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TIME [April 1] is quite correct in stating that "Western badgering and blustering is apt only to enhance the fanatic image of Nasser as champion of the Arabs." The U.S. policy of talking softly but cutting off Egypt's dollar income is much better than Britain's overexcited, frustrated yelps of outrage toward Egypt...
Your magazine is full of distortions and prejudices against President Nasser. He is the hero of all the Arabs, and your name-calling is antagonizing them. Do not blame them if they turn to Russia for friendship...
...considerable responsibility for Jordan's turmoil: the most tumultuous of Jordan's agitators come from half a million Palestine refugees driven from their own country who now form a restless and disaffected overload on Jordan's desert economy. Another who bears responsibility is Egypt's Nasser, whose hate-filled Radio Cairo outpourings and political intrigue have inflamed the refugee-camp centers. In this chaotic situation, two Arab leaderships that mistrust each other -Iraq and Saudi Arabia-found common cause in trying to save the artificial kingdom of Jordan from falling to one of two enemies: either...
Swearing on the Koran. He began by sending off his court minister with letters telling his allies, Nasser, Saud and the Syrian President, what he meant to do. (Saud's generous reply: "You will always find me on your side in person and with my forces.") The Jordanian Cabinet's taunting response was to propose establishing diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia. For the young King, the moment had come. First summoning 50 top army officers to the palace and exacting loyalty pledges, he demanded the Cabinet's resignation. Nabulsi, a left-wing and anti-Western economist (educated...