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...Nasser by name for the first time, was followed by a larger demonstration in Amman: 25,000 people joined a protest march under the aegis of Yasser Arafat's Al-Fatah guerrilla group. Arafat spoke to his followers at the close of the march and promised them that "the revolution will take orders from no one." He did not, however, make any mention of Nasser. In Baghdad, meanwhile, Iraqi marchers carried posters reading "DOWN WITH ABDEL NASSER...
Along with his other troubles, Nasser may also lose money because of his decision to negotiate. Libya was two days late with a $12 million subsidy to Egypt this month; since Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is undecided about negotiation, the delay might have been a pointed notice to Nasser to negotiate with care, if at all. Egypt can ill afford such a slight. King Feisal of Saudi Arabia, TIME Correspondent Gavin Scott learned in Cairo last week, has apparently withheld $25 million due Egypt for war support because the King is angry that Arab disunity is keeping...
...Nasser did not let guerrilla attacks go unanswered. The Egyptian government suddenly announced that it was "temporarily" refusing use of its powerful transmitter to two guerrilla stations, "The Voice of Asifa [Storm]" and "The Voice of Palestine." In place of commando propaganda broadcasts and coded messages to guerrilla leaders, Cairo radio broadcast recorded music. One of the first songs played: a popular Arab melody called Do Not Forsake Me, Lover. In Syria and Iraq, meanwhile, Soviet diplomats made discreet calls on government officials. The Arab leaders were quietly informed by their Russian visitors that Moscow supports Nasser and a cease...
...Kissinger's initial plan was to separate the belligerents by means of corridors and keep them apart with an international peace force; he thought the problem "insoluble." For a time, Rogers' principal concern seemed to be the military balance of power that the U.S. relied upon after Nasser repudiated an earlier cease-fire proposal in 1969. Shortly before leaving office, Lyndon Johnson had leveled the balance by selling Israel 50 Phantom jets. These took the place of French Mirages, which Charles de Gaulle withheld from Israel after...
...Nasser continued to attack Israeli forces along the Suez Canal in Sinai, the Phantoms allowed Defense Minister Dayan and Israeli Chief of Staff Haim Bar-Lev to develop a new policy of deep bombing. The more Nasser attacked along the canal, the deeper the Phantoms struck into the heartland of Egypt. Many Israelis hoped that the humiliation of such raids might cause Egypt to depose Nasser...