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Furthermore, he continued, one cannot deal even with moderate forms of Arab nationalism. "Those advocating it are now being murdered and denounced as traitors." Kirk went on to say that these brutal tactics of Nasser's followers were "more primitive than anything from Nazi Germany during the worst days of Goebbels...
During the question period that followed, Kirk stated that although Egypt is not the sole center of Arab nationalism, it directs the movement and profits from the "facade of universalism" which conceals local self-interest...
...member of the audience arose to correct Kirk's estimate of Egyptian literacy, stating that according to U.N. figures, 55 per cent have fifth-grade reading ability, and adding that there had been a 300 per cent increase in building of schools "since the British were taken...
...defense, Kirk replied that Egypt has had its own Ministry of Education since 1923 and could have produced such an increase long ago. In a dictatorship, he added, "literacy" can mean the "ability to read that stuff that falls into the hands of the people. The Devil, as we know, can quote Scripture for his purpose...
...reply to the final query--whether it is possible to formulate a policy alienating neither Arabs nor Israelis--Kirk stated that "theoretically it's not impossible," but "it's like balancing along a hair as sharp as the edge of a razor...