Word: nasserism
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...Saudi family tradition and hold it up to ridicule." Mad indeed, Rebel Talal headed for Cairo to drum up more support behind his solemn vow: "We will overthrow King Saud very soon-sooner than you think." Talal would find quick sympathy in Egypt's capital, where Gamal Abdel Nasser for years has been using spies, subversion and radio propaganda in an effort to undermine the old King...
...have been compared to Fidel Castro, to Nasser and many others. One should be careful in drawing such analogies. We mean to undertake a specific experiment in Algeria. There is the socialism of Mao Tse-tung and the socialism of [moderate former French Premier] Guy Mollet. For us. socialism means the liquidation of privileges." But, said Ben Bella, there would still be a "place for a free, capitalist economy. We do not intend to nationalize." And in his most important promise. Ben Bella vowed to maintain Algeria's ties to France, as specified in the Evian agreements. "The French...
...quite willing to accept aid from the West, but wants stronger ties with the Soviet bloc. He has condemned the moderates' desire for cooperation with France. He is also a strong supporter of pan-Arabism, is even seen by some as a potential rival of his onetime benefactor, Nasser. Ben Bella, in his speeches, chants: "We are Arabs, we are Arabs, we are Arabs." His supporters claim that the ex-country boy, the ex-terrorist, the ex-noncom, the ex-prisoner is most interested in helping Algeria's fellahin. Just how to do it, Ben Bella has obviously...
Last month Nasser summoned a National Congress of intellectuals, workers and peasants to Cairo and presented them with a "National Charter," his first major political credo since he took over. Despite the fact that Nasser had confiscated $1.5 billion from Egypt's tiny, wealthy, luxury-bathed ruling class, he explained that "Arab Socialism" is not Communism: it favors religion, opposes the dictatorship of any class, and believes in private "but not exploitative" ownership. He called for the setting up of a one-party system based on a complex structure of villages, factories and urban districts. This ramshackle system, many...
...impressed Congress delegates asked 900 questions about the Charter, including the vital one: How will it be implemented? Replied Nasser genially: "That's a question I have asked myself...