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| Public disillusion over bailout struggle |
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U.S. President George Bush says the economic
damage will be "painful and lasting'' if
Congress doesn't back his financial rescue
plan. As the world's markets continue their
roller-coaster ride, Americans are definitely
feeling the pinch.
Tags : bailout bill failure |
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Durée : 186 s |
| A Question of Arab Unity - Disillusion - 03 Mar 08 - Pt.1 |
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By the late 1950s, Gamal Abdel Nasser,
Egypt's president, was the Arab world's most
powerful and influential leader.
With his own brand of socialist ideology and
political victories he impressed and inspired
the Arabs, giving a new meaning to Arab
Nationalism. But Nasser's very success,
begged the question -- does unity need a
collective effort or could the Arab Nation be
built by a single leader?
Nasser's drive for unity with Syria would
answer that question. Pan Arabists promised
that the fusion would bring liberation,
stability and prosperity. But in the hands of
actual practitioners it seemed to be
converted to a tool of domination, wielded in
this case by the Egyptians over the Syrians.
Disillusion set in.
In the end, it was the fragile United Arab
Republic that suffered. The merger of Nasser
and the Baath turned into a struggle for
control within the camp of Arab Nationalism.
The union did not release the pent-up
potential that only the combining of Egypt
and Syria could tap.
In the meantime Nasser had come under
increasing pressure to confront Israel. Arab
leaders began doubting his sincerity in
defending Palestine, the cause he claimed to
support.
Counting heavily on Arab support, Nasser's
stated his intention to attack Israel,
although militarily stretched to the breaking
point with a large part of Egypt's army
fighting in Yemen. The Arab Defence Pact was
put to the test in 1967, in what became known
as the Six Day War. In a pre-emptive strike
on June 5, Israel destroyed most of Egypt's
air force on the ground.
Arabs refer to the Six Day War as the Naksa
-- the Defeat. The Arab Defence Pact failed,
Jerusalem and the rest of Palestine was
occupied and Syria lost the Golan Heights.
Nasser was humiliated.
The military defeat of 1967 showed lack of
coordination among Arab states, Arab land was
lost, the common enemy was victorious and it
served a big blow to Arab self confidence.
In this episode we look at what is left of
Nasserism and discuss the implications of the
defeat of 1967 which worked its way deep into
the collective Arab psyche.
Two voices were raised in opposition to Arab
nationalism. One spoke the language of
allegiance to individual states. The other
spoke of loyalty to a universalist Islam.
Tags : Arab Unity Episdoe al jazeera aljazeera Nasser |
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Affichage : 6055
Durée : 689 s |
| A Question of Arab Unity - Disillusion - 03 Mar 08 - Pt. 2 |
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By the late 1950s, Gamal Abdel Nasser,
Egypt's president, was the Arab world's most
powerful and influential leader.
With his own brand of socialist ideology and
political victories he impressed and inspired
the Arabs, giving a new meaning to Arab
Nationalism. But Nasser's very success,
begged the question -- does unity need a
collective effort or could the Arab Nation be
built by a single leader?
Nasser's drive for unity with Syria would
answer that question. Pan Arabists promised
that the fusion would bring liberation,
stability and prosperity. But in the hands of
actual practitioners it seemed to be
converted to a tool of domination, wielded in
this case by the Egyptians over the Syrians.
Disillusion set in.
In the end, it was the fragile United Arab
Republic that suffered. The merger of Nasser
and the Baath turned into a struggle for
control within the camp of Arab Nationalism.
The union did not release the pent-up
potential that only the combining of Egypt
and Syria could tap.
In the meantime Nasser had come under
increasing pressure to confront Israel. Arab
leaders began doubting his sincerity in
defending Palestine, the cause he claimed to
support.
Counting heavily on Arab support, Nasser's
stated his intention to attack Israel,
although militarily stretched to the breaking
point with a large part of Egypt's army
fighting in Yemen. The Arab Defence Pact was
put to the test in 1967, in what became known
as the Six Day War. In a pre-emptive strike
on June 5, Israel destroyed most of Egypt's
air force on the ground.
Arabs refer to the Six Day War as the Naksa
-- the Defeat. The Arab Defence Pact failed,
Jerusalem and the rest of Palestine was
occupied and Syria lost the Golan Heights.
Nasser was humiliated.
The military defeat of 1967 showed lack of
coordination among Arab states, Arab land was
lost, the common enemy was victorious and it
served a big blow to Arab self confidence.
In this episode we look at what is left of
Nasserism and discuss the implications of the
defeat of 1967 which worked its way deep into
the collective Arab psyche.
Two voices were raised in opposition to Arab
nationalism. One spoke the language of
allegiance to individual states. The other
spoke of loyalty to a universalist Islam.
Tags : Arab Unity Disillusion al jazeera aljazeera Gamal Abdel Nasser Nationalism |
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