"Nasser's a thug. He needs to be taught a lesson."
— Gamal Abdel Nasser

January 1, 1970

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Arab nationalistsRevolutionariesMilitary leaders from EgyptPrime Ministers of EgyptPresidents of Egypt
Original Language: English

Sources

Aneurin Bevin, Remark to Ian Mikardo after Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal (August 1956), quoted in Mervyn Jones, Michael Foot (1994), p. 214