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Word: libã (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1962-1962
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...Madness. Salan and his men intend to keep Algeria French, and threaten a bloody uprising either before or after peace is concluded. To succeed in the long run, Salan must not only crush the powerful Moslem F.L.N. (Front de Lib??ration Nationale) but also bring down De Gaulle himself?tasks that seem far beyond his powers, particularly since his S.A.O. has not won any sizable support in Metropolitan France. But, even in failing, Salan can seriously endanger France by releasing mutiny in the embittered French army in Algeria, which would conceivably spread to barracks in Metropolitan France and trigger civil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Algeria: The Not So Secret Army | 1/26/1962 | See Source »

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