Word: nasser
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...fanatical Arab nationalist, Aref campaigned from the early days of the revolution for speedy union with Nasser's United Arab Republic. Kassem, a lean, brooding soldier with no political experience, wanted to keep Iraq independent of Cairo, and to fight off the Arab nationalist pressures made common cause with the Communists, who now control the street mobs of Baghdad. The two "brothers" fought, and Aref found himself accused of conspiring against the state and of trying to assassinate Kassem...
...Western Europe, Communist strength is down. In the Middle East, Arab nationalism is for the first time beginning to show substantial misgivings about Communism's brotherly support. Not long ago those Misters In-Between-Nehru, Nasser and Tito-were neutral in Moscow's favor; now they all have their doubts...
...Bourguiba, 55, runs his nation like a one-man show, dismissing opponents, lecturing visitors, and ruling by decree. But he is not the complete master of Tunisia's fate, or of his own. His professions of loyalty to the West have earned him the hatred of the neutralists. Nasser's Radio Cairo beams an unceasing stream of Goebbels-like propaganda into Tunisia...
...developed an intense dislike for Batista." He lost no time in joining Castro in the hills of the Sierra Maestra. When asked about his future plans, now that the struggle is over, the writer replied nonchalantly, "I think I may go to Israel. I don't like Nasser either...
Aref, a thrusting young Arab nationalist, fell because he tried to force Iraq into a quick union with Nasser's United Arab Republic. An Iraqi nationalist before all, Premier Kassem had tried to divest his friend by exiling him to the ambassadorship to West Germany. When Aref returned without permission at an awkward time, the Premier ordered his arrest. Kassem had decided personally, said the prosecutor, not to divulge "details" of Aref's trial, "in the interests of Arab solidarity." Nor was any sentence made public, though for treason there is usually only one punishment, and that quite...