LOUIS FARRAKHAN has once again dug himself deeper into controversy while allegedly attempting to be conciliatory. Ever since the Nation of Islam leader's senior aide, Khalid Abdul Muhammad, made strongly racist and antisemitic remarks in a speech last fall, there has been a howl of protest from black and Jewish leaders and from members of Congress. Bowing to pressure, Farrakhan last week condemned the tone of Muhammad's speech and demoted him. But, in a protracted diatribe, he did not repudiate the offending message. "I stand by the truths that he spoke," Farrakhan said.
