Word: syria
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...three Arab nations clobbered by Israel in last June's brief war, the one that got off easiest was Syria, whose terrorist raids on Israel had sparked the whole conflict. Syria lost the least territory and the fewest men, was left saddled with the smallest refugee burden and, to its everlasting discredit, came out with much of its military armor untarnished by combat. With hardly a pause, the Syrians thus took up their prewar belligerence right where they had left off. If anything, the Baathist Party members who rule the country have become more brazen; even Egypt...
...Foreign Frivolities." Last week the government-run Damascus radio declared that "the land that has been taken away from us by force can only be recovered by force" and accused Israel of preparing another aggression against Syria. Laborers in Damascus dug roadside trenches in anticipation of an aerial bombardment from Israel...
Wall posters depicted a gargantuan Arab crushing a tiny Israel beneath his boot. Khaki was the predominant color among the milling crowds in the souk (bazaar). Most of those in the street seemed to be either policemen, soldiers, or members of one or another of Syria's plethora of paramilitary organizations, ranging from the "Volunteer People's Army" to the Futtawa youth corps...
Lebanon last week agreed to let oil companies resume shipments to the three Western nations from its Mediterranean ports. That oil comes via two separate pipelines from Iraq to Tripoli and from Saudi Arabia to Sidon. Both lines run through Syria, whose extremist regime opposed ending the embargo and could easily close either line by twisting a few valves. The Trans-Arabian pipeline, jointly owned by Texaco, Standard Oil of California, Standard Oil (N.J.) and Mobil Oil, has been shut since the fighting erupted. Because some 20 miles of it runs through former Syrian territory, now occupied by Israel...
...home, meanwhile, he played to the Arab grandstands by nationalizing two American-owned oil-distribution companies. Syria, where the Six-Day War is called "the Temporary Setback," sent Foreign Minister Ibrahim Makhous to Khartoum, then recalled him before the summit began. "There is no prospect for positive action," the departing Makhous announced...