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Drunk on Umm Kulthoum...

Submitted by MonkeyZerg on Thu, 2007-06-07 10:01

"The proof that Egypt was not prepared or preparing for war is the fact that, in the evening of June 4, 1967, a party was held for the airforce graduates in Anshas (former Farouk palace and gardens), where practically every important officer in the Egyptian airforce and all its commanders were present in that party until the early hours of the morning of June 5, when the Israelis attacked at 4 a.m."
My dad has always maintained that the reason Egypt lost the war was because of Umm Kulthoum. She's possibly the Arab world's most famous singer. He always said that the Zionists chose the timing of their surprise attack very well: when all the generals and ranking officers were at a concert of Umm Kulthoum's, 'drunk' on her powerful voice.
This is the first time I get confirmation of this story, except with LSD added. Was that her secret? :P

MonkeyZerg

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Monkey Zerg's Elusive Chanteuse

Submitted by quasimodo on Fri, 2007-06-08 05:00

MZ - Good to have you back, with a wealth of useful info as always. I am most intrigued by your tale of Umm Kulthoum, but also your account of the Jordanian front, for which we all await some further ellucidation in a posting of your own...
In the meantime, be sure not to miss some great video
of The Six-Day War Deceptions - from MP7777...
Should be right up your alley, Monk...