Did Iran Help the Hijackers?

The U.S. thinks so, but does not know how it can retaliate

The C-141 transport plane looked almost ghostly as it broke through the early morning mist and touched down at Andrews Air Force Base last week. For the fifth time since April 1983, a military aircraft was bringing home the bodies of innocent Americans slain by Middle East terrorists. When the flag-draped coffins of Charles Hegna, 50, and William Stanford, 52, were carried by an honor guard into the cavernous hangar for a memorial service, there were tears of sorrow and frustration in...

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