Tag: Egypt
Contrary to what happens in fascism, under which working class organizations are crushed, in Egypt’s nationalist regime mass movements were not suppressed, but to a large extent protected, Eduardo Vasco writes.
The thinking and actions of Nasser’s government inspired a wave of nationalist movements in the Middle East and North Africa in the 1950s and 1960s, most of them directly supported by the Egyptian leader.
Revolting against imperialism is the natural right of all colonized peoples. (Gamal Abdel Nasser)
America’s military presence in the Middle East remains significant even as its focus shifts to Asia-Pacific, specifically to containing China. Around 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in the Arab countries of the Middle East, including 900 troops illegally occupying the oil-rich areas of Syria. Major U.S. troop developments (estimated numbers).
