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...Fathi Abdel Fattah tells of leftists imprisoned during Nasser's reign who were not allowed to wear shoes even while being forced to do hard labor in desert areas infested by scorpions and snakes. Another anti-Nasser book, called Second Grade in Prison by Mustafa Amin, a prominent rightist who spent nine years in Nasser's jails, charges that 21 political prisoners were murdered in their cells in 1957 simply because they refused to do hard labor...
Franco's entire career, from 1920 until his death, represents an unrelieved campaign against political and social democracy in Spain and elsewhere. His initial fame arose from his part in the 1921 war against tribesmen in Spanish Morocco. In 1934 the rightist Spanish government called on him to suppress an insurrection of miner's in northern Spain; his bloody tactics earned him the title "butcher of Asturias...
...make a smooth and peaceful transition. Meanwhile, he and Juan Carlos were expected to rearrange membership on the Council of the Realm. Its principal task is to propose a slate of three candidates from among whom Juan Carlos will ultimately choose his own Premier. By replacing aging and unreconstructed rightists on the council, Juan Carlos could in effect select his own candidate ahead of time. Among the leading possibilities are Manuel Fraga Iribarne, 53, a center rightist and former Minister of Tourism; and José Maria de Areilza, Count of Mortrico, 65, a monarchist and former ambassador to Washington...
...businesses, built up over decades. Destitute in Portugal, many face the hostility of their countrymen, the apprehension of their government and the fear of left-wing political parties. Although unorganized, the refugees are believed to be potential supporters of a right-wing coup. Portuguese newspapers last week warned that rightist forces were preparing a coup on Angola independence day to oust moderate Premier José Pinheiro de Azevedo. Such tales, no matter how fanciful, have reinforced Portuguese mistrust and dislike of the newcomers...
...army leave slim possibilities for a smooth transition to stability under a Western-style political system. Whichever faction controls the government in the next few weeks, these conflicts will undermine any compromise and will propel the situation leftward. Though in the short run Juan Carlos and his rightist puppeteers have the initiative, in the long run the future of Spain depends on the actions of the left...