Word: nasserism
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Just as inconclusive was the unrelenting propaganda barrage between Morocco's King Hassan, a tough ex-playboy, and militant Socialist Ben Bella, which by last week blossomed into a full-scale ideological struggle, with Ben Bella backed by Egypt's Nasser and a host of black African nations. Dramatizing its case against Morocco's supposedly "feudal" and "imperialist" regime, Algeria broadcast a parody of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince, with Hassan in the title role and a supporting cast of Uncle Sam, King Farouk and David Ben-Gurion...
...enemy of my enemy is my friend," says an Arab proverb, and in the shifting sands of Middle Eastern politics, friends and enemies switch sides with dizzying speed. Latest quick-change act: Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser and Jordan's King Hussein are now billing themselves as friends...
...Overlooked for the moment is the bloody Nasserite rioting in Amman last April, which Hussein put down with guns and armored cars. Instead, the bitter feud has suddenly dissolved in a sweet embrace. The common foe is now the revolutionary Baath regimes in Syria and Iraq, which have smashed Nasser's hopes for hegemony in the Middle East, and are stirring up a revolution in Jordan...
Young King Hussein took the first step toward reconciliation with his old enemy. Stopping off in Paris during a tour of Europe last month, the King ordered his military aide to find Nasser's personal spokesman and friend, Mohammed Hassanein Heikal, who was also expected in town on a visit. One hour later Heikal was in Hussein's thirdfloor suite at the Hotel Crillon, sipping tea and enjoying a friendly cigarette. Passing casually over their past struggles, Hussein asked: "Is there any way to close ranks against our enemies?" Then he answered the question himself by suggesting...
...make a start on reforms in the feudalistic monarchy. On paper at least, Feisal has abolished slavery, and he is even stumping oasis villages promising schools, hospitals, housing and freshwater wells. By slipping arms to the royalists fighting in Yemen-something he denies-Feisal has helped the fight against Nasser expansionism...