Word: support
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Fits of Rage. U Nu will have to rally considerable support within Burma if he is to have anywhere near the "100% chance of success" that his followers claim. He is in tight with the Buddhist priesthood, and he is still regarded as something of a holy man by the Burmese peasantry. By promising them virtual autonomy in a future United States of Burma, he has managed to get the Karens, the Mons, the Chins, the Shans and other hill minorities to join him in a United National Liberation Front. He can claim at least theoretical support...
...possibility of Ky's opposing President Nguyen Van Thieu was raised several times during the visit. Ky has chafed in the secondary role he has been forced to play during the past three years. Ky would like U.S. support-or at least neutrality-concerning his political ambitions. But one congenial encounter with Senator Fulbright is not likely to erase the liability of Ky's old image, and that, coupled with President Nixon's frequently stated respect for Thieu, probably makes his quest quite futile...
...supplies at bases where Soviet troops are stationed. Cairo, Alexandria, Inshahs, Damietta, Aswan and Helwan are all protected by 15 to 20 batteries of SA3 missiles (with eight missiles to a battery). The batteries are on alert against any low-flying aircraft that might be carrying out ground-support missions for anti-Russian forces-and that could mean not only Israelis but also Egyptians carrying out a pro-Western coup. About 5,000 Russian infantrymen guard the SA3 missile sites, and they have been briefed on the need to watch against attacks of both kinds. According to some accounts, Sadat...
...idea of a coup was remote during the 18-year reign of Gamal Abdel Nasser. But Sadat enjoys vastly less popular support than did Nasser. Therefore Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin, who hurried to Cairo for Nasser's funeral with his Deputy Defense Minister in tow, ordered a number of Russian moves to shore up Sadat. A new Russian military command was established, and Soviet "advisers" serving with the Egyptian army were directed to develop loyal cadres of Egyptians, who would take over-and report to the Russians-in the event that the Egyptian command structure was punctured...
Temporarily, at least, the invasion also rekindled support at home for Sekou Touré, 48. Poorer Guineans have generally backed Touré, but their incomes from bananas, rice and pineapple farming have steadily decreased. The country (about the size of Oregon, with 4,000,000 people) contains one of the world's largest bauxite deposits, and has signed a $180 million agreement under which a Western consortium will mine and market the ore starting next year. But most hotels in Conakry normally do not serve lunch, for the simple reason that there is not enough food. At least...