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...Middle East war entered its third bitter and bloody week with no clear end in sight, as the Israelis continued to fight, in their view, for the security of their state and the Arabs to try to regain their lost territories and their self-respect. From opposite sides of the globe the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the U.S., funneled ever larger supplies of arms, ammunition and aid to their respective allies locked in combat, even as they moved dramatically to press for the terms of a peace...
Many neutral and European analysts agree with the Kissinger view that the Soviet Union has acted so far with reasonable restraint, considering its pro-Arab history and commitments. As they see it, the Kremlin has moved in understandable self-interest to regain influence in the Middle East, after being so unceremoniously kicked out of Egypt by Sadat in 1972. Now Arab officialdom is ringing with praise of the Russians. Yet it is not in the Soviet interest, in this view, for Moscow to push for a mortal blow at Israel. That not only would clash head-on with U.S. interests...
Harvard will soon regain control of a small lot at the corner of Dewolfe and Grant Streets and again use the area for Faculty and staff parking...
...Syrian and Egyptian forces against Israel. A specialist in both airborne and guerrilla warfare and the holder of a master's degree in political science, Shazli is extremely popular among his men. He maintains an almost mystical belief in the destiny of the Arab peoples. "Let us regain the glories of Arabism," he said at a meeting in Cairo of the Arab Chiefs of Staff, "and prove to the whole world that we are men of war, who either live proudly or die honorably...
...second chance in a stable democracy, even if he is relatively young. But overthrown dictators hardly ever return to the scene of their prime, unless it is behind guns pointed at their successors. Though no stranger to force, Perón has used none directly to regain his power...