‘Arabs lost after Nasser loss’

‘Saviour from foes still remembered’

“THE former Egyptian leader Jamal AbdulNasser died 40 years ago on Sept 28, 1970, leaving behind a significant vacuum which has yet to be filled,” columnist

wrote for daily. “The ‘black day’ dawned on the Arab world following the demise of this leader. The Arabs are now embroiled in fierce wars everywhere that has torn apart their nation and subverted all their constituents.

“Jamal AbdulNasser was actually the distinguished Arab leader in the world who promoted Arabism and Arab unity. Besides, he played a significant role to please the Egyptians through popular resolutions which were issued for the good of his people, particularly the needy.

“Apart from the above, this Arab leader (AbdulNasser) concentrated his efforts in building a strong Egypt and maintaining of its solemnity. Not just that, he was also involved in promoting freedoms and protecting the independence of the Asian and African continents and this had resulted in the imperial powers and the antifreedom forces conspiring against him and to bring down his regime prior to achieving his target.

“He was a fierce opponent of injustice and aggression and this was evident through his support to the persecuted peoples in the Arab world, Africa and Asia and his attempts to liberate from the bondage of imperialism by eventually encountering injustice and despotism simultaneously. Hence, we found his efforts received a wide response from all the persecuted people from their respective countries.

“Jamal AbdulNasser was actually the arch enemy of world Zionism and as a result the Zionists everywhere hated him and bore a grudge against him to such an extent they fought him everywhere.

“In this context, we say although this great leader died 46 years ago, they are still striving to undermine his image during every occasion, because it is indeed Nasser who was a major and real threat to the Zionist entity which has been planted in the midst of Palestine.

“Such being the case, the Zionists in collaboration with the Arab traitors plotted against him and this was evident when war was forced on Egypt by Israel in June 1967.

“For the time being, we have observed there are only two powers which are still involved in undermining the image of Jamal AbdulNasser and his reign — the Zionists and the Muslim Brotherhood Group and the powers of corruption and bloodsuckers throughout the world.

“These people say Nasser with his principles represented the big hazard to their future and their projects which were persecuting the nations to serve the major imperialistic powers in the world.

“In this context, we say many powers have been striving to cast doubts on his reform programs because he was biased towards the needy and always wanted to put foundations for a strong economy as his country’s businessmen who were looting the wealth of Egypt and sucking the blood of the Egyptians.

“Consequently, he was actually involved in fierce wars along many fronts for the sake of building a strong national economy to such an extent he was misunderstood by some national forces in Egypt.

“In spite of the above, these powers still conceded, confessed and declared (even today) their appreciation to his leadership as well as to his farsightedness to such an extent they are in agreement that Nasser was the sole leader in the Arab world who was not corrupt or was interested in special interests or gains.

“Since the day of his departure the Arab nation is facing a lot of ordeals and complicated problems and this can be attributed to the absence of a strong leader who can fight imperialism, Zionism and the bloodsuckers.

“Hence, anybody who looks at such situations, the situations that currently prevail in the Arab world will certainly feel the absence of Nasser particularly in light of the conspiracies which are being cooked currently in the Arab nation.

“In conclusion and on the occasion of the anniversary of his death, we pray to the Almighty Allah to rest his soul in peace. In the meantime, we hope the Arab nation will restore the past glory days of the Nasser era and help hoist the banner of pride and dignity.”

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“We always claimed that the liberation movements in the Arab countries had finally succeeded in rescuing the Arabs from imperialism and as such these movements had begun a new phase of independence, development and the nationalization of the national wealth in these countries, but the circumstances which prevailed in the wake of the Arab revolutions in the 1950s and 1960s, refute such a claim,” columnist and former director of the Culture Department at the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters wrote for daily.

“Yes, we concede that the Arab liberation movements had created a new state for our peoples when these movements played their role in terms of activating nationalism among these peoples in their fight against imperialism and colonialism, but although imperialism which exited from the front door and returned from economic and cultural windows which had its direct aggression against us in the name of fighting terrorism.

“In this connection, we say in the wake of the revolution in Iraq on July 14, 1958, the imperialists and their agents were involved in fighting and tearing apart the nationalistic and democratic powers.

“In other words, following the outbreak of this revolution, Iraq was involved in a war against the Kurdish nationalistic parties and the imperialists instigated the then Iraqi leader Abdulkarim Qassim to fight his allies in the revolution, hence we found that the plots and military coups persisted all along and this resulted in the imperialists restoring their influence in their respective countries.

“The same happened in Egypt following the July 23, 1952 Revolution. In this context, we elucidate following the nationalization of the Suez Canal, Egypt witnessed a war which was waged on it by three imperialistic powers — Britain, France and Israel.

“But when the then president Anwar el-Sadat came to power following the death of Jamal AbdulNasser, imperialism restored its influence in Egypt and the Egyptian market opened for the imperialistic forces. Not just that, el-Sadat actually recruited the Islamists to fight the Egyptian nationalistic and progressive powers and succeeded in putting many of them behind bars.

“Speaking of Algeria, we have observed how since the liberation of this country from the French imperialism, we found the imperialists returning to the country in various shapes and forms to such an extent we found many French writers writing books in French.

“Now we find the imperialists resorting to the socalled ‘The Globalization of Economic Policy’ or new imperialism where the latter has started using its international tools such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to loot the wealth of the peoples.

“Apart from the above, we say imperialism has involved Iraq in futile war with Iran. Not just that, it is the imperialism which had directed and encouraged Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait in 1990 in a bid to justify its military intervention in Iraq in 2003 on the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and in the wake of this development the imperialists dominated the Iraqi oil wealth and destroyed the Iraqi industries.”

“In a closed-door defense session at the Ministerial Council, the minister of health mentioned that the Legal and Investigative Affairs Department in his ministry probed 456 medical error complaints from 2012-2015 and 396 of which involve government hospitals while the total number of indictments was 91,” columnist wrote for

daily. “We wish the minister upheld the transparency principle he is bragging about by holding a public press conference on the issue. Furthermore, he did not clarify whether the indictments were from the government or private sector, as well as the punitive measures that the ministry took to compare with the countries that respect humanity and dignity of a human.

“The government disregarded the report of the State Audit Bureau on the ministry’s violations despite the hundreds of thousands of dinars that went to overseas medical treatment in countries like Slovakia and Czech which do not offer the medical services indicated the application forms.

“Nevertheless, the ministry took at least one right step, it believes that it cannot run the new Jaber Hospital, considering rumors on granting foreign companies the right to manage public hospitals. As a sincere advice, the government should put all hospitals under the management of foreign companies.”

“For starters, majority of the doctors, examiners and researchers working in food and medicine testing labs either in the Health Ministry or Kuwait Municipality are foreigners. As long as these food and medicines are not tested repeatedly, the results are not reliable because such products could originate from the examiners’ countries,” columnist wrote for

daily. “When I warned about the risks posed by Egypt’s agricultural exports, whether fresh, dried and processed products, which enter Kuwait, and asked the government to take measures similar to that of the United States of America, Russia, France, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, I did not do so for personal interests.

“I am a patriotic Kuwaiti. I fear for my country and my people. Therefore, when I read the statement of Health Ministry spokesperson Dr Ahmad Al-Shatti that there have been reported cases of Hepatitis A in Kuwait but the source of this disease is not Egypt’s agricultural products, I found it hard to comprehend.

“I hope the concerned authorities are not waiting for the people to start falling sick and die as a result of products that are said to be watered by sewerage water, let alone the fact that the government did not mention the nationalities of the infected. The inspection of foodstuff centers must be more organized to guarantee proper judgment without reservations at the expense of public health in Kuwait.”

“If I ask the Kuwaitis for their opinion for the high cost of living and the government decision to hike the prices of gasoline, I am sure we will see a lot of indignation,” columnist Professor wrote for daily.

“The problem is not specifically the hike in prices, because the citizen’s opinion did not change before and after raising prices. If I asked the same question, before the price rises we would get the same answer. The problem lies in something beyond the prices of gasoline, electricity and bread. It is the relationship between the two parties -- the problem of distrust and disrespect for the government’s policy is clear in dealing with citizens.

“A few days ago, the deputy minister for Foreign Affairs denied rumors which have been circulating that a Kuwaiti fighter Abu Faisal had carried out a suicide attack and blown himself up in Syria.

“Apart from the above, the government had promised the parliamentary committees that the prices will not be hiked without referring the issue to the MPs, but this did not happen. There are some quick examples of the lack of trust between the citizen and the government. To make matters worse the ‘dovish’ mediator, and by that I mean the parliament has been just a spectator. So the citizen has to fight for his rights and reconsider his/her belief on election day.”

“The royal orders issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is to rationalize the expenditure and reduce spending in line with the decline in the global price of oil,” columnist, former MP and General Manager of the Scope Satellite TV Channel, wrote for daily.

“The cuts have affected everyone from top to bottom which came in the form of salary cuts of ministers and members of the Shura Council and well as the cancellation of allowances and other perks which they enjoyed earlier in addition to car insurance and telephone bills payment.

“If the savings are affected, it means many Saudis have been negatively affected by the royal decision because their allowances, bonuses and premiums have been suspended. The Saudis must realize that the slump in oil prices have affected every GCC country for many reasons such as the entry of the Iranian oil in the market following the lifting of the sanctions.

“In the face of this the average Saudi citizen may be affected by the cessation of the annual bonuses, has to absorb the decline in the price of oil. Not only the Saudis but all the citizens of the Gulf countries must show solidarity with the government at this critical juncture to overcome the drop in oil price crisis and its impact on the budgets of the GCC countries.”

– Compiled by Zaki Taleb