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Word: soldiering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first press conference, Premier el-Kassim, 42, who sleeps on a pallet in front of his desk and is regarded as a rugged, strict and upright soldier, appeared to be anxious to show his good faith. He told of how he dreamed of wiping out corruption way back when he was in military college, of how he slowly gathered his band of followers, of how "the agents and spies" of the old regime almost caught up with him in 1956. Finally, when in early July he was ordered into Jordan to bolster King Hussein, El-Kassim "read in the eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAQ: After the Blood Bath | 8/4/1958 | See Source »

...soon released from prison camp, sat out the war in comfortable hotels in Berlin and Paris, made several broadcasts over the Nazi radio that created a storm of criticism in Britain. Though later cleared (dithered Wodehouse later: "A terrible mistake. [I intended them] in the spirit of the British soldier who spoke on the radio to get messages back home"), Wodehouse chose not to return to Britain, came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Old Man on Top | 8/4/1958 | See Source »

...Vanity, Obstinacy, Suspicion." The contradictions of Gamal Abdel Nasser's primitive yet complex character have made him hard for the West to appraise and even harder to deal with. In the beginning, Westerners saw much to admire in this handsome, dedicated young soldier who drove out the gross and sybaritic King Farouk, and who vowed to clean out the corruption of the greedy pashas. He seemed the promise of an honorable Arab future: unlike decadent rulers, or their wealthy retainers, he seemed to want nothing for himself. He lived simply with his wife and five children. He said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC: The Adventurer | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

They proclaimed a three-man Council of State and a 13-man Cabinet (nine of them civilians), with the whole show headed by El-Kassim, a tough and idealistic soldier who became Premier as well as Minister of Defense and the Interior. The man who became President of the Council of State, General Najeeb el-Rubaiya, was out of the country at the time; he was Iraq's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. By 6 a.m. the radio was trumpeting: "Citizens of Baghdad, the Monarchy is dead! The Republic is here!" Only one thing remained to be done: find Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAQ: In One Swift Hour | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

...goes back to his outfit-for no other reason than that he is afraid he will be shot if he tries to desert. He gets shot anyway by a Russian guerrilla whom he has just saved from execution. His death only begs the issue. In sentimentalizing the simple German soldier's loving heart and patriotic devotion, the film floats emptily away from its central theme: Isn't there a place where taking orders stops and personal responsibility begins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jul. 28, 1958 | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

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