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Suggestion to the Brothers. Nasser's destination was Khartoum, where the leaders of the Arab world were gathering at one more summit in one more attempt to forge a united front against Israel. And once more, all hopes for unity were shot down even before the meetings began. Fearing that the old cries for jihad (holy war) were about to be toned down, Algeria's leftist President, Houari Boumediene, decided the meeting was not worth bothering about...
...sheikdoms and emirates that are joined with Aden in the Federation of South Arabia add up to an area of shifting sands, tribal fiefs, and steadily building trouble. A pair of powerful leftist terrorist organizations - the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (F.L.O.S.Y.), which is backed by Nasser, and the home grown rebels of the National Liberation Front (N.L.F.) - have been jockeying for positions of power ever since Britain promised to give the federation its independence in January. With four months to go, the terrorists are operating with increasing urgency...
...seemed like old times - the friendly days before Nasser fired him for losing the war with Israel. The illusion did not last long. At dinner, Nasser in formed the marshal that he was under house arrest...
Similar scenes were played all over Cairo last week. At Nasser's orders, military police scoured the city, arrested more than 100 colonels and generals suspected of discontent. The dragnet also picked up the former War Minister, the former director of military prisons, four parliamentary Deputies and the government information chief. No hard evidence was offered to suggest that the arrested officials were actually plotting to overthrow the government...
Their confinement seemed merely precautionary. For the first time since the war, Nasser was preparing to leave the country, and he wanted to be sure he could get back...