koran, the Hindu Bhagavad Gita and the Christian Bible.
Moreover, the Ayatullah promoted his religious views through
bloodshed; Gandhi preached nonviolence.
Salil P. Patel
Berwyn, Pa.