"Absolute Loyalty" In the distance there were explosions. From the rooftop of his house he could see dark smoke billowing through the crimson haze of the city. Next he saw flames. Part of the city was ablaze. From the minaret of a nearby mosque could be heard the "Call to Prayers." This was his home. This was 1948. This was Cairo. Mohammad, a Sudanese, translated what was being said on the radio. People were rioting. Stores were being ransacked and torched. The American flag was being torn apart, and then set afire. People were being crushed in the mayhem. Three foreigners were killed in a...
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