tacular insight into the extent of Egypt's ties with US imperialism?
In the days of the Arab-Israeli US Secretary of Defence Harold Brown, at the end confided to a reporter that in the years ahead the US would 'have a very difficult time avoiding the choice?
between intervention in the Third World and 'severe national interests and resources'. 'You say how could it be worse than Vietnam?' he rhetorically. I guess what I'm saying is that our vital interests are more likely to be involved...
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