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Show Merle Richie Watch Middle East Events taking place in the Middle East are tremendously important. im-portant. Much more so than the problems confronting confront-ing the Western powers in Berlin. Many, in fact, believe the Berlin move just a cover-up, cover-up, a diversionary tactic, while the real center of "V activity is with the Arab nations. Events taking place in the Middle Mid-dle East are tremendously important. import-ant. Much more so than the problems confronting the Western powers in Berlin. Many, in fact, believe the Berlin move just a cover-up, a diversionary tactic, while the real center of activity is with the Arab nations. Completely controlling the whole of the Middle East has for many years been apart of Russia's ambition. This is not new with the Soviets. During the nineteenth century cen-tury the Czars fought for a foothold foot-hold on Mediterranean shores. It was only the combined efforts of the Turks, British, and French that prevented it. In fact. Czar Nicholas demanded that he be allowed to exercise a sole protectorate pro-tectorate over the Christians of Greek faith in the Turkish Empire which then included Palestine. He lost the Crimean War and with it the power to excerise control over the Middle East. Now the "Eastern question" is coming to a head and where the Czars failed the Soviets succeed. suc-ceed. The turning point in their favor was the failure of the ill-fated ill-fated Suez Canal invasion. Our Cont. next col. |