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...aides. The Iranian reaction to rumors of possible British military intervention in Iran was instant and hectic. The National Front newspaper Shahed screamed: "[Neither] oil-eating British politicians [nor] any power or force in the whole world would be able to declare the oil nationalization law null and void without starting World War III . . . For every Iranian the question of oil is a religious and national matter . . . To reach the holy goal a holy war may be needed...
...Fill a Void. Friendships with other men proved to be unsatisfactory, so Spender "began to discover a need for women," began not only to "think about" women but even "to look for them." Eventually he decided that "marriage seemed the only solution" to "fill the emptiness of living alone," and found himself a wife. "I think it would be safe to say," he ventures gloomily, "that we 'adored' one another...
Koestler has discerned a striking parallel between the rise of the Christian Church on the crumbling base of pagan Rome and the advance of contemporary Communism against a civilization which has lost faith in its God and is slowly disintegrating into the resultant void. He is not comparing the moral worth of Christianity with that of Communism; rather he demonstrates regretfully that strong faith of any kind can give impetus to social movements...
Koestler shows clearly, albeit, not most effectively, how European intellectuals feel themselves trapped in a void between the freedom-stifling regime of the Communists and the naive bewilderment of the Americans. He does nothing to resolve the dilemma. Some say he personally is turning to mysticism. For the rest of the Europeans, perhaps an intelligent and serious restatement of the American credo would be of help...
Sincerely democratic socialists, hopeful in the early 1900's that theirs was the road to peace and the utopian life, are now confused and frustrated. To fill this void, Thomas draws upon his political experience to formulate a positive program...