Letters: Iran's Revenge

To the Editors:

The Iranian students, with the approval of Ayatullah Khomeini [Nov. 19], seem to be proving that Islam is—at least in the Iranian version—a religion that emphasizes revenge rather than forgiveness. They evidently consider revenge on one very ill man the ideal to put first in the life of their country.

Elizabeth Cubley Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.

The evidence is now available for all the world to see. The people of Iran have deposed a very bad regime and installed a much worse one.

Arthur J. Bellinzoni Jr. Aurora, N,...

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